Joying Andriod 10 Car Stereo vs JVC KW-Z1000W Car Stereo. Headunit FACE OFF!!! (RE-CUT) 

I've had 3 Joying units and would never go back to name brand units which are 3 times the price with less features and functionality. Not to mention you can order vehicle specific units from Joying which makes it truly plug and play, integrated steering wheel controls and you can install it yourself without any cutting or splicing.

For anyone still shopping, the 11.6" joying has buttons at the bottom of the screen. Just touch the bottom and a button bar pops up (and stays until hidden by swiping down). Bass controls are front and rear (that's why there are two sets of adjustments) - I have 6x9 in front doors that are wide open and boosted, and 5.25 in rear that are filtered at 60hz, for example. That little button for common apps can be turned off.

Have that exact Joying unit connected to a JL Audio VX-1000/5i amplifier via SPDIF Optical cable. Speakers are Kicker snowman pods on my A-Pillars at the windshield facing driver\passenger. Front doors are Sony XS690-ES coaxials, rear doors are Sony XS650-ES coaxials. Sub box is sealed box with two Kicker 12" L7 Solo-baric's Using the JL Audio Tun App and just a quick basic setup (I have not played with the JL DSP settings at all yet, I have made no crossover or EQ changes yet) I only turned on the Optical inputs on the amplifier and let it rip. I wanted to get the feel for the system out of the box for a couple weeks before I start to tweak the VXi's DSP. Just the out of the box sound of the combo mentioned above already sounds impressive BEFORE tuning... All I can say is so far I am very impressed with the Joying unit. I have a Seicane Android deck in my last vehicle and the Seicane was riddled with low volume hiss and barely audible yet fully audible noises computer\data noises and hiss with the volume set at 0 or 1 This Joying unit has no such issues and when connected to the VX-1000/5i via optical when the volume on the deck is set at 0 or 1 there is dead silence, no noises hisses data stream noises etc it is literally like the deck and amp are both switched OFF. I'm not sure you mentioned that the Android deck is the ultimate in flexibility when it comes to apps etc... The Joying has both apple and android car-play solutions, but you really dont need them since the deck is an actual Android deck. Unfortunately one of the con's to the JVC type decks is that they are fully customized my the MFG and not open ended to do the things one's nerdy heart may desire where with the android OS it's cake to do whatever you want... install whatever you want.... I have already watched decrypted BlueRay movie .m2ts data streams as well as .MKV BlueRay video streams off a USB hard drive using VLC Media player installed on the deck to watch 1080P BluRay movies on the deck ;) There is just so much more you can do with an Android deck if you are a nerdy bastard like myself.

I’d like to see a comparison of a $500 unit vs a $500 unit. Someone dropping almost 1.5k isn’t the same person looking to spend around 500 just to upgrade. Also, this video didn’t get in depth too much. How’s the call quality on each? Customization. Crashes etc.

You missed the main reason to buy the Joying (or other Android units) which is the incredible flexibility of operation with the apps from the Play store. Sound quality issues can be resolved with an external amp.

I own a joying unit and can attest its surprising performance. Although I do not have a $1.5k jvc unit to do a side by side comparison I can say that the joying at its price point is a good quality upgrade for older factory head units. I currently have it installed in my 2004 honda crv with a helix dsp pro mk2 with a helix m4 and ac 1.300 for the sub. I have 6.5” focal flax performance components upfront and coaxials in the rear. Im running a 11” focal sub in the back and sound is excellent though the helix mk2 using an optical cable. The optical port was one of the main features I was looking for. For me, this unit had everything I was looking for for far less than most all name brands and has delivered. I control audio volume through my helix director but did use a cheap bluetooth stick on remote without issue for the first 3 months.

2 years later and the optical outputs are more popular then Ever. Know it’s time for the big audio companies to start adding them to these radios.

These are literally the 2 stereos I have been considering, thanks for the review and comparison! 👍

This review did point some of the few issues that the android radios tend to have with the screen glare (they also tend to be worse with retaining fingerprints). Other than that, there seems to be absolutely no real reason to purchase a legacy brand head unit. I was worried about sound quality at the price point, but digital outs completely squash that concern. Since this video they have even gotten better like being instant on and having higher build quality. I was looking at car stereos in the $300-400 range and I couldn’t believe how uncompetitive the legacies are on all metrics. Seriously, the legacy brands might be better off just licensing and rebranding the android units as their own at this point. I’m vain enough to pay $50-100 extra for better anti-glare coating and the Kenwood/Sony/etc name but 2x the price for worse performance, features, and design is a no go.

I got my joying unit for over 3 years now , it is working the same as the first day , couldn't find anything better

exelente video, tengo una duda no se si podras ayudarme , tengo un dsp hertz h8 entrada optica spdif cual estr me conviene mas para calidad de sonido piendo conectar por optico al dsp hert y de ahi a los amplificadores

If your main priority is sound quality and you absolutely need RCA's to your amplifier, you could alwasy add a mini-DSP. While the setup is a little more complex (particularly if you want to do proper tested EQ); it would allow you to send a digital signal from the Joying's Fibre-optic, to the Mini-DSP's DAC. Once configured right it would blow both head units away and your still in for less than 50% of the JVC's asking price.

Joying do come with the anti-glare. 6 camera input, It is really necessary?

About the output from the Joying unit, how do they respond to 2 ohm speakers or even 3 ohm (Blam speakers)?

Question.. Just how "bad" is the screen glare? A couple years ago I put a Hikity 10.1 Android Car Stereo Double Din 10.1 Inch Touch Screen Car Radio GPS Navigation Bluetooth FM Radio Support WiFi Mirror Link for Android/iOS Phone + Dual USB Input & 12 LEDs Backup Camera in a Ford Transit Connect. There were essentially NO glare issues.

And the one question they didn’t answer that EVERYONE wants to know is what’s the actual sound quality difference including through an amp!

I would definitely take the Joying. Bigger screen and can do more with it for 1/3 that price

Sir, thank you for the video … Can I ask a technical question . assuming I can … can we route the optical out from the hard unit to a DAC and from DAC to DSP -AMP -Speakers… Is it technically possible and an efficient way to get best out of an audio source ? … please respond..

Under 500 vs 1300 value for money is the name of the game Let's see a jvc under 500 and compare appels to appels

Hey brother can we install one of them joying with a iDatalink rr to our car??

Android supports gestures so you can adjust the volume, etc. by dragging three fingers across or up/down the screen.

The android units to me either target something looking for more for less aka cheaper unit with a lot of flexibility or to the more diy car audio type. The digital out alone is something we don't see because none of the domestic brands can put it in 1k+ units like Sony has in the GS9 and have a huge markup. Enormous numbers of android units have them and are fairly cheap. The software platform with android is just going to always be light years ahead of any closed system that the domestic brands run. I believe in less than 5 years we will see chinese units likely surpass the major brands and force them to either actually provide much more serious value or get beat. You can literally do everything on an android with no need for a phone at all including putting a cellular chip on it.

Joying (and ATOTO) offers a 4G LTE version that accepts a cell signal (you will need a separate data account with your provider to use this feature) and I currently have an ATOTO S8 unit with this and it's a game changer for me. I can't wait until they (ATOTO or other Chinese Android manufacturers) offer a 5G Cell signal version.

With so many cars needing an iDatatlink Maestro for installation I’m surprised more of these brown box radios haven’t incorporated it into their design. Once they do I feel it will be a closer comparison.

Does the jvc have a dsp?

Well when I used to sell car audio the markup was 60 to 70 percent on the name brands just so you know! Its time people demanded more functionality and usability from this technology and got what its worth from it there's no reason for example CarPlay can't be wireless on all head-units as the work is all done on the phone. why do the name brand charge double for that? Because they can.

Hey bro i have the joying and i have the jvc, the joying bass enhancements is not 2 of them, the one on the top is for mid bass and the bottom is only for the sub

what he failed to mention is open source. downloading anything you want also jvc is what made me buy my first Joying the jvc crapped out 4 days after the warranty was over and jvc said that they were sorry. that's all they said. so I looked into a replacement and ran across Joying and I never looked back. I've had three so far one was in a 05 Escalade I sold the other two I still own. but I'm satisfied.

i have both units, well the kenwood version of the jvc i enjoy the android more since im an android user once i link my google account everything on my phone is on my android radio, wifi connect and able to download app able to play my favorite youtube playlist or watch movie on amazon prime,hbo max and disney plus waze and google maps is a huge plus,i got 2011 camry with jbl and all i need is the adapter for vehicles with amp. i have the 4 camera model with 64 eq which you fine tune the audio to match your listening preferences you can dowload eq apps too, video quality wasnt my concern if you live in climates where theres snow the android screen will have shadow effects due to the cold till the cabin warms up

How do you change the settings between Fahrenheit and Celsius?

I have the joying 10.1 ultra 1280x800 android 10. Trying to update to android 12. One thing I know for sure is this Joying sound is amazing. Never heard such a clean sounding stereo. The screen pops. No glare problem. I have tinted windows. And it does anything a android phone would do via playstore. For the price joying all day. 2 year warranty. Got mine direct from China 2 day shipping.

I heard the optical and spdif exits are very popular in combination with the joying because the normal line and amplified speaker outputs don't have good sound quality. You can't fuck up sound quality when the signal is digital,so that's a great choice together with a spdif or optical capable amp, DSP or combined with a converter box.

Optical output is far superior. Anyone who installs car stereos can tell you that RCA can pick up noise and why would you run 6 RCA vs One Optical or one Digital Coax. We got to get out of the audio stone age. Digital all the way. Joying all the way. Connect it to an Audio Control Dm-608 DSP or a JL audio VX1000/5i which is an amp with an Optical input. Perfectly clean sound into your amp or DSP and then you can fully adjust crossover settings and RTA settings.

Good video. Thanks for sharing

Would the JVC unit work with the Nissan bird eye/surround view cameras?

Is there a setting to keep Joying Unit display OFF by default when car is started. I only intend on using it as a backup camera and occasionally for Navigation. Thus I don't need infotainment system to turn ON by default when Car is started. I want to explicitly turn it ON.

That was surround control, supposed to let you control the sound on each speaker individually so it hits the ear like reverb.

This is a JVC $500 unit, but they are charging $900 extra to cover their marketing costs

That JVC seems like it would be a great option for a pickup. You could have cameras for rear, front, in bed, and possibly a trailer camera hookup. That would be nice!

I know this is an old video, but I would go with the joying beause I wouldn't use any of the features on the Joying but the Optical output because I have Audiocontrol Processor. And I would also use it for the SIM CARD input for self wifi.

Nice comparison. How about joying vs BOSS? I don't drive my car that much. I couldn't justify spending that much for a radio. I think i would stick with something like the Joying or a BOSS floating screen and get a speakers and amp. With install i think it still comes out cheaper then the JVC 😂 Or maybe buy myself a 70 inch 4k tv. But the unit is pretty cool.

As someone who does 3-5 1500 Mile round trips a year with 2 little kids, the Alpine radios with the HDMI input and Output is worth the double the cost of the Joying.

No info about the sound quality?

No way to connect Sirius/XM to the Joying?

I went with the jvc of course

I'm a little mad atm, I just got my joying and after 3 days it won't power on. I'm not happy right now.

Well most ppl that buy the newer joying radios buy them because they have the Optical out 😂 I got a Helix dsp 3 and it got a optical in, so it’s perfect!

When are top brand head units going to include digital outs! So frustrating

U simply rocks keep it up

All the good reviews I see are primarily on Atoto system

What one is better for a sound system

I have the Kenwood version of the JVC and I use HDMI input most the time. When Android head unit Implement HDMI input I'm buying one for an extra car but no HDMI is a deal-breaker for me

I actually just bought a teyes Android unit just to give it a try to see if I would get lucky and love it . The display is actually really nice qled screen and smooth as butter. But the thing is the audio just sounds worst then my oem head unit . I just started playing with the equalizer program you showed and it still sounds nowhere near as good as before sounds flat and missing the richness which bothers me a ton . Imma keep messing with it but that's actually a big disappointment for me to actually have to try and figure out if I can fix this with no help

I’ve been looking at stereo vids for a couple of days now. Really like the look of the Android head units. One thing I never see (and can’t find info on) is AM/FM reception (dBf). I mostly listen to Sirius/Pandora/TuneIn but there are times when I actually enjoy terrestrial radio. The aftermarket units I’ve tried (Pioneer, Jensen, and JVC) have all SUCKED in comparison to the stock radio. It’s actually annoying enough that I have pulled the aftermarket radios and put in the original just to get better reception. 😢

Im looking at a joying stereo purely for the optical output to go into my alpine dsp

Good review but I can’t see where the Joying model number is mentioned.

Theres 2 adjustments for front stage and rear stage on the joying headunit. When it comes to picture quality like I see again there's pixelation coming from the jvc when there's none coming from the joying, when it comes to stock apps and apps you can download you can use other apps to play movies that can give you better video quality. When it comes to the joying brand like several other Android head unit brands they have many screen sizes and some do come with volume buttons and like the one I have actually comes with on screen volume buttons, your getting more bang for your buck when it comes down to it. Those who call Android radios trash either never had one or bought one for 200 and below.

I wear sunglasses at night so glare is a non factor.

The atoto 8 are really good as well far better build

My 6+ year old Joying developed a touch screen issue, so I'm looking at replacements. The only reason I'm even looking at other units is that none of the Android head units have HD Radio support. But other than HD Radio, Joying seems to beat most everything else available looking at price and features. And, there are many Joying models with different screen sizes and choice of physical buttons or not. Many more reasonably priced non-Android radios don't have HD Radio either.

Does either of them offer a cd player

This is a great review…. I just purchased a joying unit for my daughters 2013 VW CC and will be Installing it this weekend…. This unit does have physical buttons and is designed as an in dash replacement. Cost and highly integrated / factory looking installation were the decision makers for me. She really wanted CarPlay, but I likely would not have spent the money for a name brand unit just for that upgrade for her older car. But the Joying? The price was worth the experiment. Joying has a 6.2 and 7 inch models and we are considering using for an older model Harley Davidson upgrade! I am not sure that has ever been done before, but it would sure be a fun project. Thanks for the review.

It was over when i noticed the Joying had an optical out . Joying optical out into a mini DSP is the only way to go for the best sound quality nothing else comes close.

"Most people will not be considering using the optical audio option" while I'm literally planning a build around JL D8 DAC with digital input only

JVC/Kenwood is a complete joke of a company. Their firmware updates do nothing, they advertise and sold units with Spotify app connection, then lost the contract or w/e with Spotify, now all of those units (I own two of) just don't support that feature any more, EVEN THOUGH YOU PAID FOR IT!!!

And also when it comes to speed because its an android unit you can change the developer options and animations to all off and the joying becomes lightning fast.

I love jvc but for over 1k vs 500 I'd get the joying and a dsp for my rca output. Hope that sucker do have lagging problems like cheap smartphones though

People buy cheap these days money is tight in some places..We know the name brands are better its always been that way...People are gonna buy what they can afford or willing to spend

Why oh why has Samsung not entered the Car Audio arena ?? They already have everything it takes ! They can blow these pricey name brands away and bring prices down while pushing efficiency up.

I don't know if you can hear it in your voice or even in the presentation but you can tell that you're very biased toward JVC . I've had products like join and they were great they worked great and they did everything that I needed them to do.... This leads me to ask a question are you getting paid from JVC

So, now you need to do an update, as Joying has answered with the new 2023 Snapdragon units, which have 6v clip free rca outputs, (somthing that you didn't test on either, the Jvc will clip at about 88% full volume and the Joying does not at all, and the new 6v version doesn't clip at full volume either), new screen is optically bonded for glair, has gestures for screens with no physical buttons( some prefer a clean look, but and we have steering wheel controls, plus you skimmed over the volume controls and left out that there is a pop up bar at the bottom of the screen, like physical buttons that have volume, forward reverse, and other navigation buttoms, but btw there are other options for units with hard buttons) and now they have a knob version of the large screened unit. The Sound settings match everything that of the "pros" and side of the JVC, like parametric EQ and adjustable slope, and one big one you didn't mention in the Joying EQ is adjustable Q range. The Sound Settings /DSP in the new unit is very in depth. As far as your comparison of the Video screen quality was pretty biased as the only real difference I could see was that the Joying screen brightness was set high and pretty subjective to how the video settings (brightness, contrast, etc) were set. Comparing them myself, I found that the screen quality is far superior in the Joying. There are many other Pros to the Joying that you didn't cover, one being everything is native, not through your phone, meaning, you can use any app you want, directly on the Head Unit, which you are stuck with what is preinstalled on the JVC, as it is NOT an android, it is Linux based only. I which brings me to the boot time at the beginning, since the Jvc is Linux, and has nothing to boot really, the first boot of the Joying will be slow, but after the first, it is faster, almost instant. It is, like a phone, or computer, takes a little time to boot. The new one has 360° view with, I don't know how many cameras. My unit like the one you compaired has 2 cameras, also you didn't mention, it does have HDMI output inside the unit. As far as optical goes, it's much more popular than you think, it is just that the USA is slow on tech compaired to other countries. And I think that you over looked the very obvious point in pros and cons and the over all, you are comparing a Unit that is 3x times the cost of the Joying, and now, with the new one that out performs it at the same price as the old one, I don't know how you can compair the two with the same huge price difference. Why not compair to something of the same price line? Because nothing even comes close to the Joying, except a popular brand that is literally 3x as much. That is a HUGE pro that was overlooked. As far as tech, I don't know what you are talking about. I have had Joyings since 2013 and never had an issue with tech. I feel that was misrepresentation and maybe parroting of people that experienced tech of other Chinese companies perhaps. Joying is not, or I mean, can not be compaired to no name other Chinese units. They are vastly different. Bottom line, I have had JVC, Kenwood, Pioneer, Alpine, Clarion Head Units all through my life and loved them, but once I went with my first JOYING, and especially the last 2 units I have purchased (unit just like the one you compair except 13.3" rotating, and my newest 2023 Snapdragon) all of those over priced Name Brand units don't come close to what you gain from these Joying. My new HU is the best sounding Unit to date and sounds better and cleaner that any unit I have ever had, and I can litterally turn it up ALL THE WAY with no distortion, and that's through the RCAs, not even talking about SPDIF or Optical. GPS, OBDII, Wifi, Google, and GooglePlayStore, endless apps, Viper4Android, Steering Wheel Controls, full integration of the head unit and all controls OEM of the car, but big beautiful Sony screens, Fast as Fuck processing, and hands free calling, messaging, etc. You can't compair the JVC in such a bias way to this new JOYING, I guarantee to out performs, and it's value is unmatched even with the older unit.

No need for preamp outputs just use an LOC like the one from Kicker and get 5 volt rca's for about $25, I've seen them tested with an smd and it is legit 5V, you don't need much more.

Optical Bonding Technology .... I think it is what is actually called fully laminated screen or one glass solution, still very very reflective display. So far the best commercially available technology is still matte diffusive layer as the vertical or horizontal polarizer. Although apple is using actual anti glare layers on some of their touch devices what is commercially available (thought almost never used) for not touch displays is in different league.

Lack of volume knob is a showstopper for me and definitely could not stand the 2-step volume access on the joying

Can’t take anyone seriously that thinks that jvc unit is close to being worth 1300$. Also the joying can download an app that can handle camera control for a front camera to automatically come on. It can also use a different equalizer then the default. Some buttons and an anti glare screen isn’t worth an extra 700$ homie. Besides with the joying and others there are hundreds of models where you can pick what you want like a nice screen, fast cpu, more ram and memory. There is a unit for every feature set you could think of for the most part. If you want buttons or no buttons, etc. there are dozens of brands that will have generally what you’re looking for, with 500$ being the absolute maximum price. Jvc and pioneer need to step it up, and anyone that would recommend or use their products just isn’t informed.

My disappointment in both the Kenwood and JVC is their massive boarder and they are not symmetrical. I’d like a system that I can turn vertically so it would fit between air conditioning vents. The Pioneer offers a 9” that JUST fits in the 2007 F-150 I have.

always remember on android you can remove the animations to make them much faster. just tap the build number in settings 7 times.

you forgot about AUDIO CONTROL digital signal processor for optical input can handle

Heres a question from a security stand point. Lets say you get the joying. It has the play store. You use your log in info for all your apps. Or lets say you dont and only use your phone, a hot spot or home wifi. Where does your info go? Is it going through a "secure" google server or is it going through some random server and what are they doing with your info? For those that dont know the name, a youtuber by the name of Linus Tech Tips asked a similar question about those cheap android tv boxes and the answer he got was honestly, pretty scary. Hidden code in these android tvs, some even had malware that could completely take over your home wifi and any devices connected to it.The same can be applied here. Just something to think about for would be buyers.

"I will attempt to remain neutral" > Starts shitting on the box. 😂

Joying has built in DSP I love you joying... I really care less on how the The box looks.

I bought a Idoing head unit and all worked until I decided to use an external amplifier to power the speakers. Once I did I realized why name brand head units are the way to go. I don't think I can ever trust a chinese head unit again.

Lol those opening questions.

I prefer android systems over name brand units

Hey bro, awesome review!!! can you also do us Toyota fans a huge favor and review this Joying product made for Toyota vehicles, please? 😃 - - - Joying JY-TQ125N4G

Review teyes cc3 head unit

Not sure I know of anyone having a China andoid head unit older that 3 years that still works There is a Russian programmer on fb group that does customizing of the China head units China head units w Russian customization may be open door to hacking your connected accounts as it is a computer Agreed on lack of support for China head units. You would think one of them should hire a English understanding person to write a manual for android head unit settings

Yeah he was definitely hating on joying

If you properly configure sleep mode (1day for daily operation) boot up time is 1-2 secs ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-v2As3xfrAr0.html

You mean 4g antenna lol On first boot it's always the longest... every boot after it's very fast

SImple solution to the low preamp output use a mini-dsp!

non of the chinese offer siriusxm

I had the Joy inng for 6 month/ great over all system but Android auto has not work, wired or wireless , No matter what, not even after 17 emails To support. -

Why nobody talks about how useless the android functions are on these devices? I have the KW-Z1000W JVC, but I am not happy that the applications you can use are extremely limited. Many of them are half way working, I thought it will work like my phone since it is android, but it is far not that good yet. I also do not see updates on the firmware, the last one was in 2021, and frankly the user interface is pretty outdated. For such an expensive unit I would have expected better support and usability. The only thing is sound handling and Google map that works properly, but that needs continuous internet connection. Apps like "Mapsme" does not exist on this one.

LOve your reviews, but this one seemed very biased towards the JVC which was triple the cost of the Joying. It shouldn't be that much more expensive if they compare that close

This seems like a very cherry picked review. As someone who sells literally every "name brand" line of head units, I can say without a doubt that the 2023 versions from Joying absolutely demolish their name brand competition. I currently have 4 Joying Auto units in my vehicles (3 Subaru, 1 BMW) and you couldn't get me to go back to Alpine/Pioneer/Sony/Kenwood/JVC, especially if you have a unit that is plug & play compatible with your car. When's the last time you saw JVC include a dash kit, wiring harness, steering wheel controls, OEM rear view camera input, 128GB onboard ROM for dash/rear cam DVR, Optical Outputs, HDMI outputs, 4G Sim Card capability, a fully customizable launcher, 48 Band EQ (that can be customized to the listening habits of up to 3 users), Delay (in milliseconds), individual speaker gain control, a Highpass and Lowpass filters for: Front, Rear, & Center (so you can theoretically set it up as a bandpass filter if so desired), along with Frequency adjustments and slope (6/12/18/24 db per octave) , along with the obvious LPF for a subwoofer. All for under $500 shipped? The answer is you can't. You haven't. You won't. www.joyingauto.com/new-arrival-9-inch-navigation-system-head-unit-for-subaru-legacy-outback-2015-2018.html This is an example of what I have in my own vehicle.

So we can make summary Joying have 10000 possibilities vs JVCs limited possibilities

Jvc win 🏆

oh and on first boot up jvc was faster but once the joying is booted up and you have wire it up correctly boot up is all most instantly.

I don't understand why you would need android auto if you have an android head unit.