VENZ V12 ULTRA, Amlogic S912, 3/16gb DDR4, AC Wifi Gig Lan BT4

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V12 ULTRA technical specifications:
Chipset / Processor	Amlogic S912 / Octa Core ARM 64-bit Cortex A53 up to 2GHz
GPU	Quad Core ARM Mali-T820 up to 750MHz(DVFS)
Memory	3GB DDR4
Internal storage	16GB eMMC Flash
Wireless	Dual Band 2.4GHz & 5.8GHz 802.11 ac/b/g/n WIFI, Bluetooth 4.0 receiver
Video Output	HDMI 2.0a port up to UHD 4K @ 60fps
Audio Output	HDMI 2.0a, Optical out, 2 channel stereo output
Power Supply	AC-DC SPS adapter 5V/2A (FCC, CE, CCC certified)
HD Video support	720P, 1080I, 1080P FHD, 3D Mode, UHD 4K @ 60fps 10-bit
Decoder format	10-bit VP9-10 profile-2 up to 4K*2K@60fps, H.265 HEVC,
	H.264 AVC 4K*2K@30fps, H.264, MVC up to 1080P@60fps VP9, AVS+,
	MPEG1/2/4 ASP, WMV/VC-1, RealVideo8/9/10
Video formats	MKV, WMV, MOV, MP4, AVI, MPG, MPEG, DAT, VOB, FLV, 3GP, DIVX,
	F4V, ASF, M2V, dat, avi, mov, iso, rm
Music formats	MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV, OGG, M4A, MP4, AAC, APE, FLAC, Dolby & DTS audio
Picture formats	JPG, MJPEG, JPEG, BMP, PNG,TIFF, GIF
Subtitle formats	sub, smi, ssa, srt, idx + sub
Network functions	PPPoE, VPN, Portable Wifi hotspot, Samba share, DLNA
Support file system	EXT3, FAT32, NTFS
USB 2.0 Host	one USB Host *2 and one USB OTG*1
Network	RJ45 Cable socket support LAN speed to 1000Mbps (Gigabit LAN)
Operation System	Android 6.0.1 (Android 7.0 update in near future)
KODI	Krypton 17.1
Extra’s	VZ-RK-1 “Ladyshape” airmouse-keyboard-remote control model included
	full aluminium casing

Venz

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Current V10 PRO and V12 ULTRA models run on Android 6.0.1. firmware which is stable and is being OTA updated to all users.
But, users showed us they wish to have Android 7 running on their V10 PRO and V12 ULTRA boxes so we make this available to all users now.
Since Q4 2017 we are testing and adapting Android 7 for our models and market, now we can finally state that the firmware is stable, fast and compatible!

Unfortunately the build structure of Android 6 and 7 are different and therefore we are not able to update it via OTA, users need to follow a manual update guide.
Normally it means people need to work with Amlogic burning tools, need to buy USB to USB cables etc.. we don’t want this to happen and have pushed our team of engineers to the max to come up with an more “workable” solution for all users, please check out the manual update guides from below links;

V10 PRO manual update guide from Android 6.0.1. to Android 7.1.2. is here: http://venz.tech/android7v10pro

V12 ULTRA manual update guide from Android 6.0.1. to Android 7.1.2. is here: http://venz.tech/android7v12ultra

OTA updates on both Android 6.0.1. or 7.1.2. will continue, this does not change!

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He we go something a little more Upmarket...VENZ V12 ULTRA, Amlogic S912, 3/16gb DDR4, AC Wifi Gig Lan BT4
A good looking Unit, Now Running Android 7 and looking Good
All Metal Finish Solid good look, External antenna nice.

So let's do a bit of an Unboxing first

The Box



Does it have Warranty in EU 3 years i believe

A peak Inside

A box with in the Box full of Goodies, flash looking remote has a dongle

All laid out and looking good

Good Looking remote with Features, Batteries Include

The look around, all you could need, dongle for remote will use one



Remove the Base


Out with PCB....A Ceramic Heat sink nice I have a few here I was going to test, Samsung Ram and eMMC



Get all this back together and see what it can do

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Day 2 and a bit of a look around and testing of the VENZ V12 ULTRA, Amlogic S912, 3/16gb DDR4, AC WiFi GigLan BT4.

You will see reference to v10Plus in firmware settings etc, yet to be 100% customised to the v12.

Startup Good, Wifi and Ethernet Good, BT detecting all seen.

Google Login/update all Apps etc no problems,
Has Root no SU installed,
No Upper or Lower Bars

A Slight different way of doing their Rom, not the usual fly-out from the Right for settings etc,
and some different little things as will be seen,

And that remote, like most of these Keyboard/Remotes with dongle works well and features to add customise setup.
Works well, Both IR & RF, IR learning Function, Gyro Calibration, Adjust CPI (How fast mouse moves) and More.

Runs Cool the Ceramic Heatsink appears to be working well, as seen in temps
Over all I am finding pretty good indeed.
Widevine L1 as well.

Lets get looking..

UI, Installed Apps:




Customise the 6 Desktop Icons to what ever you like Kodi Stays:

Apps Center


Settings:


Advanced Settings you get:


Version etc:


LED control:


Middle of Force Lan


Screen Setup:



Sound Setup:


And Root


DRM Info we have L1:


Ram and Storage Truth



CPU-Z: 3 frames .Gif


Antutu: Stress test not working.





GeekBench: CPU-Z More Info: >> http://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/6955475


Geekbench: Compute


AIDA64: 5 frames .Gif


A1 SD Bench

As seen not to Shabby
No heat problems,
Swish remote,
Good looking Hardware,
Full Metal Jacket and works Like it

Thanks to Venztech

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Hmmmnmm only in EU wierd