Hey guys,
Here's the all-new Beelink GT1.
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If you're into this kind of gadgets you might have heard of Beelink. They deliver android-tv solutions under great price with awesome performance (i68, X2 or the more recent MiniMXIII prove the point).
Main specs:
Brand: Beelink
Model: GT1
GPU: ARM Mali-T820MP3 a 750Mhz
CPU: Amlogic S912 Octacore a 2.0GHz
SO: Android 6.0.1
RAM: 2Gb DDR3
ROM: 16Gb
Ethernet: 1000Mbps LAN
WIFI: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac，2.4Ghz+5Ghz+ac
BT: BT 4.0
Amazon: $66,97
Gearbest: $59,99 (if you use the code "GBGT1" the price will drop to $55,99)
Unboxing and review on the second post.
Screens
Unboxing
Beelink was ever so kind to send me a test version. Shipping was pretty quick (4 dias to Portugal!!!). The packaging could have been better, that would have prevented some damages to the box. Luckily it was just the box. Still... an aspect to consider.
The outside box is pretty simple, but it suits the purpose. One must take in account that they have to sacrifice some things in order to keep their products at low price for the quality you get. The box is still pretty elegant though.
(some box damage due to poor packaging)
Content:
Android TV-Box Beelink GT1
Remote
HDMI Cable
EU Power Adapter
Instructions Manual
This is one of the first boxes to reach the market with the all-new AmLogic S912 processor, which boosts not only the processing. Comparing to the S905X, for instance, video encoding is done with H.265 (instead of H.264) at 60FPS. That's only one of the advantages. Check out the image below for better comparison.
First boot with it was pretty good. It didn't take more than 20 seconds. Boot animation is far from being a masterpiece, but that doesn't matter much. What matters is that it does exactly what it sets out to do, in a pretty decent manner btw.
This is one of the first boxes in the market to play 4K contents "out-of-the-box" in both Dolby Vision and HDR10.
Later this week I will be updating this post with some screenshots and video review.
Beelink GT1 Review
It will be a great box, waiting for test review.
Anyone know where to get Android 9.0 firmware for gt1_313M0 ? Is Android 6.0.1 really the final version of Android for this?!?!
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http://reviews.cnet.com/search-results/screenbeam/4505-5_7-35567337.html
"Actiontec today showed off at CES 2013 its first wireless display kit called ScreenBeam. This is a Miracast-certified kit that allows for displaying a mobile device's screen on to the big screen TV.
"Actiontec say ScreenBeam is one of the the first devices approved by the Wi-Fi Alliance for their Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast program. This ensure that it's compatible with other MiraCast-enabled devices.
"Actiontec offers ScreenBeam as both a stand-alone wireless display adapter and as a kit. A stand-alone adapters works with existing Miracast-certified devices including laptops, smartphones, tablets, and devices running Android or WiDi 3.5 and higher. The kit also comes with an USB transmitter that adds MiraCast to any existing Windows 7 & 8 PCs.
"Other that that, the ScreenBeam is HDMI-certified, offer 1080P HD video and audio. The device has the range of 50 feet and doesn't require line-of-sight to work.
"The new MiraCast ScreenBeam from Actiontec is available now with the kit costing some $80."
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I assume you mean by way of the USB adaptor that's part of the full kit? I doubt something that specific will work over OTG.
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>I assume you mean by way of the USB adaptor that's part of the full kit? I doubt something that specific will work over OTG.
I assume N10 has the wifi hardware, and need only custom ROM to add in Mira, now that there is a certified TV end-point to test against. The USB wifi would be more for tabs like N7 w/o 5GHz wifi, which would need custom ROM/kernel for both Mira and USB wifi (dongle) support--and of course for Win boxes w/o WiDi. It'll be interesting to see how low-end laptops (read: that can't do real-time H.264 encoding) work with this unit.
Curious that N10 has no Mira, since it has the necessary wifi, and that it came out at same time as N4 which has Mira. I'm guessing N10's high res is a complication, since Mira's supported display resolution only goes up to 1920x1200 per its white paper.
http://www.wi-fi.org/register.php?file=wp_Miracast_Industry_20120919.pdf
Anyway, N10 has enough dev support here that we should find out one way or the other.
Edit: The few N4-Miracast vids I've seen have latency between 0.5 and 1s. But in the Anandtech Nvidia Shield hands-on, which does the same thing by piping PC video output to TV via Shield, lag was negligible. Shield requires a GTX 650/660M on the PC side, so may be that's the difference. With N10's res being 4x of N4, I think both lag and frame rate will be an issue, assuming that Mira works.
http://shield.nvidia.com/faq
Zidoo is one of the new entrants to the TV box brands among many choices.
Based on the Allwinner H3 ARM based CPU equipped with Quad Core Mali 400 MP2 and the Detail Specifications of Zidoo are listed below
Specifications:
CPU : Allwinner H3 ARM Quad-core A7 4K*2K mali400 GPU
Memory: 1GB DDR3
Flash: Nand Flash 8GB (up to 16GB)
WiFi : 802.11 b/g/n
Material & Color: Plastic in silver
Other Interface : 1*HDMI 1.4 4K*2K resolution
1*AV Standard AV output resolution
2*USB host port
1*RJ45 Ethernet
1*TF card reader SD card interface. Support 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB
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Performance
Let me first begin by sharing that I have been pleasantly surprised by the performance and quality of this box.
The box quite surprisingly delivers a superb graphics performance on all media.
I have prior experience using CS968, Q7, CS918 MK808B and few others and overall, this box has exceeded in video quality from all of these models.
The box comes complete with Kodi ZDMC installed and is ready to go right out of the box.
The Zidoo performs well on 1080p resolution on Kodi with absolutely no choppiness and any lag whatsoever while all other TV boxes mentioned above so far had struggled for me.
This is a definite improvement we can experience on the Quad Core Mali 400 part.
Software/User Interface
Software on this device is arguably the best part of the Zidoo X1.
Zidoo developer’s team have done an excellent job in optimizing the hardware to the software with no glitches or bugs and every app that I have used on the X1 was amply supported.
In my experience for most Android TV boxes, software has been weak, and this is a very positive development with Zidoo X1 making it a unique TV box.
This clearly reflects that Zidoo has kept a keen eye on what to add in their Android TV box.
The homescreen layout for Zidoo is very unique and simple to use with all the main apps nicely laid out in a linear fashion.
The user interface is designed such that with a single click you are able to launch your favorite media app from the main menu.
Apps Drawer
Shortcut keys provided on Zidoo remote is definitely a nice bonus, and takes away the need to add an air remote for most users. However for advanced users you might still require an air remote.
Overall the Zidoo capably does a lot what other boxes do, but also adds an exception to it by adding 4k media playback support and provides a sleek User Interface on a budget.
Design Quality
The Zidoo box is surprisingly smaller physically, than what my expectations were.
The plastic body on Zidoo is very light there are no vents provided for any convection.
This is not really a disadvantage in my opinion as the box runs very cool despite running HD content for hours and for the most part will not require any vents.
The top surface remained very cool while the bottom of the box does get slightly hot when I touch after having used it for the whole day.
The box has a unique curved body and all the connections are neatly tugged underneath with a cover, hence the IP rating should be significantly better due to its unique shape.
Internet Speed Performance
Zidoo has a quick ping response times on the network and the Internet speed test shows full speed when I ran Ookla speed test on my 25MB account.
The loading speed on many apps such as Showbox is very quick.
Geekbench Benchmark Reference
Here is the Geekbench 3 score for reference, not sure how it stands in comparison to similar boxes but I thought I should add it as a reference to whoever may wish to compare.
Conclusion:
Despite being an owner of many TV boxes from various brands, Zidoo has now replaced them all as my main media player.
So, If you are looking for a budget 4K TV Box with optimized user interface and superior graphics performance then Zidoo definitely gets my two thumbs up.
What is Outdoorsmartphone ? It is what many people may have not heard of this phone until recently, the world's leading smartphone manufacturer - AGM Outdoorsmartphone conference has held in Beijing and released its first flagship product since entering the Chinese market - AGM X1 outdoorsmartphone, which makes outdoor smartphone that is a big bit product for travelers in Germany, United States, France and other countries finally unveil in China.
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Because of the saturation of phone market, increasing smartphone manufacturershave devoted themselves into design and development of products for niche market, outdoor smartphone is a professional product tailored for the travel enthusiast. AGM has done a good job in this area and makes it to the top level in the world.
No charging for up to 3 days
AGM X1 is packed with 5400mAh massive battery, and powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor which offers low consumption and high performance although it doesn’t achieve the same level of Snapdragon 820, seeing by the overcapacity of hardware of smartphone, Snapdragon 617processor is definitely a cost-effective processor.
Besides, 13MP rear dual cameras provided by O-film which is the top supplier in the word on AGM X1 has stunning performance that is comparable with SLR cameras by multiple images synthesisand DOF adjusting of X OS.
Strong protection by Unique appearance
AGM X1 has a tough appearance exhibiting a distinctive style compared to other conventional smartphones, which is closed to aesthetic style of travel enthusiast and improve its protective ability as well.
It is reported that AGM X1 features IP68 certification with water and shock resistant over 1.5m, which reaches to standard of USA military-protection，it is strong enough to cope with many situations where being outdoors.
Has any body tried this smartphone, I'm interested in getting one?
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Yes we believe a smartphone can't be a flagship without AI, but a flagship can be within $499.
You read it right!
Price: $499
Specs
CPU: Kirin 970
Battery: 3750mAh
RAM/Storage: 6gb+128gb (expandable 256gb)
Display: 5.99" 1080 x 2160
Primary camera: 16 MP (f/1.8) rgb + 20 MP mono
Front camera: 13 MP (f/2.0)
Android 8.1
EMUI 8.0
Purchase link: https://store.hihonor.com/us/honor-view-10
Wow. Are you gonna update this device? German device I haven't gotten an update for 3 months still stuck at 8.0.0.120a
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Yes we believe a smartphone can't be a flagship without AI, but a flagship can be within $499.
You read it right!
Price: $499
Special offer if you follow instructions in the link at the bottom.
You can pre-order the Honor View10 for $469, a $30 discount! :good:
Specs
CPU: Kirin 970
Battery: 3750mAh
RAM/Storage: 6gb+128gb (expandable 256gb)
Display: 5.99" 1080 x 2160
Primary camera: 16 MP (f/1.8) rgb + 20 MP mono
Front camera: 13 MP (f/2.0)
Android 8.1
EMUI 8.0
Pre-Order link here: https://goo.gl/G8pVmc
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Can you confirm that the bands listed for the US version are correct? Why the removal of 1 and 3? These are pretty much a must for international travel. Even the Honor 8 had them.
Looks like I'm going to have to pass. No Band 66 or Band 71 and missing a few international bands for traveling.
Can Honor state if this device supports TMobile WiFi Calling? Every other Honor device doesn't.
Too little, too late.
I opted for the Galaxy S9+. Yeah, I paid about $350 more for it but I also got a VR headset (which I'll probably never use), a very nice wireless quick charger, and a pair of Samsung IconX wireless Bluetooth earbuds. A little over $400 in extra stuff.
I could easily sell that stuff and would have gotten the S9+ for less than $500 after all was said and done.
When do we get android 8.1 update in other countries?
When do we get view10 stocks back in India. It is out of stock from last few weeks.
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Info from ZTE USA website:
Starts at US$550 for 8gb RAM (or 12gb) & 256gb ROM
6.47” FHD+ (2340 X 1080) AMOLED screen
Curved screen edge
4,000mAh Battery
Qualcomm Quick Charge™ 4+ and Wireless Quick Charge 3.0
No-bezel screen with fingerprint sensor & notch camera
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Battery
4000mAh (typical), Qualcomm®Quick Charge™ 4+, wireless charging v3.0
Memory
8GB or 12GB RAM + 256GB ROM
Expandable Storage (up to 2 TB via Micro SD memory card*)
Display
6.47” quad curved 3D AMOLED screen, FHD+(2340x1080)
Features
In-display fingerprint, Dual super linear speaker, DTS:X® Ultra , Hi-Fi, Face ID, NFC,
GPS/A-GPS /Galileo, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, BT 5.0
OS
Android P (upgrading to Android 10 by end of calendar 2019)
Camera
Rear: 48M(4in1) f/1.7 + 20M(4in1) 125°wide angle f/2.2 + 8M telephoto camera f/2.4
Front: 20M(4in1) f/2.0
Network
FDD:1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/30/66/71;
TDD:B34/38/39/40/41(2535-2655MHz);
UMTS:B1/2/4/5/8;
GSM:B2/3/5/8
LTE 4*4MIMO B2/4/7/38/41/66
DL 4CA,DL 3CA,DL 2CA;UL 2CA
Platform
Qualcomm™ Snapdragon™ SD855 octa core SoC processor
Size
159.2*73.4*7.9mm (6.27 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches)
Interfaces
USB Type-C 3.1 (GEN1), nano+ nano/microSD (up to 2TB)
Accelerometer, Proximity, Fingerprint, Facial recognition, RGB Sensor, Compass, Gyroscope, Hall sensor
* Wireless charger and Micro SD card are not included.
After the fiasco of software problems with the Axon 7 I don't think I would spend a significant sum on one of their phones again.
They really need to get their **** together....
RobboW said:
After the fiasco of software problems with the Axon 7 I don't think I would spend a significant sum on one of their phones again.
They really need to get their **** together....
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Yeah that was quite the nightmare, especially with the ban and having a not good last update. Glad GSI's are doing the trick, but I think ZTE should work on their updates a little better.
I will bet my money on huawei flagships instead...
taufikthexfader said:
I will bet my money on huawei flagships instead...
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I hope they survive the Trump administration fiasco of trade wars because their phones are very good.
I got my wife a new Mate 20 recently, as long as it's modern she won't care if it's on Android 10 or 11. She wouldn't have a clue and it will get 10 at least.
I don't care about the bootloader as modern Android is great as long as the OEM doesn't make it with too many bugs (looking crossly at ZTE).
My Axon 7 and Axon 7 Mini are both stock and it doesn't bother me from a feature point of view.
Rooting and modding them was all in the past because the OS was so fragmented and basic. Now it's just not a concern for me.
I'd have a new Huawei right now if needed. The new models coming out from now on are where the problem is, not the pre-existing ones.