[Review] A95X F2 Amlogic S905x2 Android 9.0 TV Box Review

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A95X F2 Amlogic S905X2 Android 9.0 4GB/32GB KODI 17.6 4K TV Box with IR Remote WiFi LAN
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Highlights (From webpage)

Amlogic S905X2
A95X F2 tv box is equipped with Amlogic S905X2, which provides user with ultra-fast running speed and professional image processing.
Android 9.0 OS
It is based on the latest Android 9.0 OS, with high speed and smooth performance, which is designed to turn your regular TV into a smart one.
DDR3 4GB+ eMMC 32GB
A95X F2 tv box is equipped with 4GB RAM+ 32GB ROM, supporting stable operations and providing you with more space and caches to enjoy your entertainment.
100M LAN
Equipped with 100M LAN Interface for unfettered internet surfing.
Note: The voice remote not include.

Hi Guys,
Another Tv box to take a look at today,The A95X F2,A Amlogic S905X2 powered TV box.The A95X F2 im testing came from geekbuying so a big thanks to them for the device.This is the 4/32GB version that should be more than enough room for most usersTheres also a 4/64GB version both are Running Android 9 out the box and iv already had 2 OTA updates.Iv been using this box for the past week and its doing everything i need with a fast boot up fast UI apps load nice and quick.The pre installed TVMC is also working really good with my favorite kodi build.

If you want the bottom navigation bar this is the one iv been useing from the play store that works well.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nu.nav.bar&hl=en_GB

Edit:After the 2nd OTA update there is now a bottom navigation bar :.)

Looks and feel

It comes with just the one launcher installed.A new look leanback launcher.
The device itself is a small square tv box with a front facing clock.The A95X F2 has no rubber Pads on the bottom so it does slide arond the desk a bit.,The underside has holes for Venterlation.It has 2 full sized USB ports one USB3 & one USB2,Micro SD card slot,HDMI port,Power input,AV port,RJ45 port & a Spdf port.The IR remote has good range & works ok (Air mouse is better)There is a recovery button hidden behind the AV hole on the rear.

Front of Device

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Left hand side



Rear




Once booted up it takes you to the easy to use home screen.The boot time is around 25 seconds so not a slow device.



App Draw Iv only installed one app myself (Easy screen shot) to get the screen shots for you.



App's installed

Voice Search (Voice remote needed or use a webcam)
Play store
Google
Amazon Prime video
Netflix
YouTube (Plays 4k video)
Mobdro
CetusPlay
Air Screen
TVMC (KODI 17.6)
K Addons
Root Browser
TV store
K Addons
Cast play for tv

Some tech stuff

Antutu




DRM




CPU Z






Antutu Video Tester





Other info

Logitech c230 webcam (Works) also installed google voice search and that also works by using the webcam mic.
Samsung 1TB external HD (Works)
Tronsmart Mars G01 gamepad (Works)
32GB micro SD card (Works)
HDMI CEC (Works very well)

Firmware & install guide

(Stock firmware) http://blog.geekbuying.com/2019/07/a95x-...re-update/

(USB Burning tool) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KDpxJYr...-MjhC/edit

1. Download USB burning tool 2.1.7.0 (Included above)and install it
2. Open USB burning tool and click "File" at the top left of the program
2. Click import image then select the aml_upgrade_package.img file
4. Once the firmware has loaded click the "Start" button in the burning tool
5. Remove all USB's and anything plugged into your device
6. Connect one side of the Male to Male USB cable to the USB 2.0 port of your device and the other to a USB port of your PC.
7. Wait until the progress bar reaches 100%, then click the "Stop" button and reconnect your device to your TV.

Internal Photos




Recovery button



WIFI Chip



Specification

General

Model: A95X F2
Type: TV Box
Hardware
OS: Android 9.0
CPU: Amlogic S905X2  Quad-core Cortex-A53
GPU: ARM Dvalin MP2 GPU support OpenGL ES3.2/OpenCL2.0
RAM: 4GB DDR3
ROM: 32GB eMMC

Communication

WiFi: 2.4G /5GWiFi
Bluetooth: YES
LAN: 100M

Media

Image: HD JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIF

Video

Amlogic Video Engine (AVE) with dedicated hardware decoders and encoders
Support multi-video decoder up to 4Kx2K@60fps+1x1080P@60fps
Supports multiple “secured” video decoding sessions and simultaneous decoding and encoding
Video/Picture Decoding
VP9 Profile-2 up to 4Kx2K@60fps
H.265 HEVC [email protected] up to 4Kx2K@60fps
AVS2-P2 Profile up to 4Kx2K@60fps
H.264 AVC [email protected] up to 4Kx2K@30fps
H.264 MVC up to 1080P@60fps
MPEG-4 ASP@L5 up to 1080P@60fps (ISO-14496)
WMV/VC-1 SP/MP/AP up to 1080P@60fps
AVS-P16(AVS+) /AVS-P2 JiZhun Profile up to 1080P@60fps
MPEG-2 MP/HL up to 1080P@60fps (ISO-13818)
MPEG-1 MP/HL up to 1080P@60fps (ISO-11172)
RealVideo 8/9/10 up to 1080P@60fps
Multiple languages and multiple format sub-title video support
MJPEG and JPEG unlimited pixel resolution decoding (ISO/IEC-10918)
Supports JPEG thumbnail, scaling, rotation and transition effects
Supports *.mkv,*.wmv,*.mpg, *.mpeg, *.dat, *.avi, *.mov, *.iso, *.mp4, *.rm and *.jpg file formats
Video/Picture Encoding
Independent JPEG and H.265/H.264 encoder with configurable performance/bit-rate
JPEG image encoding
H.265/H.264 video encoding up to 1080P@60fps with latency

Audio

Supports MP3, AAC, WMA, RM, FLAC, Ogg and programmable with 7.1/5.1 down-mixing
Built-in serial digital audio SPDIF/IEC958 input/output and PCM input/output
built-in TDM/PCM/I2S ports with TDM/PCM mode up to 384kHz x32bits x 8ch or 96kHz x 32bits x 32ch and I2S mode up to 384kHz x 32bits x 8ch
Digital microphone PDM input with programmable CIC, LPF & HPF, support up to 8 DMICs
Built-in stereo audio DAC
Supports concurrent dual audio stereo channel output with a combination of analog+PCM or I2S+PCM

Other Features

KODI 17.6
Language: Support Multi-languages
Support transmitter with 3D, Dynamic HDR, CEC and HDCP 2.2
Interface
USB3.0, USB2.0, HDMI, LAN, AV jack, SD card slot, DC in, SPDIF,Recovery Button Behind AV hole

Dimensions & Weight

Product weight: 0.1600 kg
Package weight: 0.3800 kg
Product size (L x W x H): 13.00 x 13.00 x 4.50 cm / 5.12 x 5.12 x 1.77 inches
Package size (L x W x H): 20.60 x 14.60 x 6.40 cm / 8.11 x 5.75 x 2.52 inches

Package Contents

1x TV Box
1x IR Remote control
1x HDMI cable
1x Power adapter
1x User manual

Unboxing Video



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