Allwinner H728 octa-core Cortex-55 SoC powers $40+ X96Q PRO+ Android 14 TV box

X96Q Pro+ is an Android 14 TV box powered by the new Allwinner H728 octa-core Cortex-A55 SoC with a Mali-G57-MC1 GPU, and a 4Kp60 / 8Kp24 H.265 and VP9 4Kp60 video decoder that looks very similar to the Allwinner T527 AIoT SoC.

The TV box ships with 4GB RAM and 32GB eMMC flash by default, and features an HDMI 2.0 port outputting up to 4K at 60 Hz, a 3.5mm audio jack, an optical S/PDIF output, a gigabit Ethernet port, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity, and a few USB ports.

X96Q Pro+ specifications:

SoC – Allwinner H728
- CPU – Octa-core Arm Cortex-A55 processor in two clusters of four cores four cores
- GPU – Arm Mali-G57 MC1 GPU
- VPU
  - Video decoder
    - H.265 up to 4Kp60 or 8Kp24
    - VP9 up to 4Kp60
    - H.264 BP/MP/HP up to 4Kp30
    - Multi-format 1080p60 VP8, MPEG-1/2 SP/MP, MPEG-4 SP/ASP, AVS+/AVS JIZHUN
  - Video encoder:
    - H.264 up to 4Kp25
    - MJPEG up to 4Kp15
  - JPEG encoder – Up to 8K x 8K resolution
  - AWonder1.0 post-processing engine
- Package – FCCSP 660 balls
  17 mm x 17 mm size, 0.5 mm ball pitch, 0.3 mm ball size
- Manufacturing process – 22nm ULP
System Memory – 4GB (2GB optional)
Storage
- 32GB eMMC flash (16/64GB optional)
- MicroSD card slot
Video Output – HDMI 2.0a up to 4Kp60 with 10-bit HDR support
Audio – 3.5mm audio jack, optical S/PDIF, digital audio via HDMI
Networking
- Gigabit Ethernet port
- Dual-band WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0
USB – 1x USB 3.0 port, 2x USB 2.0 ports
Misc
- Power button
- Update pinhole
- Front panel display
- Optional RTC
Power Supply – 5V/3A via DC jack
Dimensions – 140 x 90 x 20mm
Weight – 150 grams

The TV box ships with a remote control, a power adapter, an HDMI cable, and a user manual. The main benefit of the X96Q Pro+ is that it runs the most recent Android 14 (for TV?) operating system. The Allwinner H728 “Decoding Platform Processor” does have some interesting interfaces like PCIe 2.1 x1, 30x PWM, two gigabit Ethernet MAC, and more that make it look like the Allwinner T527 even more, so it’s probably just handled by a different business unit within Allwinner, and that’s potentially the same silicon.

The X96Q Pro+ Android 14 TV box is sold for about $40 (2GB/16GB) or $50 (4GB/32GB) on AliExpress under the VONTAR brand. I was initially contacted by Shenzhen Amedia Technology Co., Ltd. who claims to be the manufacturer.

Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

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.