Rikomagic RKM MK25 TV Box Review
For reasons on knowing to me the RKM MK25 did not make its debut as the other S922X models did. I purchased this model myself because I just had to see how is it that this hexa core TV box wasn’t recommended to me or wasn’t feature in the popular Chinese retail stores and is mostly available from a few sellers on AliExpress. After completing my review I came to a conclusion that the reason it wasn’t could have been a firmware issue that they couldn’t iron out the bugs fast enough. During my review of the box performed exceptionally well and it was quite noticeable that is operating temperature remained low around 55°C due to the fact that it’s entire body is made of a metal alloy and acts as a large heatsink for its CPU. I am not disappointed with this model and it’s performance ranks high among similar models however, I wish they had more time to work on some more improvements in this firmware. Whether we’ll see anymore updates for this box only time will tell.
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Hardware Specs
CPU – Amlogic S922X 1.8GHz
GPU – Mali G52
RAM – 4GB DDR3
Internal Storage – 32GB eMMc
Wi-Fi – Dual-Band 2.4GHz + 5GHz
LAN – RJ45 1000Mbps
Bluetooth – 4.2
IO Ports
1 HDMI 2.0
1 USB 3.0
1 USB 2.0
1 RJ45 LAN
1 Optical Audio
1 AV
1 Micro SD TF
1 DC Input
Benchmarks
Antutu – 112,313
Geekbench 4 – 1140 Single-Core | 3,144 Multicore
Ice Storm Extreme – MAX
Slingshot – 1455
RAM Copy – 5,635 MB/s
Internal Storage – 141 MB/s read | 103 MB/s write
Wi-Fi – 100% on 5GHZ Band | 2.4GHz 54%
LAN – 100% 1000 Mbps
Features
Amlogic S922X 6X CPU 1.8GHz Mali G52
Rooted
Navigation bar/status bar
HDR display
High benchmarks
Max bandwidth on both Wi-Fi bands and Ethernet LAN port
Alternative launchers/wallpapers work
Miracast mobile casting works
Good 4K HDR video playback
YouTube in 4K HDR (Aptoide version)
Dolby Atmos/DTS-X/HD MA/THX
Bluetooth works OK
Good 3D gaming with gamepad keymapping
Coolest operating temperatures
Cons
Root switch Not working (Firmware Update needed)
No DRM for Netflix/Prime Video in HD/4K
No screen rotation to portrait mode
Firmware had to be updated manually to fix Play Store login
No Dolby True HD
Borderline overheating during 3D gaming.
Final thoughts
The RKM MK25 TV box is what I describe as the dark horse of TV boxes. It has such great hardware and performance yet was never in the mainstream Chinese retail stores or Amazon.
It plays 4K videos really well and played 3D Android games without overheating. The only thing missing is Vulkan support.
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