CarPlay wired-to-wireless adapters comparison

	A	B	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O
1	Producer/product		Apple iPhone	Z6 Plus	MMB	Ottocast	CPLAY2Air	CarlinKit 3.0 Plus	CarlinKit 3.0 Mini	MiraBox	AilinkBox	CarlinKit 4.0	SmartBox	SCUMAXCON
2	Model		wired iPhone 11	X100	WJUC-1	U2-NOW	no name	CPC200 U2W Plus	CPC200 U2W Mini	HSV-283	A7	CPC200-CP2A		Box
3	Firmware version (while testing)		stock iOS 15.2	V1.0.0.120818	V1.0.1.093014	2021.08.24.1917	2021.08.30.0022	2021.08.24.1817	2021.08.24.1817	2021.08.30.0022	22071110.1601.2	2022.07.29.1635		???
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5	Size	length	151,0 mm	91,0 mm	90,0 mm	80,0 mm	82,0 mm	80,0 mm	45,0 mm	75,0 mm	87,0 mm	80,0 mm		60,0 mm
6		width	77,0 mm	47,0 mm	48,0 mm	46,0 mm	40,0 mm	46,0 mm	46,0 mm	42,0 mm	45,0 mm	46,0 mm		61,0 mm
7		depth	11,0 mm	18,0 mm	24,0 mm	14,0 mm	14,0 mm	13,0 mm	16,0 mm	15,0 mm	23,0 mm	13,0 mm		19,0 mm
8		volume	127897	76986	103680	51520	45920	47840	33120	47250	90045	47840		69540
9	Performance	system boot up time	N/A	25	30	15	15	15	15	15	15	15		?
10		connect time	5	N/A	30	10	10	10	20	8	5	8		?
11		boot+connection time	5	30	60	25	25	25	35	23	20	22		?
12		wireless range (trunk test)	N/A	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅		✅
13	Responsivnes	touch input lag	low	annoying	annoying	acceptable	acceptable	acceptable	acceptable	acceptable	very low	acceptable		very low
14		control wheel input lag	low	annoying	acceptable	low	low	low	low	low	very low	low		low
15		A/V sync (video only)	N/A	acceptable	acceptable	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		N/A
16		audio buffer lag	low	high	high	moderate	moderate	moderate	moderate	moderate	moderate	moderate		high
17		fps	high	moderate	moderate	high	high	high	high	high	high	high		high
18	CarPlay User input	touch screen	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅		✅
19		control wheel	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅		✅
20		"Hey Siri" detection	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅		✅
21		MFSW speach button to Siri	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅		✅
22		MFSW next/prev	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅		✅
23		MFSW fast forward	✅	✅	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌		✅
24	Advanced options	GPS passthrough	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅		❌
25		Exit icon	OEM	system	system	OEM	OEM	OEM	OEM	OEM	OEM	OEM		OEM
26		Adapter boot delay	N/A	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅		❌
27		Audio buffer setting	N/A	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅		❌
28	Firmware updates	USB/SD	N/A	yes	yes	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅		✅
29	Firmware updates	mobile app	N/A	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅		❌
30	Car-to-device connection	detachable cable	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅		✅
31		USB A to C	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅		✅
32		USB C to C	N/A	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅		❌
33		USB A-to-C adapter	N/A	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌		❌
34	Additional features	USB A/V playback	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌		❌
35		Apple AirPlay	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌		?
36		Android ScreenCast	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌		?
37		AndroidAuto Wired	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	? (claimed, no tested)	not tested		❌
38		AndroidAuto Wireless	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅		❌
39	Cost	lowest price	N/A	$87.72	$175.00	$84.60	$99.95	$68.82	$59.82	$166.65	$65.28	$99		?
40		date	N/A	2021-12-30	2021-12-30	2021-12-30	2021-12-27	2021-12-30	2021-12-30	2021-12-30	2022-10-20	2022-11-18		?
41		source	N/A	AliExpress	Official	AliExpress	Official	AliExpress	AliExpress	Amazon	AliExpress	Official		?
42	Links	AliExpress	N/A	http://ali4cars.com/s/?p=wireless-carplay-converter	http://ali4cars.com/s/?p=mmb-wjuc-1-carplay-video-player	http://ali4cars.com/s/?p=ottocast-wireless-carplay	N/A	http://ali4cars.com/s/?p=carlinkit-3-wireless-carplay	http://ali4cars.com/s/?p=carlinkit-mini-wireless-carplay	http://ali4cars.com/s/?p=mirabox-hsv283-wireless-carplay	http://ali4cars.com/s/?p=ailinkbox-a7-wireless-androidauto-carplay			?
43		Amazon	N/A	N/A	https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SQ9GZ26/	https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B94QFVJ/	N/A	https://amzn.to/3qFzcHS	https://amzn.to/3FUpS9h	https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099ZMR6KC				?
44		official	N/A	N/A	https://www.joyeauto.com/wireless-carplay-usb-dongle-plus-wireless-mirror-link-for-the-vehicles-with-factory-carplaywjuc-1/	https://www.ottocast.com/products/wireless-carplay-adapter-u2-now	https://cplay2air.com	https://www.carlinkit.com	https://www.carlinkit.com	N/A	N/A	https://carlinkitcarplay.com/products/carlinkit-wireless-adapter-for-factory-carplay		?
45		video review	N/A	https://youtu.be/s2e2GwWk8mQ	https://youtu.be/qXWUGOJebmY	https://youtu.be/0P0gOlzUUng	https://youtu.be/wzy-lgowVLI	https://youtu.be/Ik70d4xZ8EI	https://youtu.be/UHz4c2iDnTw	https://youtu.be/4jmtetkItNE	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytg_53uoYMY	https://youtu.be/7DO49LDcHq8		?
46	Additional Info	Cons	N/A	Sometimes fails to boot up at first, retries on its own	Expensive compared to Z6 Plus	Low wireless range. Drops connection outside the vehicle.	Caused infotainment crash after firmware update. SIngle event, can't reproduce this issue.		Boots up little bit slower than other devices.	Price...	Very bright LEDs that you can't turn off	latest firmware not as stable as older one		Every other use needs to be reconnected to USB port. Waiting for FW update.
47		Pros	N/A	Plays videos. Cheaper than MMB	Plays videos.			Best value for price	Smallest and cheapest one.	Quick boot	Wireless AndroidAuto! Quick boot	Wireless AndroidAuto		Very high FPS. Very quick boot up time.
48		Good to know		Discontinued. Replaced with CP10						Was way cheaper some time ago	Connects with car over CarPlay protocol - even for AndriodAuto. This means AndroidAuto for Porsche