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Question. What if you can break the boundaries of your conventional Android installation.
For example, what if you could Exceed the normal internal storage capacity of 32GB to
over 500GB or Exceed the CPU speed of 1.5 GHz to over 2.2 GHz. What if you had access
to over 4GB of DDR4 RAM at your disposal, or how about doing it on Android 8.1 Oreo,
on a device that sits in front of your PC, and it's made by Intel, the best CPU manufacturer
in the world. Think about that for a moment, because coming up next, the game is about
to change.
Welcome back. And before I get into this amazing new development, what I have in front of me
here is one of the latest Intel Gemini lake mini PCs. This is the Alfawise T1, and it
runs on the Intel Gemini lake, End41hundred quad core CPU, clocked at 2.4 GHz. The CPU,
is the Intel HD graphics 600. It comes with 4GB of DDR4 RAM, and 64GB of internal storage.
It has two expansion slots, a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive bay, and the other is an M2 SSD
expansion slot. It has dual band 2.4 and 5.8 GHz WiFi support, and Bluetooth 4 point zero.
It has Ethernet LAN speeds of up to 1000Mbps, and all this is powered by a universal 12volts
DC power adapter. This mini PC runs on Windows 10 operating system, and I know I just said
that it can run Android 8.1 Oreo. Well I still stand by what I just said, and after this
quick unboxing I'll show you exactly what I mean.
So what we have in the box is the Alfawise T1 mini PC itself.
You get two HDMI cables, a short one and a longer one.
You get one 12 volts 1.5 amps universal DC power adapter.
Some brackets for vertical mounting behind a television.
And two documents, a Windows 10 activation instruction, and a user’s manual.
I know you're getting impatient, but just one last thing before I get to the exciting
part. Let's examine the ports on this PC before I move on.
The housing is made of plastic with the Alfawise logo clearly displayed at the top.
To the back, you have two HDMI ports for dual monitor HD display. You get two USB 2 point
zero ports, one RJ45 LAN port, one headphone microphone jack, a reset pinhole button, and
a DC power input.
To the front, it gets more interesting. You have two USB 3 point zero ports, one USB type
C, one SD card slot, a digital microphone, an LED power light, and a power button.
To the bottom is my favorite port of all, which is a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive expansion
bay with a max capacity of 2TB.
So to complete this review, I'm going to install another operating system which Android 8.1
Oreo on this PC is, allowing me to have both windows and Android running on this powerful
device, but totally independent from each other without the use of any emulators of
sorts. So I'll install Android, connect it to my TV and move on to the next segment.
So I'm back, and I'll quickly run through the Windows 10 operating system, because my
main focus is on the Android installation. In this review, I have not touched the Windows
operating system or altered the internal storage in any way. The version of windows is windows
10 home edition and it comes with its own activation code. However, if you are so inclined,
you can install the version of windows of your choice, just the same way you would do
if you were programming a desktop or laptop. The bios is easily accessible allowing you
to do so by simply tapping on the delete button during the startup process.
If I open windows system information. Here you can see the operating system is Windows
10 home edition. It's a 64bit based PC, and it runs on the Intel Celeron quad core CPU,
clocked at 1.1 GHz. This is a base clock speed, and I'm quite disappointed with this base
speed, because the box says that it's a Gemini Lake CPU clocked at 2.4 GHZ. What the manufacturers
are saying is that it's 2.4 GHZ boost, but I'm not seeing any overclocking tool to access
that speed.
The PC comes with 4GB of RAM which is supposed to be DDR4 memory, and I'll get into that
in a moment when I run the other operating system.
However, you have a fully functional Windows 10 operating system with the ability to play
YouTube in 4K quality via the Chrome browser. You can install Microsoft Office, and your
personal choice of antivirus software.
This mini PC is no big-time gamer, but it can play some games quite well. The 4K video
playback was unsuccessful, there seem to be a codec issue where the 4K video sample plays
with audio in the background but no picture. So that's all for the Windows operating system,
and as promised, I'll now boot this PC using Android 8.1.
So I'm back, and before I begin, I would just like to show you that I'm running Android
8.1 on this 500GB western digital SATA3, 6GB cache, SSD hard drive using the expandable
storage bay I spoke about earlier that I liked so much. This Android operating system is
separate and apart from the internal storage, but it uses the PC's core hardware.
So as I start the Android 8.1 operating system, what you'll see is a simple Android animation
that takes a couple of seconds. Then you're taken to the launcher.
Before I proceed, I know that this is all very exciting, but this method of installing
Android 8.1 on windows hardware is still in beta stages and is not yet complete, but I'm
doing this review as my personal project and an introduction to the next generation and
biggest trend in high end TV box options. I will also be targeting the latest mini PC's
and adopting this method for all those high-end TV box hardware enthusiasts who are always
looking for the next biggest thing in TV box technology. In a later video I may have to
demonstrate how to install this for yourself, but the process requires a certain level of
tech savviness which may not be for everyone. As I proceed, you'll see the power and potential
of this method to create the most powerful TV box in the industry, however, you will
also see that there are still some areas that they have not mastered yet, and they are still
confined to the quality of the hardware of the device.
So as I proceed, this is the launcher of my Android 8.1 operating system, and it comes
with a navigation bar and status bar for easy navigation and multitasking. Please note that
the Alfawise T1 does not come with an air mouse or mini touchpad keyboard, as it is
really meant to be a PC and not a TV box so it doesn't come with a remote.
Let's take a look at its system and hardware information.
Here it shows that the manufacturer is NZW, and the model is the N41. Below here it shows
that the Android 8 installation is running on 4GB
of RAM, and take note, you have four hundred &54GB of internal storage which is the remainder
of the 500GB SSD expandable hard drive after the Android installation and apps installed
on the PC.
The CPU is the Intel Celeron Gemini Lake quad core CPU running up to 1.1 GHz. I see here
that is states that it's a 32bit instruction set, and at this point I am unable to confirm
if this is as a result of the hardware or the Android version installed on the PC, because
it should be showing a 64bit instruction set. Below here it shows that the installation
has support for both 32 and 64bit AB eyes, which allows the box to run both 32 and 64bit
applications.
The display, which is supposed to be powered by the Intel graphics 600 CPU, shows that
the CPU is the Google swift shader with a refresh rate of 85hz. The open GL E S version
is 3.0 but is shows the CPU version to be Open GL E S 2 point 0. This could add some
limitations to the graphics performance of this PC.
The Android 8 OS has dual band 5.8 GHz WiFi support, and below here it shows the signal
strength link speed and the frequency.
The version of android is 8.1 Oreo, and it also shows that the OS is rooted.
The PC runs around 45 to 60° Celsius under normal activity, and this can increase depending
on the level of activity on the PC.
The OS has 4K support with decoders such as 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.
Before I proceed, I'll just check to see if the OS is rooted.
It shows that the OS is rooted, running on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. This is
important for those apps that require super user permissions to work.
And now a quick look at the DRM information.
Well the situation here is very bad, the Android OS doesn't have any DRM support whatsoever.
This prevents premium movies streaming services from playing in HD, or some services may not
even play at all. This is one of the areas where they haven't sorted it out as yet.
So this is where it gets exciting. First, I have the results of the RAM and internal
storage read and write speeds. The Alfawise T1 has a RAM copy speed of 9300&9
MB/s. The internal storage, has a read speed of 400&84 MB/s and a write speed of 300&70.
These scores are almost 4 times higher than what you would get on a regular TV box hardware,
and it's a good indicator of the kind of transfer speeds we'll see as we explore more powerful
mini PC's in the future.
I now show the results of the WiFi and LAN speed results.
I performed 3 tests on each WiFi band, and 3 on the LAN port, and the results show that
the Alfawise T1 hit the maximum speed of my Internet package of 40MB on every try. I also
noted that the upload speed was 1MB higher than what I would usually get on a regular
TV box. These are the best WiFi speed results I've seen on an Android OS on my channel.
I now show the results of the Antutu benchmark. The Alfawise T1 got an Antutu score of 94200&64.
And again, we see a score that's twice as high than what we'll usually see.
And now I show the results of the Geekbench 4 CPU benchmark. In this benchmark, we see
the power of the Intel Gemini Lake starting to show. The Alfawise T1 got a Geekbench 4
score of 2000&39 single core, and 5900&71 multicore. We have not seen a score like this
on any regular TV box to date. In comparison, this score is higher than the score generated
by the Nvidia Shield. This does not make it better than the Nvidia Shield at this time,
because this method has not optimized the other areas as yet as you would see in the
next results.
The final result is from the Ice storm extreme CPU benchmark. In this benchmark, the Alfawise
T1 failed miserably, and it was only able to muster up a score of 700&85. This is the
lowest score ever, but it's because of the CPU driver configuration used in this PC using
only Open GL 2point zero. So like I said, I will be seeking more mini PC's with better
CPU settings as I go forward.
At this point, I would usually play some 4K video samples and play a game or two to test
the graphics performance. However, this is not the case because I couldn't get the 4K
video samples and the 3D game to play due to the low graphics performance of this PC.
The regular YouTube app plays only up to 7 20p quality, and the Android TV version has
a compatibility issue. So they still need to iron out a couple of things in later OS
releases.
So viewers, at this point I will stop my Android project, and look forward to the next review
when more new and powerful mini PC's arrive. As for the Alfawise T1, this is a great mini
PC to buy, and is one of the few PC's that can handle a dual operating system shown in
this review. The performance of the CPU and the RAM is outstanding, and the only issue
I had with this PC is the graphics performance.
I have come to the end of my review of the Alfawise T1 Intel Gemini Lake mini PC review,
and my Android dual boot OS project. If you are interested in this Mini PC, use the links
provided in the description area below this video for more information.
Please note, the external SSD hard drive used in this video is not part of this package,
and this mini PC does not come with any air mouse controller, you have to purchase these
separately for yourself.
If you are interested in step by step instructions on how to perform your own Android on a PC
project, you will have to stay subscribed, and stay tuned to be informed when I release
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