Lol, as much as I'd love to own some Apple fanboys, let's not turn this into an Android vs iPhone. I'm sure iPhone users can enjoy Torque just as much as Android users
Anyway, the reasons I went back to the ca-fi knock off are as follows:
* The HDMI scaling on the AR2 is too pixelated for my taste. Torque dials can be rather hard to read at quick glance.
* Too many wires running everywhere (I had a hard time stuffing them all in the glove box.)
* I had to turn on mix mode every single time I connected the cell phone. Every. Single. Time.
* The knock off has more function buttons for the major head unit functions.
* Everything (FM, iPod, Music) is in Android, rather than running FM/iPod on the AR2 native OS and then Android separate.
* The bluetooth after root is faster than the phone's built in bluetooth.
* Volume
KNOB. Enough said.
* MORE audio controls. Hello, Pioneer, would it have killed you to add some HPF/LPF?
* F/R/Sub outputs. AR2 only has F/Sub or Rear.
* Never run out of battery on a phone in the glove box (if you don't drive the car for a few days, this can happen easily)
* Never have to wait for the phone to connect with ARLiberator before use.
I really did it as a proof of concept. It was the cheapest way to get Torque on a head unit until I discovered the root method for the knock off.