Chigee AIO-6 Review — Is the Big-Screen CarPlay Upgrade Worth It on a BMW GS?

I bought the Chigee AIO-5 Lite last October and spent five or six months genuinely impressed — build quality up there with Samsung and iPhone, great navigation, cameras, and the blind spot detection that gives a rookie like me real comfort on the road. So when Chigee announced a 6-inch version on Kickstarter, I didn't deliberate. I subscribed immediately and got a unit from the initial lot. The honest reason for upgrading? I need reading glasses now, and squinting at a 5-inch screen mid-navigation was getting old. I'd considered the 7-inch CarPlay alternatives, but at my height that screen physically blocked part of the GSA's TFT. Six inches looked like the Goldilocks number.

Unboxing and One Stubborn 4G Module

The box came with thoughtful extras: a BMW quick-release module (optional), a shock-resistant frame (a Kickstarter gift), a tempered glass film, an IoT SIM with a one-year local data subscription through du, and even a special-head screwdriver for the waterproof side panel holding the SIM and the memory card (max 256GB) — a small anti-theft touch that shows real attention to detail.

Activation hit one wall: the 4G module upgrade failed on every attempt, with nothing on Chigee's website to explain it. I asked ChatGPT, which suggested the USB-C test port might not be getting enough power for the module upgrade. Switched to a heavy-duty power supply — and the upgrade sailed through. Noted for posterity, because someone out there is staring at that same error right now.

Install Day and the Road Test

For installation I went where fellow riders pointed me — to Naveen and Zamir, who stripped the bike down to the tank and delivered wiring so neat and invisible it qualifies as surgery. On the road, the screen is perfectly visible without covering any of the TFT. The blind spot detection is the star: anything approaching within 8 metres triggers an audio alarm, a blinking LED, a red bar on screen, and optionally the live rear-camera feed. Mid-ride, a call came in from none other than Dr. Daddy to plan our next ride — and the screen automatically split in two, map on one half, call on the other. Very well thought out.

You can remotely wake the Chigee even when the bike is off, switch between front and rear cameras, and check around your parked bike from your phone. I don't know how they even thought of it.

AIO-5 vs AIO-6 — and the Verdict

Side by side, the AIO-6 screen is roughly 40% larger. Cameras jump from 720p/30fps to full HD 1080p/60fps, and the AIO-6 overlays far more ride data — RPM, gear, tilt angle. The Chigee Go app gains real teeth with the 4G version: live bike tracking on a map, geofencing alerts, speeding and low-voltage warnings, SOS notifications on a crash or sudden tilt, and that remote camera wake-up. (My wife discovered the tracking feature in the worst possible way on the Farfar Mountains ride — a cautionary tale.) Only gripe: the quick-release still leaves a short USB-C pigtail to disconnect each time you remove the unit. Minor, but real.

I paid HK$5,080 — roughly 2,400 dirhams — for everything including SIM and a year's subscription. Verdict: extremely happy. I can actually read the map now. For the backstory, my AIO-5 Lite review covers where this journey began, and the cheap Chigee disaster explains why you shouldn't cut corners on the way here.

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