2023 is indeed a stellar year in the 4K dash cam scene, starting off with the launch of three new dash cams from some of the most popular brands – the BlackVue DR970X, the VIOFO A139 Pro, and the latest addition, the Thinkware U3000.
While the BlackVue DR970X has improved 4K video resolution with new SigmaStar CPU and ISP tuning software, it’s the competition of the VIOFO A139 Pro and Thinkware U3000 that is making a louder buzz in the dash cam community, considering these two are the industry’s first dash cams equipped with the most advanced Sony STARVIS 2 image sensing technology.
Even if both the VIOFO A139 Pro and Thinkware U3000 have the same image sensor, there are still a lot of differences and individual features to distinguish between the two, and we will go through them for you in this review, one by one. We’ll dive into image and video recording capabilities, parking mode, safety and convenience features, Cloud connectivity, and pricing comparisons to see which among these 4K dash cam kings are more worthy of the crown.
This will be a tough competition between these two titans, so strap in!