I purchased the 4gb ram 64gb rom version from Amazon (
https://www.amazon.com/JOYING-Android-Detachable-Touchscreen-Bluetooth/dp/B08JCTM1Q2) and installed it over the weekend. I upgraded from the intel sofia with android 5. Here's my thoughts
-The build quality is soo much better. The screen feels like they addressed all the issues that the sofia units had and it doesn't feel cheap or flimsy at all. I also really like that there's nothing on the front panel anymore.
- The sound is much better too. I haven't had to turn the volume to the max one time and it's still louder than the sofia unit turned all the way to 36.
- This one included the sim card slot!! Since I just added a free line my car can now have a wifi hotspot for my kids and I don't have to set it up with my phone anymore.
- The external mic actually works! No need for any hardware hacks so that's awesome.
- The software is exactly the same, granted this one runs a lot faster. The ui and menu layout have minimal changes but because all I run is headunit reloaded anyway I don't really care that much.
And yes there is software installed that will do Android auto for you but it doesn't auto launch when you start the unit and you can't change the size of the layout which Carlink has some weird hybrid of the normal and the hidpi screen where the nav bar is in the left but the big bar on the right isn't there.
-The only real negative so far is that the screen freaks out and touches itself for around 6 minutes whenever I start the car on a cold morning. That and no root so I can't get rid of the apps I won't use