X96 X4 Amlogic S905X4 TV Box Review
So today we have the new X96 X4 Amlogic S905X4 Android 11 TV Box has been released on the market but it’s brand-new RGB lighting system that makes it so attractive. The manufacturers at Droidlogic made an assertive effort to push the performance boundaries of this box to deliver an outstanding performance. In fact with its CPU clocked at 2.0 GHz its interface is very quick and responsive and it’s also reflected in its performance benchmarks.
However Android 11 is again proving to be troublesome for developers to fully implement all the features we have grown to love on our boxes. We are also seeing a trend among recent X4 models where the Google play store is somewhat restricted and not allowing you to install certain apps. Another challenge is with the digital audio decoders where the standard VLC player that he used to deliver all the formats is no other difficulty to do so. Hence we are now seeing this new EXOplayer that is trying to perform those functions but not fully.
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X96 X4 Amlogic S950X4 Hardware Specs
CPU – Amlogic S905X4 2.0Ghz
GPU – Mali G31
RAM – 4GB DDR3
Internal Storage – 32GB/64GB
Bluetooth – 4.1
Wi-Fi – -Dual Band 2.4GHz + 5GHz
Lan – 1000Mbps GB
X96 X4 I/O Ports
1 HDMI 2.0
1 USB 3.0
1 USB 2.0
1 RJ45 LAN 1000Mbps
1 Optical Audio
1 SD Card Reader
Benchmark Scores
Antutu – 5,923
Geekbench 4 – 782 single-core and 1994 multi-core
Ice Storm Extreme – 7248
Sling Shot – 588
Slingshot Extreme – 371
RAM Copy – 3,415 MB/s
eMMc Storage – 163 MB/s and a write speed of 124 MB/s
Wi-Fi – 5Ghz 100% / 2.4GHz 39%
LAN – 100% GB LAN port
Pro Features
Amlogic S905X4 CPU 2.0GHz
Android 11 Operating System
Very fast firmware interface
High benchmarks
Streams Kodi/Apks good
YouTube 4K HDR
Basic casting mirroring
HDR Display
Dolby Vision
4K HDR video playback
AV1 Video playback good
Dolby Atmos / Basic DTS
Expandable Storage via USB/SD Card
Alternative launchers work
Custom wallpapers
Con Drawbacks
Not rooted
No root switch
No DRM support for Netflix in HD/4K
No navigation bar / status bar
Google Play store restricted
Lots of sideloading required
Cooling fan required during 3D gaming
Audio decoders DTS-X/HD-MA/TrueHD issues
No screen rotation
No hardware monitor
Live wallpapers work
3D Gaming with Gamepad keymapping
RGB lighting features
Final thoughts
So I really like its speed and benchmark performance, 4K video playback, AV1 video playback, and the 3D gaming performance. As for its basic firmware features we remain frustrated about the fact that certain basic features such as navigation bar and status bar, along with root access is not been provided by some of these new models. We have seen Ugoos deliver these features so we know that it’s achievable. The question is why not in these are models. I really don’t mind having to apply a cooling fan below this box when 3D gaming because it has raw, exciting CPU power and makes the box interface move superfast, and so does its gaming performance.
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To add to the cons, Bluetooth does not work and seem not to be supported by this device with android 11 R.
I also was not able to establish any casting through miracast or AirScreen.
I am very disappointed and I am returning the product to amazon.