Amlogic S905 is the first 64-bit ARM processor of the company, with four Cortex A53 cores, a Mali-450MP GPU, as well as support for HDMI 2.0, and 10-bit HEVC video decoding. It will come to market before S912 processor featuring a Mali-T7xx GPU, and compete with Rockchip RK3368 octa-core processor.
I’ve already features two Amlogic S905 TV boxes a few months ago with Acemax G9C and Eny EM95, but these two products were announced several months before the actual release, and now several other products have been announced, and should become available very soon. Geniatech unveiled two products based on Amlogic S905: ATV495 Android TV box, and ATV1950 Android digital TV receiver with dual ATSC, DVB-T, or ISDBT tuners, while Guleek A8 is an Amlogic S905 Android TV stick.
Geniatech ATV495 TV Box
ATV495 specifications:
- SoC – Amlogic S905 quad core ARM Cortex-A53 @ up to 2.0GHz with a quad core Mali-450MP GPU up to 750MHz
- System Memory – 2GB RAM
- Storage – 8GB flash + micro SD card slot
- Video & Audio Output – HDMI 2.0 up to 4K @ 60Hz with support for HDCP 2.2 , AV output (CVBS)
- Connectivity – 10/100M Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- USB – 2x USB 2.0 host ports
- Misc- Power button, IR receiver
- Power Supply – DC 5V/2A
- Dimensions – N/A
Price and availability information have not been disclosed by the company. Further details can be found on Geniatech ATV495 product page.
Geniatech ATV1950 TV Box with Dual Tuner
ATV1950 “Quad Core Gold” preliminary specifications:
- SoC – Amlogic S905 quad core ARM Cortex-A53 @ up to 2.0GHz with a quad core Mali-450MP GPU up to 750MHz
- System Memory – 2GB RAM
- Storage – 16GB flash + micro SD card slot
- Video & Audio Output – HDMI 2.0 up to 4K @ 60Hz with support for HDCP 2.2
- Connectivity – Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac
- Dual Digital TV Tuner built-in (ATSC/DVB-T/DVB-T2/ISDBT) for simultaneous watching and recording
- USB – 4x USB 2.0 host ports
- Misc- Power button, IR receiver
- Power Supply – DC 5V/2A
- Dimensions – 160x110x33 mm
You can may find more details on Geniatech ATV1950 page, but the pictures don’t match the specs, which are themselves inconsistent on the product page, and even the dual tuners are missing from the pictures, despite being prominently advertised on multiple places and on marketing materials.
Guleek A8 Android TV Stick
Guleek A8 specifications:
- SoC – Amlogic S905 quad core ARM Cortex-A53 @ up to 2.0GHz with quad core Mali-450MP GPU up to 750MHz
- System Memory – 2GB DDR3
- Storage – 8GB eMMC flash + micro SD card slot
- Video Output – HDMI 2.0 up to 4K @ 60Hz with HDCP 2.2
- Audio – HDMI, AV, optical S/PDIF
- Connectivity – WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (AP6212 by default, with RTL8189,AP6330,AP6335 supported for dual band or/and 802.11ac)
- USB – 1x USB 2.0 host port, 2x micro USB port (one OTG, one for power only)
- Misc – FN key
- Power Supply – 5V/2A via micro USB port
- Dimensions – N/A
The stick is one of the rare Amlogic S905 products currently listed for sale, and you can find it for $75 + shipping on Aliexpress. The seller has good feedback, but there’s no way to tell whether the TV dongle is really ready to ship or not.
All three devices run Android 5.1, and Amlogic S905 is the first low cost SoC that supports both HDMI 2.0 and 10-bit HEVC. In my past reviews, I’ve also noticed that video capabilities of Amlogic based devices in Kodi and Antutu Video Tester are usually much better than competitors such as Rockchip, but we’ll have to find out with actual devices.
Via AndroidPC.es here and there.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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