Ugoos SK1 8K Android TV box is based on the Amlogic S928X-K penta-core Cortex-A76/A55 SoC with 8GB LPDDR4, a 128GB eMMC flash, and support for Dolby Vision HDR.
The SK1 model follows the Ugoos AM8 model introduced last year with the Amlogic S928X-J processor, 4GB LPDDR4, and 32GB eMMC flash. The new model provides additional licenses with the S928X-K SoC and more resources that should be suitable for more than just watching 8K videos, and some games and other apps could easily run on the device.
Ugoos SK1 specifications:
- SoC – Amlogic S928X-K
- CPU – Penta-core processor with 1x Cortex-A76 core @ up to 2.0 GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores
- GPU – Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.2, and OpenCL 2.0
- VPU
- 8Kp60 H.265, AV1, VP9, AVS3/AVS2 10-bit video decoder; 4Kp60 H.264 decoder, 1080p60 MPEG-4, WMV/VC-1, AVS, MPEG-2, MPEG-1 decoder
- Low-latency 4Kp60 H.265/H.264 encoder
- AI accelerator – Up to 3.2 TOPS Neural Network Accelerator (NNA) with Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) architecture, supports TensorFlow and Caffe
- The “-K” suffix should stand for Dolby Vision and Atmos + DTS-HD licenses
- Manufacturing process – 12nm
- System Memory – 8GB LPDDR4
- Storage – 128GB eMMC flash,
microSD card slot - Video Output – HDMI 2.1a up to 8Kp60 with HDMI CEC, Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG support
- Audio – Optical S/PDIF, 3.5mm audio jack, digital audio output via HDMI
- Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port
- Dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2×2 MIMO WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 (LE) via Ampak AP6276P module
- USB – 1x USB 3.0 port, 1x USB 2.0 port
- DRM – Widewine L1 support
- Misc – IR receiver
- Power Supply – 12V DC/2A via power barrel jack
- Dimensions – 115 x 115 x 24mm
- Humidity – 5% to 90% non-condensing
- Certifications – CE, FCC
The Ugoos SK1 TV box runs Android 11.0 with OTA updates and Ugoos features such as SAMBA server, NFS and CIFS clients, Magisk to access root, remote server for using an Android phone as remote, and more. It also supports Google Play, DLNA, and Miracast. The TV box ships with the UR-02 remote that combines voice control and air mouse mode.
The Ugoos SK1 8K Android TV box with Dolby Vision support is sold for $208.99 on the “Ugoos Store” (unofficial reseller of Ugoos products) but with only three units in stock, and should soon become available on AliExpress. [Update: The Ugoos SK1 is sold on Aliexpress for $209 plus shipping] Further information may also be found on the product page of the official Ugoos website.
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