2017.07 BMW icom software equipment: ICOM A2 vs ICOM NEXT:

ISTA-D 4.05 ISTA-P 3.61 is confirmed to work better with new bmw icom hardware, especially ICOM NEXT.

BMW ICOM A2 vs. ICOM Next A wifi… here you go

ICOM Next wins in price!!!

2017 ICOM Next A+B+C price: 429.00usd

ICOM A2+B+C price: 269usd

ICOM Next A wins in performance!!

->handles multiprogramming and coding quite nicely

BMW ICOM Next wins in speed!!

->much faster in BMW F and G series ..

->much faster if flashing the complete vehicle

2017 Next wins in future cars!

->will be compatibility for future cars

-> supports gigabit Ethernet too to be future proof, there currently is not gigabit Ethernet protocol defined yet for autos.

ICOM Next wins in connection!

->has USB3.0 instead of USB2.0

-> has a better wifi card

ICOM Next wins in PCB design!

BMW ICOM Next PCB

ICOM A2 PCB