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Today we have the unboxing and review of the Mecool BB2 Pro, Amlogic S912 3 GB DDR4, Android
6.0 4K TV box.
In a minute, after this short introduction we'll take a look at it's hardware, and run
some benchmarks and see how it scores, so stay tuned, I'll be right back after this.
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So we're back, and this is the Mecool BB2 Pro.
It comes in this white packaging, with the main features well displayed at the front.
At the back, it shows all the main hardware features of the box.
It says here that the operating system is Android 6.0 marshmallow.
The CPU is the 64 bit cortex A53 Amlogic S912 octa core CPU, running up to 2.0 GHz.
The GPU is the ARM Mali T820, running up to 750 MHz.
It says here that the box comes with 3 GB of DDR4 RAM, and 16 GB of internal storage.
It has support for HDR 10 and HLG.
It also shows that the box comes with H.265 HEVC, and VP9 decoding, capable of 2K and
4K at 60 fps.
In the box, you have the Mecool BB2 Pro TV box itself, you have an infrared remote control,
you get 1 HDMI cable, a power adapter, and the user manual.
To the back of the box, you have 1 HDMI Port, 1 audio video port, you have your standard
RJ45 Ethernet LAN Port, 1 optical audio port, there is a reset pin hole button, and your
power adapter jack.
On the Side, you have 2 USB 2.0 Ports, and an SD card slot.
And on the other side, you have an external antenna.
To the Front, you have a power LED light, and a power button.
The Mecool logo at the top also lights up when the power is on.
So its time to connect this box to my T vy, and when I return we'll run some benchmarks
and see how it scores, So sit tight, I'll be right back.
So we're back, and this is the startup of the BB2 Pro.
It starts with the Mecool animation and logo, which takes about 15 seconds, and when it's
done this is the launcher you are presented with.
The Launcher is simple and straight forward, and it comes with a navigation bar at the
bottom for easy navigation.
However, when you launch the box for the first time, you will not see the navigation bar.
Also, if you swipe in an upwards motion you will not get it either.
To enable the bar, you have to go to settings, and then to display, here you would see an
option called status Bar, and then select onn or off to activate the bar.
The controls are the same controls as in other navigation bars, however, there is no power
button, and there is also no hide button.
If we go to the apps section, the Mecool BB2 pro, comes with only core system operation
apps, and two additional apps which are Kodi and Netflix.
So I will now pause this video for a second to install some system and benchmarking apps,
and when I return we'll see how it scores.
So we're back, and I've install all the apps I need.
First lets check to see if the box is rooted.
And it shows here that the box is rooted, running on android 6.0 Marshmallow.
What this means is that you have the freedom to go to the Google play store, and download
and install any app you like without restrictions.
Next, let's look at its hardware.
Under the system section, it shows the manufacturer as Amlogic, and the model is the BB2 Pro.
Here it shows that it comes with 3 GB of RAM, and below here it shows your internal storage
information.
Under the CPU section, it shows that the CPU is an octa core cortex A53 CPU, running on
a 64 bit system.
And below here shows the CPU maximum clock range at 1.5 GHz.
Under the display section, it shows that the GPU is the ARM Mali T820 Tri core GPU, and
it has a refresh rate of 60 Hz.
Under network, it shows that I am connected to my 5.8 GHz WiFi band, and below here it
shows the signal strength, link speed, and the frequency.
Under the Android section, it shows that the Android version is 6.0 marshmallow, and below
that it says that the box is rooted.
Under the thermal section, it shows that the operating temperature is around 40 to 50 degrees
Celsius.
This will vary depending on the level of activity on the box.
Under the codecs section, here it shows a list of all audio and video decoders that
comes pre installed on the box, which are needed to play 4K video, and digital audio.
And that's it for hardware and system information.
Lets run the updates and see if there are any updates for this box.
And it says that the box is up to date, and that there are know new up dates for the box
at this time.
For the first benchmark, I have the memory read and write speed benchmark.
It shows that the SD card and internal storage read speeds are over 100 mbps, and the write
speeds are 47 mbps.
It also shows that the RAM copy speed is 3345 mbps.
Next, I will run a Wifi speed test on my 30 mega bits internet connection on the 5.8 GHz
band.
The results show that the Mecool BB2 Pro, maintained download and upload speeds during
the test, which was transmitted via my dual band router.
Let's now take a look at the Antutu benchmark score.
After performing a test on 3D graphics, memory performance, CPU multi treading and multitasking
capability, and user experience, the Mecool BB2 Pro, got an Antutu score of 41616.
Next, let's look at some Geekbench 4 results.
After a series of timed processing tasks on the CPU for speed, the Mecool BB2 Pro, got
a Geekbench 4 score of 429 single core, and 2182 multi core.
To end off the benchmarks, we'll look at the benchmark score from the ice storm extreme
GPU test.
After testing extreme pixels, vertices, and physics, the Mecool BB2 pro, got and Ice storm
extreme score of 6048.
And that's all for the benchmarks.
Let's now open Kodi, the most popular and widely used app on TV boxes, and if we go
to settings, and then to system information, it shows here that the Mecool BB2 Pro, comes
preinstalled with Kodi 17.0 Krypton.
If we return to the home screen and go to videos, then to video addons, here it shows
a list of all the video addons that comes preinstalled on the box.
For the millions of people around the world who already have TV boxes, I don't need to
explain what Kodi is, but for the countless people around the world considering to buy
a TV box, and never heard about Kodi media center, I will give a brief description for
my newbie subscribers and viewers.
Kodi media center, is an Android app registered on the Google play store, that provides an
open source platform for developers from around the world to share multimedia content, hosted
on their private servers using programs called Addons.
These Addons provide unlimited streams of movies, commercial free uninterrupted TV series
from entire seasons, live sports, live TV channels, kids movies and TV shows, adult
movies, Documentaries, and the latest news from the best news sources from around the
world.
Also, 99% of the content shared on Kodi by addons developers are viewed for free.
To access and enjoy Kodi media center, all you need is a TV box like this BB2 Pro, and
an Internet connection at least 8 mega bits or over.
The faster the internet speed the better.
That's not all you can do with Kodi.
Kodi comes with built in digital audio n video decoders, that allows you to play self recorded
4K videos, or 4K movies that you have saved on a pen drive, an SD card , or your external
hard drive.
With decoders like H.265, HEVC, and VP9 decoding, Kodi is able to play 4K videos at 60 fps.
So I'll run a couple 2K and 4K videos and let's see if the Mecool BB2 Pro will play
them.
This is a 10 bit HEVC HDR video at 25 frames.
Next is these HEVC HDR 4K video at 59.940 frames.
This is a 1080p video at 60 frames.
Let's play this 4K video with digital audio.
Let' play it again at an even higher bit rate.
And let's run these also.
As you can see it plays most 4K videos with the exception one which was the jellyfish
video at a very high bit rate.
For the final test of this box, I am running a game called Mortal Kombat X.
This is a high graphics game about 2 GB in size, and it requires lots of system resources
to function efficiently.
And as you can see this game runs on the Mecool BB2 Pro without any issues, with smooth flowing
graphics and good HD quality.
So in summing up this review, I would start by stating that this box is good to go, its
a good product I would definitely recommend it.
I like the 3 GB of DDR4 RAM, and the reed and writes speeds I got in the memory test.
Kodi runs without any issues, I don't like the Kodi skin of Kodi 17, so I changed it
back to the skin used in Jarvis.
The remote is still an infrared remote, It works well at a couple of feet from the box,
but as a Kodi addons installer like myself the remote doesn't work for me, and I had
to revert to my touchpad Keyboard and wireless air mouse for easy navigation.
So I have come to the end of my review of the Mecool BB2 Pro, Amlogic S912 octa core
3 GB DDR4, Android 6.0 4K TV box.
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