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Pioneer’s SPH-DA120 adds Apple CarPlay iPhone integration to your car for $445 shipped (Reg. $600)

Avatar for Jeremy Horwitz  | Feb 27 2015 - 4:41 pm PT
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There are two ways to get Apple’s official iPhone integration in a car: buy a brand new vehicle with CarPlay support, or add an aftermarket head unit such as Pioneer’s SPH-DA120 — currently the most affordable in-dash solution with CarPlay. Normally sold for $600, the SPH-DA120 is currently on sale for $445 including free Amazon Prime shipping, or $444 shipped direct from DiscountCentralOnline (97% positive Amazon seller ratings), the best prices we’ve seen for this model. It currently has a 3.9/5-star rating from 24 Amazon customers.

Featuring the latest version (4) of Pioneer’s well-known AppRadio software, the SPH-DA120’s star feature is CarPlay (read our 9to5Mac review of CarPlay here), which leverages an iPhone for in-car navigation, phone calling, and text messaging. CarPlay begins with Bluetooth support for pairing with Apple’s Phone and Music apps. Additionally, a Siri Eyes Free voice command mode is completely integrated with the iPhone’s Maps and Messages apps, letting you get driving directions and communicate even without using the unit’s 6.2″ built-in touchscreen. It also has an FM radio and limited support for Android phones.

The SPH-DA120 is a double-DIN unit designed to fit in the standard 4″ dash openings found in many cars. It comes with a GPS antenna, a Pioneer wiring harness, USB and audio cables, as well as mounting hardware. 

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Comments

  1. frin323 - 11 years ago

    How can you find out if these would fit in a specific car? My girlfriend has a 2000 sowething g35 where her display rises from her dash. These would be great to update her dated gps/navigation system, but I don’t know if it would play nice with the dashboard

  2. darkenv2 - 11 years ago

    I actually just purchased one of these for my car from eBay for $437. Can’t wait to get it hooked up.

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Avatar for Jeremy Horwitz Jeremy Horwitz

Author, lawyer, and award-winning restaurateur Jeremy Horwitz started his journalism career in the early 1990’s, covering video games as a freelancer before creating and running Ziff Davis’s Intelligent Gamer magazine. A graduate of Cornell Law School, he previously ran editorial for the Apple-centric site iLounge and created the historic iLounge Pavilion at CES before joining 9to5Mac and gadgetnewsonline as a Senior Editor. A lifelong consumer electronics expert and gourmet, he now focuses on the changing ways people play, eat, and travel. His Spanish restaurant and gintoneria Aro Bar de Tapas won multiple awards, including Best New Restaurant (Opened 2015-2016), Best Craft Cocktails, Best Desserts, and Best Charcuterie.