Superbox S3PRO Live TV VOD TV Box Still Works 2 Years Later

SuperBox S3PRO Live Streaming Review

In July 2020 the first SuperBox S1Pro model was launched and almost 2 years later, there on the third model called the SuperBox S3PRO. Back then they faced lots of criticism about the longevity of the IPTV service and video-on-demand service provided on these models, and whether it is high-priced was worth the investment. Many sort at the risk as the service provided was questionable and could lead to premature termination.

However during this period I promised my viewers and readers that I would keep an eye on these models to determine if their claims would be true. However, it has been almost 2 years since their first lunch and I can confirm without adult that the service on all their models are still working 100% and receiving updates. So the S3PRO though very similar if not the same in design and firmware as the S2PRO model offers some slight improvements in the key areas.

Superbox S3PRO hardware specs:

CPU – Allwinner H6 4X 1.4Ghz
GPU – Mali T720
RAM – 2GB DDR3
Internal Storage – 32GB
Wi-Fi – Dual Band 2.4GHz + 5GHz T2TR MIMO
LAN – 100Mbps
Bluetooth – 4.1

Superbox S3PRO IO Ports

1 HDMI 2.0
1 RJ45 LAN
1 Optical Audio
1 USB 3.0
1 USB 2.0
1 Micro SD Card slot
1 AV
1 IR
2 External T2TR MIMO antennas

Benchmarks Ranking Chart

Antutu – 54,630
Geekbench 4 – 618 Single Core | 1,534 Multi-core
3D Mark – Ice storm Extreme 3,955 | Slingshot 112
RAM Copy – 2,794 MB/s
Internal Storage – 103 MB/s read | 90 MB/s Write
Wi-Fi – 5GHz 100% | 2.4GHz 100%
LAN Speed – 26% 100Mbps

Superbox S3PRO Features

Excellent Long Term Live TV/IPTV Service
Fast VOD Client server streaming Apk movies
Great Wi-Fi reception on both bands
Rooted
HDR display available
Alternative launchers work
Good box housing design
Limited Android gaming but OK graphics rendering
Gamepad Keymapping apps works
Bluetooth remote with voice search
T2 TR dual antennas 2.4GHZ + 5GHz

Cons

No root switch
No screen rotation
Netflix in basic 480p Lacking DRM
Moderate Overheating
Poor 4K video playback
No Vulkan GPU support
No Dolby/DTS audio
Auto HDR not firing
Alternative launchers cannot set to default
Live wallpapers don’t work
Limited Google Play store
Developer options hidden (app needed)

Final thoughts

So in reality the hardware is not much of a difference you get 32 GB instead of 16 from the previous model but it’s the same chipset. What has approved is the quality of the firmware and the life TV and video-on-demand service. They also included in your Bluetooth voice remote that comes in very handy compared to the infrared one used that was a very troublesome. The live TV service offers lots of channels and the streams are dependable with no buffering.