2020 Nissan Connect with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto: 7.0-inch detailed expert infotainment review 4K

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Now with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, has Nissan's new infotainment system improved? Paul reviews Nissan's new NissanConnect 7.0-inch infotainment system. It now comes with smartphone mirroring as standard equipment. Does it work well? Watch and find out!  Read our full written review: https://www.carexpert.com.au/review/2020-nissan-leaf-infotainment-review/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=review&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=infotainment-review  We review every new car on the market, bust car myths, cover the latest car tech and answer your burning questions.  Whether you need new car advice, purchase validation or simply love learning more about new cars and technology, we are your car experts.  Subscribe to Car Expert: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7DvMhvy3H7ntEgn9n3xQcQ?sub_confirmation=1  You'll find us dropping new video content three times a week. If you'd like to ask a question about one of our videos, simply leave us a comment. If you'd like to give us any feedback on our content, feel free to email us, or alternatively, hit us up on social media.  Finally, we want this channel to grow with your support and feedback. If there's anything you don't like or would like to see us change, we'd love to hear from you! #review #nissan #nissanconnect #infotainment  Follow us on social media to see what we're up to and to ask any questions!  CarExpert: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarExpertAus Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CarExpertAus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carexpert.com.au  Paul Maric: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulMaric Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PaulMaric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PaulMaric  @Nissan @NissanAustralia

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00:00 Nissan has often been criticised for having pretty average infotainment systems, but finally

00:04 the tide is turning and today I'm going to walk you through a detailed review of the

00:09 Nissan Qashqai infotainment system.

00:10 You're going to find a similar system in the Nissan X-Trail as well, although the Qashqai

00:15 now comes with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

00:17 Finally, if you do want to check out a detailed review of the infotainment system, you'll

00:21 find in the Pathfinder and the Patrol, click up here.

00:24 Otherwise, let's get stuck into it.

00:26 So it's a 7-inch screen, it's a touchscreen as well, and then there's shortcut buttons

00:31 to the sides here that you can access other parts of the menu, and then volume and also

00:36 a tuning function and zoom for the map here.

00:39 Let's start off on the home screen here.

00:40 You can see that you have three different menus there to choose from.

00:43 You can also configure what's displayed here.

00:45 You can move things around and set favourites to appear on that home screen.

00:49 We'll jump over to the map to show you the inbuilt satellite navigation system.

00:53 This is actually a big improvement over cars like the Pathfinder.

00:56 So it is a much quicker system.

00:58 It's still not amazing, but it is quicker in the sense that it transitions between screens

01:03 and it's easier to put destinations in as well.

01:05 So if I hit destination, putting in a street address, it takes a few clicks to get there,

01:10 but everything's sort of nice and quick.

01:12 So it all sort of happens fairly easily, which is great to see, and a big change from the

01:15 last generation of Nissan's infotainment system.

01:18 Off onto the other side, you've got the camera function.

01:20 So this car comes with a 360-degree camera.

01:22 Look, it's okay, but like other Nissan products, and in fact, a lot of other cars with a 360-degree

01:27 camera, the quality is just not there.

01:29 And it just seems bizarre to me that they haven't gone with a higher quality camera

01:32 here, given that it is hard to tell detail there, especially at nighttime when the lights

01:37 low.

01:38 You'll also find here the self-parking feature for parallel and also perpendicular parks

01:42 as well.

01:43 So as you're parking, you simply hit one of those buttons and it will commence that process

01:46 of parking the car on its own.

01:48 If we jump back over to the main menu, CarPlay, I'll show you what that looks like.

01:52 So, standard sort of integration here.

01:54 It's not a widescreen, but it is big enough to contain all of the information that you

01:58 need there.

01:59 Audio, this comes standard with FM, AM and DAB plus digital radio.

02:03 Now, depending on which Nissan model you're in, some vary in terms of the functionality

02:08 they have here, but generally this system is going to be very similar.

02:11 So in addition to the audio connection there, you have USB connectivity, auxiliary, you

02:15 even have a CD player that's fairly old school, but it's good to see that it's there.

02:18 You can also stream through Bluetooth, so you can have Spotify and other music streaming

02:22 functions running through there as well.

02:23 In terms of the settings, this is all just for your car menus and also customising that

02:28 home screen as I mentioned there before, but there is an interesting feature here under

02:32 Info, and that is the vehicle eco-drive report.

02:35 So this tells you what your driving is like, what it's been like in the past, which is

02:40 pretty handy information to have.

02:42 And the feature that I really like the most here is Where Am I?

02:45 So this is especially handy if you ever need to call emergency services and you're not

02:49 sure where you are.

02:50 One hit of that will give you GPS coordinates, you give that to emergency services, they'll

02:54 be able to find you.

02:55 And then in addition to that, have a look at this, we're currently attached to 16, 17

03:01 satellites.

03:02 So that's how we get our accurate position around the globe, which is really, really

03:06 cool stuff, and it shows you how advanced cars are becoming.

03:10 So that has been a detailed look at Nissan's infotainment system.

03:14 If you've got any questions, let us know in the comments section below.

03:18 You can also see a full written review of this infotainment system at carexpert.com.au.

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