10 best car radios for Android

The Japanese brand Pioneer rarely pleases its fans with affordable price tags. But there are exceptions, such as the MVH-S120UBW. This is the cheapest model even among other brands and definitely the most budgetary in the brand's catalog.At the same time, here you do not sacrifice the main advantage of Japanese technology. The quality is, as always, excellent. Yes, this is not the most powerful radio. It has only 50 watts of power per channel, but the clarity provided by the 16-band EQ is significantly better than other models. Plus, it's Android. That is, all control is done through a smartphone with a pre-installed offer.

It would seem that everything has already been invented in the car radio market and it is impossible to add anything new to the functionality. But JVC succeeded. They added the ability to pair with two devices at the same time. If the corresponding Android application is installed on both smartphones, you can control the radio from any of them. It is difficult to say how much this option is needed in the device, but it is there. In addition, your smartphone does not have to be running Android. Apple technology also works with this radio, the application is in the IOS store. But in terms of filling, the model is average. Low power will not be able to maximize your car with sound.

1 din radio tape recorders are a thing of the past, but the Pioneer company does not leave this direction, constantly releasing new items. Now we have one of the most popular radio tape recorders of this size with support for the Android operating system. It does not have a touch screen and its own smart menu, but it can be paired with a mobile device from which you can control. It is enough to download the application. It is also interesting that the model has compatibility with "apple" gadgets. As for the sound quality and technical content, they are at the highest level. The pioneer does not change himself: any product guarantees you a long service life and reliability.

It is difficult for automotive electronics manufacturers to compete with each other, especially if the brand does not have a big name known all over the world. You have to go for tricks, for example, expand the capabilities of your product to the maximum. This is exactly what SWAT did, releasing a 2-din radio with the largest number of options. There is already a navigator and a player for almost all known formats. Multi-band equalizer and more than a hundred presets for different music. And everything would be fine, but the device menu has become so overloaded that it is simply inconvenient to manage it. There are a lot of icons and they are located without visible logic. It will take quite some time to get used to such management.

Not all radios have a built-in navigator; you need to download and install it separately. Here you don’t have to bother with this, since the system is already integrated into the radio, you just need to connect the device to the network. To do this, the case has a slot for a SIM card, but you can also connect to your smartphone via Wi-Fi. Another nice plus is the size. The depth of the radio is only 45 millimeters. That is, it will fit almost any car with a 2 din connector. This is the thinnest piece of equipment imaginable. There is also a connection to the steering wheel, which is also not found in all models. But updating Android will not work. Not much RAM.

To read information from the LCD monitor, proper lighting is needed, but a car in motion cannot provide it. An intelligent brightness control system developed by the Belgians from ACV comes to the rescue.It does not matter if the bright sun is shining outside the window or it is pitch dark outside - the information from the display will be read clearly. At the same time, the brightness of the backlight does not hit the eyes and does not distract the driver. As for the technical equipment, the parameters are average: 4 channels and a total power of 200 watts. Not the best data, but quite acceptable for standard equipment. True, it will not work to connect the radio to the steering wheel control, and this is a clear minus.

Surprisingly, 2 din radios with the ability to connect a rear view camera are not so common on the market. In their model 2707, specialists from Pioneer installed it, significantly expanding the capabilities of the device and making it possible to fully use the 7-inch display. But first of all, this is a car radio, and its characteristics, if not the best, then very close to them. Five channels and 520 watts of power output deliver great sound with a choice of 40 presets. No matter what style of music you prefer, the quality will be great even in not the most "sounding" formats.

The retractable screen is a very convenient thing. It is far from always needed, and most models have no way to remove it. However, this radio can be controlled without a monitor. All buttons are duplicated mechanically, which adds reliability to the device. But the retractable screen is not the only advantage. The speed of the radio, provided by the powerful TELECHIPS 8935 processor with a frequency of 1.6 gigahertz, will also please. RAM - 2 gigabytes: not the best result, but this is quite enough to perform all the functions of the device. Of the minuses, it is worth noting only the noisy mechanism of the moving monitor. It opens very loudly.

The Prolodgy brand has Russian roots, but moved to China a long time ago, which does not prevent it from producing high-quality audio equipment from different price segments. Now we have a top-end premium car radio with the most advanced features. There is already a built-in navigator and a lot of useful applications. The device works both from its own SIM card and with pairing via a wireless network. The control is completely duplicated by mechanical keys, which greatly simplifies the work with the radio, and also makes it as reliable as possible. By the way, reliability is the main feature noted by many experts who tested the device.

The price of this radio can scare away some buyers, but only until you delve into the technical equipment of the model. This is the top version with the most advanced technology. Android 10 generation is installed here. Everything works under the control of the RockChip PX5 A53 processor with a frequency of 1.5 MHz and 8 cores. This is a full-fledged computer capable of solving more complex tasks, but we have a radio tape recorder in front of us, and first of all I really want to get high-quality sound. He is here. 220 watts of power divided into 4 channels is not the best indicator, but it is more than most modern models. A 24-band equalizer will allow you to set the settings as accurately as possible and even create your own preset.