How to make friends with Android machine

Smart Car System Android Auto and Apple CarPlay still not widespread, although it was in 2016. The number of car manufacturers have promised to release several models with built-in on-board computers to operating systems from Google and Apple. However, it is not difficult to guess that because of the presence of such a system in the vehicle cost may rise significantly, and change your car due to the appearance of only one of the new "features" can afford not for everyone. Fortunately, today's market there are many embedded solutions based on Android, which perform all the same functions, and even a little more.
It's no secret that because of the jump in the exchange rate range of electronic devices have increased significantly in price, but even now it is possible to find a relatively cheap but highly productive onboard All Android-computers .

Here's a nameless computer running Android 4.2 dual-core processor based on the Cortex-A9 processor with a clock speed of 1.6 GHz and 1 GB of RAM. Like the vast majority of computers in this class, the screen size is 7 inches with a resolution of 800x480 pixels. Declared support for GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth. Pre-installed Google Play allow you to set a number of mobile applications, including navigation charts. This is a whole entertainment system, which "pulls" playback Full HD-video. The disadvantages can be ranked lower resolution display, a small amount of internal memory for data storage (but there is a slot for microSD) and a lack of Russian language firmware localization. However, if we increase the budget for at least 2-3 thousand rubles, it is possible to find a much more attractive solution.

For example, Panlelo 2DIN offers a 7-inch screen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels, quad-core RK3188 1.6 GHz, 1 GB of RAM and Android 4.4.4 KitKat. The rest of the functionality Panlelo 2DIN identical to the previous model.

Most manufacturers make on-board computers for specific car brands that are not the best way affects the price, although the characteristics do not change often. For example, here is a board computer DGL7014b for Ford cars is different from Panlelo only increased up to 16 GB of internal storage, but the price between different almost doubled.

On the other hand, the decision, "sharpened" under a vehicle that allows to diversify the design and stand out among the owners of similar machines. If you spend, you can find a little more time searching, solutions that do not hit too hard on the wallet, and will be only slightly more expensive than universal models. Onboard Android-computer ISD-AHY8 for the Hyundai , for example, it supports 3G networks and comes with free maps Navitel for Russia and CIS countries.

If you decide to purchase a separate on-board Android-computer for your car, be sure to follow the simple tips:

carefully study the specifications of the models, especially the size of the body;
some sellers ask when buying a car model and even asked to send a photograph of the front panel of the car in order to more accurately determine the compatibility with the computer;
better to give preference to models which provide native support for multiple languages, including Russian;
choose on-board computers with a possible new version of the Android operating system. Today, the most common of these devices Android 4.4 KitKat.