hello and welcome back to another TV box top presentation what I have here today
is a very small TV box it's just 77 by 17 millimeters in size
and it somehow manages to contain some decent specs this box is the Beelink A1
Rockchip RK3288 4k TV box after the break I have a full review of its
hardware and features so stay tuned because that's coming up next and now a
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let's take a look at the specs below the box here it shows that the CPU is the
Rockchip RK3288 RM cortex A53 processor running up to 1.5 gigahertz the display
information is vague only showing that it's an HD 2.0a 4k output more will be
shown on the GPU during the system and hardware information segments it comes
with 4GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage again the
information is vague here it doesn't show whether the RAM type is DDR3 or
DDR4 it comes with 802 11ac dual band Wi-Fi
it's got Ethernet LAN speed up to 1,000 megabits per second and Bluetooth 4.0
there's some interface ports and remote control information which I'll get to
after the unboxing and way below here it shows that the operating system is
Android 7.1 so that's all for now on the hardware
specs and I'll move on to the unboxing
so in the box you get the Beelink A1 TV box itself, you get this infrared remote
the remote is the new and improved Beelink remote but if you are a power user
and perform more advanced functions like installing Kodi add-ons or playing
Android games a Bluetooth air mouse or mini touchpad keyboard would be a better
option you get one HDMI cable a 5 volts 2 amps
Universal DC power adapter and a quick setup user's guide let's examine the box
the housing is made of plastic and as you can see this box is one of the
smallest TV boxes on the market and the box actually fits in the palm of your
hands to the back you get one HDMI port one RJ45 Ethernet LAN port one
audio/video port and a DC power input to the side you get one USB 2.0 port one
USB 3.0 and a micro SD card reader to the front you have an LED clock display
and to the bottom you have a reset pin hole button and some ventilation holes
so I'll now connect this box to my TV and when I return I'll continue
so I've connected the box to my TV and it starts with a short B link boot up
animation which takes a few seconds then you're taken to the launcher before I
proceed Beelink has already provided a firmware update for this device so I'll
update the box and continue so the Box updated successfully and one thing I
noticed that is included in the new update that wasn't there before was a
navigation bar in status bar so upon your first launch of the a1 you will not
have a navigation bar so be sure to update it as soon as you connect to the
internet the layout of the Beelink launcher has not changed from previous
models with the option to add shortcuts on the right panel and easy to click
menu buttons there's a one-click memory cleanup button and there's additional
shortcut pages in the apps section you get a bare minimum set of standard
application which doesn't include any movie streaming and social media apps so
like I always do I'll install my usual set of system information and
benchmarking apps and move on to the next segment so I've installed all the
apps needed to complete my review but before I proceed I just want to inform
you that the first firmware update isn't the only one I discovered that there is
a total of at least four updates to be performed before you are up to date and
within these updates you get root access in a navigation bar so when you get your
box keep on updating it until it says that your box is up to date so as I
proceed I'll first check to see if the box is Rooted it shows that the box is
Rooted running on Android 7.1.2 nougat out of the box the A1 is not Rooted but
after the firmware updates root access is granted
remember that root access is not necessary to stream free movies and TV
shows however it is needed to run specialized apps like mirroring apps and
key mapping apps and now I showed the DRM information the
DRM info shows that the a one only has support for Google Widevine level 3 and
CENC clear key Google Widevine level 3 only allows you to watch Netflix and
restricted standard quality you will need a security level one clearance to
show Netflix in 4k quality let's now take a look at some system and hardware
information it shows that the manufacturer is AZW
and the model is the B link a one below it shows that the box comes with
4GB of RAM and the remainder of the 16 gigabytes of internal storage
after the Android installation and apps installed on the box the CPU is the
rockchip rk3288 below it also shows that the box has support for both 32 and
64-bit abis which allows the box to run both 32
and 64-bit applications the GPU is the AR m mali 450 MP single core graphics
processor with a refresh rate of 60hz the MP without a number value
indicates that it's a single core it is also confirmed using another hardware
identification application shown here
under network it shows that the box has dual band 5.8 gigahertz Wi-Fi support
and you can also see the signal strength link speed and the frequency the
operating system is Android 7.1.2 noonan and it also shows that the box is rooted
under thermal information it shows that the box runs between 50 to 60 degrees
Celsius under normal room temperature and this can rise up to 75 degrees under
heavy activity if you apply a passive cooling fan it ranges between 45 and 55
degrees the box comes with codecs for playing 4k videos like h.264 HEVC and
vp9 decoding and a couple of others all needed for the playback of HD media and
that's it for system and hardware information and I'll now move on to the
benchmarks I'll first start with the RAM in memory
read and write speeds the Beelink A1 has a ram copy speed of three thousand
three hundred and ninety seven megabytes per second the internal storage has a
read speed of forty five megabytes per second and a write speed of thirty nine
and the SD card reader has a read speed of 35 megabytes per second in a write
speed of eleven these scores are okay for a regular movie streaming TV box
I'll now show the results of the Wi-Fi speed test just a quick bit of
information if you have a wireless router that has been in constant use for
over a year or two you would want to consider purchasing a new high quality
AC router an older worn-out router will not give you your maximum speed compared
to when you first purchased it this is simply because the electronic components
deteriorate over time back to the results I did a total of nine test three
on each Wi-Fi band and three on the land port and the results showed that the box
was able to hit the maximum speed of my internet package of forty megabytes with
every try this means that the B link a one has really good Wi-Fi reception
within a ninety feet radius if you have the proper functioning router I now show
the results of the Antutu benchmark due to the single core GPU used in this box
the new version of the Antutu benchmark would not run so i installed the
previous 6.0 version that is compatible with all the previous models and the
results show that the Beelink gave one got an an to two score of 29234
this score is pretty low for a TV box
and it also indicates that this box is not meant for extreme gaming in the
Geekbench for CPU benchmark the Box got a score of 530 single core and 1315
multi-core this score is consistent with other boxes in its class the final
results is from the ice storm extreme GPU benchmark part of the series of
various graphics tests tailored to a specific Android device the results
showed that the a one got an ice storm extreme score of 2176
this is a very low score for a TV box
well that's it for the benchmarks and I move on to the entertainment segment the
main function of a TV box is to stream movies and TV shows whether it's a paid
service or a free service what you actually watch on your TV box is totally
up to you if you are into paid subscription
services you can install apps like Netflix sling TV Hulu and Amazon Prime
video however due to the inadequate drm support these services may be limited to
sub level picture quality if you cannot afford paid premium movie streaming
services that's not a problem you can download and install apps that would
allow you the stream free movies and TV shows in HD quality some of these
include terrarium, TV Stremio, show box, mega box HD, mobdro, and you can also
enjoy an array of free IPTV live channels from around the world the
YouTube application which is the Android TV version found on the aptoide App
Store can play YouTube videos in 4k quality I'll do a little live
demonstration
so as you can see the video ran in 4k quality and here is the stats for nerds
information to confirm it I'll now test the box's 4k video
playback capability
so for a little TV box the 4k samples ran quite well with the exception of a
slight stuttering on the fork a jellyfish video at 400 megabits per
second for my final demonstration I'm playing the Real Racing 3 game to test
the box's 3d graphics capability
the game managed to play okay on this box but the graphics was not of a high
quality also I couldn't get my key mapping app to work on this box so in
summary the B link a 1 is a good little TV box for streaming free movies and TV
shows it comes with 4GB of RAM the box is rooted it can play 4k videos
at 60 frames per second and it can play some android games on the flip side the
GPU isn't powerful enough for smooth treaty gaming the benchmark scores are a
bit low my key mapping app didn't work and it comes with an infrared remote so
I've come to the end of my review of the B link a won 4k Android TV box if you
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