[Android Head-Units] Kerio G:
Hello XDA. No real question or in-depth review in this thread, I just like to share an observation over a Chinese Android Head Unit I just bought last Saturday.

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I'm sorry there's no picture. As this is my first post, I am prevented from posting outside links.

Priced at USD $214, the unit came with the following specs (Generated from Settings and CPU-Z):

Model number	KZCAR
Android version	4.1.1
Baseband version	v0.4rc1
Kernel version	3.0.8
machao@com #241
Fri Mar 28 18:30:52 CST 2014
Build number	crane_kzcar-eng 4.1.1 JRO03C
20140619.140400 dpt911C_6.75
MPEG Version Number[I]	[EMPTY][/I]
MCU Version Number	V0.77 2014-06-16
Bluetooth Version	v.6.6.8
Serial Number	140603116236709

[B]SOC[/B]
Cores	1
Architecture	1x ARM Cortex-A8 @ 1.01 GHz
Revision	r3p2
Process	55 nm
Clock Speed	60 MHz - 1.01 GHz
CPU 0	1008 MHz
CPU Load	100 %
GPU Vendor	ARM
GPU Renderer	Mali-400 MP
GPU Load	0 %
Scaling Governer	unknown

[B]DEVICE[/B]
Model	KZCAR (crane_kzcar)
Manufacturer	unknown
Brand	SoftWinner
Board	crane
Hardware	sun4i
Screen Size	5.83 inches
Screen Resolution	800 x 480 pixels
Screen Density	160 dpi
Total RAM	812 MB
Available RAM	330 MB (40%)
Internal Storage	0.98 GB
Available Storage	0.11 GB (10%)

[B]SYSTEM[/B]
Android Version	04.01.01
API Level	16
Bootloader	unknown
Build ID	crane_kzcar-eng 4.1.1 JRO03C 20140619.140400 dpt911C_6.75
Java VM	Dalvik 1.6.0
OpenGL ES	01.00
Kernel Architecture	armv7l
Kernel Version	3.0.8 (20140619.140400)
Root Access	Yes
System Uptime	01.40.45

Features

Disc slot for DVD Audio, Video CD, and Audio CD.

Analog TV and its extendable antenna.

Front AUX input.

Two front Micro SD slot.

Reverse camera input.

A single bluetooth module dedicated to phone calls (Along with a dialer app). Inaccessible from Android system.

Since it's still at Android version 4.1.1, some application that requires API beyond level 16 cannot be installed.

Installed apps

Google Maps 6.14.1	Google Play Store
Google Play Music	Google Play Store
Nova Launcher	Google Play Store
AutoMate - Car Dashboard	Sideload (Google Play Store says it's incompatible with the device)

Quirks

Hardware

Only 4 hardware buttons; Eject disc, Mute/Power, Volume Up, and Volume Down.

Hardware buttons are hard to press and made a loud clicky noise.

The external storage cover fell easily.

The bezel surrounding the screen protrudes too far which made navigation around the screen's edge difficult.

Too slow to even load Google Play Music's cover art properly (Blank grey boxes).

Software

Lags, even when doing simple activities e.g. volume change and notification bar swipe.

Applications that requested immersive mode can't go back since the Home-Menu-Back buttons are presented as softkey only. Swiping from the top does nothing.

Radio app opens automatically at every boot (Cold and standby). Undesirable as I have Automate running at startup.

Brightness level reset itself to max level at every boot (Cold and standby).

Google Maps Navigation still uses the old 2D UI due to the API limitation.

The unit's rootable using KingRoot with a bit of a glitch. The app states that the process failed; but at the next reboot, root is present.

The home screen are slow, unintuitive, and full of system-crawling animations. Fortunately, there's Nova Launcher.

I'll fix the post's formatting and write more information as I go, but so far I'm not yet impressed and considering getting another unit. But for now I would very much appreciate any input however trivial from XDA.

Thank you and sorry for any spelling/grammar mistakes.

Update : For future references :

Android version 4.3 (Jelly Bean MR2, API 18) is the bare minimum for a head unit as Google Maps Navigation with the latest UI requires it.

Knob volume buttons are so much easier and safer to use on a car head unit.