Video & Audio Output – HDMI 1.4 up to 4K2K 30Hz + AV port (composite + stereo audio).Storage – 16 GB eMMC flash + micro SD slot up to 64 GB.SoC – Allwinner H3 quad core Arm Cortex A7 with quad core Mali-400MP2.Nevertheless, it should still be possible to run Linux on Allwinner H3 TV boxes with some efforts, and GearBest now has a promotion for Sunvell H3 TV box which comes with 2GB RAM, 16GB flash, and sells for $27.99 plus some small shipping fee ($0.68 here).
If you are just looking for Android boxes, Amlogic S905X/S905W boxes are probably better options due to better support for video playback, but if you have desktop/server Linux in mind, then Allwinner H3 may be considered, and Beelink X2 used to be supported in Armbian, but is now EOS (End-of-Support).
In terms of hardware specs and performance there are better more expensive devices in the market, if you’re short on your budget and looking for a low cost product for streaming 1080P videos with Kodi/XBMC then this product provides reasonable performances at a relative low price between 40USD – 50USD.There aren’t that many Allwinner H3 TV boxes with some models coming to mind being Zidoo X1 or Beelink X2, but of which appear to be phased out. Just few basic apps came installed, such as Facebook, Netflix, twitter and Kodi/XBMC 14 alpha 3.0 that worked pretty smooth. For average home users playing 1080P videos with Kodi/ XBMC, it should be more and enough.ĬX-939 came with a clean rooted Android 4.4.2 OS with minimal apps. Just as a general note 2Kx 4k playback support is mostly a type of trend in marketing to attract potential buyers, especially when only a handful of content providers in the market broadcast content in 4K quality. When I tried playing higher bitrate 2Kx4K videos performance was “weak”, frames started dropping and a few of my samples showed some freezes. General performances are OK, but don’t expect too much, especially in 3D Gaming do to the fact it uses a quad core Mali-400MP2 GPU and not a high performance Octa Core (8 cores) GPU.ĭevice preformed smooth playing 1080P videos. The device is equipped with the Allwinner H3 quad core processor that is considered to be somewhere of an entry level low cost hardware. On both sides of the case you can find a series of ventilation holes for cooling the unit as shown in the photos below. Casing itself is coated with a thin rubber layer to protect surfaces from scratches. Case is made from ABS Plastic material with an external antenna that rotates up to 90 degrees angle. The CX-939 TV Stick quality and design are both good. 1x HDMI Extension Cable (Type: Male-Female).1x Micro USB Cable (Date / Power Supply Cable).USB: 1x USB 2.0 port (full size), 1x micro USB OTG port, 1x micro USB port for power.Video & Audio Output – HDMI 1.4 male connector up to 4K2K 30Hz, with HDMI CEC support.Connectivity: 802.11 b/g/n ,Wi-Fi with external antenna, Bluetooth 4.0 (AP6212 module).SoC: Allwinner H3 quad core ARM Cortex A7 1.5GHz.Product review will be focusing on the followings: with system Ports that include: HDMI, 1 x USB 2.0 port, 1 x micro USB OTG port, 1 x micro USB power port.
Product specs include Allwinner’s ARM Cortex-A7 quad-core processor with a Mali-400MP2 GPU providing 4K Ultra HD playback and support hardware decoding of H.265/HEVC 4K video. The CX-933 also comes with 1GB of RAM, Android 4.4 KitKat operating system as well with 802.11 b/g/n WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth 4.0. This model has a lower price tag and exact specs as the branded Tronsmart Draco H3 sold online at retail prices between $40 – $45. In terms of specs they are a pretty entry level type.
The following review will focus on Wellglobal CX-939 Android Mini PC TV Stick based on Allwinner H3 Soc Solution launched a few months ago.