Yes Yes Yes... and again Yes.
Finally, it solved the practically useless screen of the car (Ford Focus 2020).
Calls and controls all work like a charm, if you put a SIM card with data in it, the experience goes to another level. Yes yes and again Yes.

I will write my own experience regarding Carlinkit, for which I researched quite a bit before purchasing it and judging it to be very good, I bought it. First, I should mention that I connected it to a Hyundai i30 2023. It only worked in Android Auto mode and not in Apple Carplay, even though the car supports both (it has 2 connection modes).
Positives:
As for the speed it takes to boot up, it is really quite fast (around 30 seconds). Its menu is quite good, rich, fast, and customizable.
BUT:
Incredible delay on calls via Bluetooth to the point where everyone tells me they can hear themselves (while with a direct Bluetooth connection from the phone to the screen, I never had any problems) and it does not support the controls on the steering wheel, even though it said it would (they perform some functions when pressed, but not the ones that matter and they are not programmable either).
I also contacted the manufacturer who sent me a firmware update, which did not fix any of these issues and told me that there is no possibility to customize the steering wheel buttons and the delay (echo delay) on calls (not even from some hidden menu).
So whoever wants it just for talking, it is useless. As Android Auto, it is good.