Porsche Cayman, Porsche Boxster and Porsche 911 - 8.4-inch OEM-style Android 15 upgrade
Most of these cars still run the stereo they left the factory with, and it's the screen that dates first. The HB/HV7015 puts an 8.4-inch Android 15 panel into the opening you already have, so a Porsche Cayman keeps its console shape while your phone takes the screen over the air.
Two part numbers sit under this faceplate and the screen isn't what separates them. HB/HV7015A is the PCM 3.1 build, HB/HV7015B the PCM 4.0 build, so the letter has to match the Porsche Communication Management generation in your dash, and ordering the wrong one is a frustrating way to start a weekend. The panel is listed for the Porsche Cayman and Porsche Boxster and covers the 718, 981 and 997 codes as well as the 911 and the 918.
Both console layouts we publish carry a tick on our note sheet, so you're not guessing which trim you bought.
We match the car to the A or the B version before the carton ships.
One shot of the screen area, one of the door speaker.
HB is 2 GB of RAM plus 64 GB, HV is 4 GB plus 64 GB.
| Model | Vehicle | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| HB/HV7015 | Porsche Cayman, Porsche Boxster and Porsche 911 | A = PCM 3.1 / B = PCM 4.0 |
From the factory these cars carry a small screen buried in a wall of keys with the climate panel underneath, and that panel stays exactly where it is while the unit above it is replaced by a faceplate that brings its own key row and two rotary knobs trimmed to the opening.
What gets me is how often the old panel ends up in a box. I remember a Porsche 911 owner refitting his factory radio a season later, and it wasn't the feature list that sent him back; it was the way the aftermarket surround caught the light at night.
Hard to work on? It isn't that job, which is a relief, because the trim lifts away and the factory unit comes out on its bracket without the tedious dashboard work a flat cage brings.
Our published walkthrough of this platform: launcher, radio and phone pages, before you commit.
Playback stays on this page. Watch on YouTube if your network blocks embeds.
Three routes, and they don't buy the same thing. Keep the factory head unit and the interior stays as built, with a screen that feels a decade behind your phone. A marketplace listing costs less up front, but the photo rarely says which Android build is inside, or whether the optical fibre link for a BOSE car is handled, which makes the whole thing awkward to compare. So what's the difference? The harness and the version, not the glass.
| Compared | Factory head unit | Marketplace listing | HB/HV7015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phone | No wireless path | Often wired only | Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto |
| Platform | Fixed firmware | Older Android builds | Android 15, UIS8581A, octa-core |
| Version match | Original anyway | Rarely stated | A = PCM 3.1, B = PCM 4.0 |
| Fibre amp cars | Works as built | Usually unmentioned | Checked from your speaker photo |
The first two columns describe each route in general.
A current board behind a panel that belongs there.
Your phone pairs over the air and reconnects by itself, so you don't need a cable. Android phones get Android Auto on the same glass.
A UIS8581A with Cortex-A55 cores at 1.6 GHz. HB carries 2 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage, HV 4 GB and 64 GB. If you keep maps and media on the unit, I'd take the HV; if your phone does the work, the HB is enough.
A data SIM gives the unit its own connection, so you're not tethering a phone on the school run, and the microphone in the box mounts by the mirror, which is exactly where it's needed on a Porsche Boxster with the roof down.
An ST7708 tuner with RDS, so station names still come through, a built-in DSP, and a TDA7851 amplifier IC over an RCA power amplifier interface. One honest limit: there's no HDMI output on this platform.
Three screens do the work. The Android launcher holds settings and your own apps, CarPlay and Android Auto take the whole panel when a phone is connected, and the tuner gets a full-width radio page. The status bar keeps the time, the 4G signal and your phone battery in view, which matters more than it sounds when you're merging into traffic.
Hand the car to someone else and their phone drives the screen instead, and there's nothing to reconfigure in a menu.
Four items are optional and none of them change the fit: a DVR camera, DAB radio, an OBD2 reader and tyre pressure monitoring. The accessory list also carries the reversing camera kits we ship alongside the unit, an AHD camera, a 360-degree surround kit and a USB DAB+ antenna, so you can add any of them later.
The part that isn't your choice is the amplifier, and it's the question I hear most often on a Porsche 911. Read the grille on your door speaker: no logo on it means no optical fibre is needed, a BOSE badge means the fibre link is required, and Burmester reads the same way. Send one photo of that grille with your VIN and we'll name the harness, because finding out mid-job is the annoying version of this conversation.
Need the wiring reference, or a second opinion on whether a 981 and a 997 share a loom? Send the model year, the VIN and a photo of the back of your factory unit. That settles the version and the amplifier question faster than any email thread, and long before the painful discovery happens in your garage.
Full product information and availability are on the HB/HV7015 product page.
Zhuhai WITSON Industrial Co., Ltd. - Tel: +86-756-8120312, 8120211, 8120212.
Send the year, the VIN and a photo of your speaker grille, and we'll confirm the A or B version and the loom that goes with it.
See the HB/HV7015 on our product pageThe same housing covers the 718, 981 and 997 codes as well as the 911 and the 918. Send your model year and VIN and we'll confirm the version before it ships.
The PCM generation behind it. HB/HV7015A is the PCM 3.1 build, HB/HV7015B the PCM 4.0 build. Same screen and platform either way.
It decides the harness. No logo on the grille means you don't need the fibre version, while a BOSE or Burmester badge means the fibre link is required.
Memory is the only difference. If you keep offline maps on the unit, I'd take the HV; if your phone does the work, the HB is enough.
Yes. It's moulded to the opening your car already has and sits above the climate controls. Both published console layouts are ticked as supported.
The model year, the VIN and a photo of the door speaker grille. With those we'll name the version, check whether your Porsche 911 needs the fibre link, and match the loom.
