MINIX officially announced their first quad core Android media player, named NEO X7, in early July, and it’s now available for around $140 on sites such as Aliexpress and Geekbuying. More recently, MINIX posted pictures and specifications for MINIX NEO X7mini, a cost down version of MINIX NEO X7. Let’s compare the two.
The first (very obvious) difference is the lack of external Wi-Fi antenna on the MINIX X7mini, but that’s not all as shown in the comparison table below.
| NEO X7 | NEO X7mini | |
| Processor | Quad-Core Cortex A9 Processor (RK3188) | Quad-Core Cortex A9 Processor (RK3188) |
| GPU | Quad-Core Mali-400MP | Quad-Core Mali-400MP |
| System Memory | 2GB DDR3 | 2GB DDR3 |
| Storage | 16GB NAND Flash + SD/MMC Card Reader | 8GB NAND Flash + SD/MMC Card Reader |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, Ethernet, Dual-Band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz and 5GHz) | Bluetooth, Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi |
| External Antenna | Yes | No |
| USB | 3 x USB Ports + 1 x OTG | 2 x USB Ports |
| Video Output | HDMI 1.4a | HDMI 1.4a |
| Audio I/O | HDMI, optical S/PDIF, microphone and headphone jacks | HDMI, optical S/PDIF |
| Misc | IR receiver | IR receiver, Auto Power-On (no power button) |
| Dimensions | 125x125x20mm | 98x98x22.8mm |
Both devices run Android 4.2.2. In order to bring the cost down, they reduced the flash memory size, embedded an 2.4GHz Wi-Fi module, and got rid of the external antenna, removed 2 USB ports (1x USB host, and 1x USB OTG), as well as the microphone and headphone jacks. MINIX NEO X7mini is about a third smaller than NEO X7.
MINIX NEO X7mini price has not been disclosed yet, and the device will be available at the end of August, beginning of September.
Via AndroidPC.es
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