Alfawise Z28 Pro Smart TV Box A7 2/16GB Dual WiFi Gig Lan BT4

[trebor]

Brand: Alfawise Model: Z28 Pro Type: TV Box System: Android 7.1 Processor: RK3328 CPU: ARM Cortex-A53 Core: 1.5GHz,Quad Core GPU: Mali-450 RAM: 2G RAM ROM: 16G ROM Maximum External Hard Drives Capacity: 64GB

Decoder Format: H.264,H.265 Video format: AVS,MPEG-1,MPEG-4,MPEG2,MVC,RV,VC-1,VP6,VP8,VP9 Audio format: AAC,APE,FLAC,M4A,MP3,OGA,OGG,WAV,WMA Photo Format: BMP,GIF,JPEG,JPG

5G WiFi: Yes WIFI: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth: Bluetooth4.0 Power Supply: Charge Adapter Interface: AV,DC Power Port,HDMI,Micro SD Card Slot,RJ45,SPDIF,USB2.0,USB3.0 Camera: Without

System Bit: 64Bit

Power Type: External Power Adapter Mode Suggest Input: 5V 2A

Product weight: 0.1200 kg Package weight: 0.3900 kg Product size (L x W x H): 10.00 x 10.00 x 1.60 cm / 3.94 x 3.94 x 0.63 inches Package size (L x W x H): 18.00 x 11.00 x 6.60 cm / 7.09 x 4.33 x 2.6 inches

Package Contents: 1 x Z28 Pro RK3328 Smart TV Box, 1 x Power Charger, 1 x Remote Control, 1 x HDMI Cable, 1 x English User Manual

Gearbest

[trebor]

Just to keep the theme happening let's have a look at the Alfawise Z28 Pro Smart TV Box A7 2/16GB Dual WiFi Gig Lan BT4

The packing and the Unit do not get anymore Plane Jane than this lot

Looks like a bit of factory adjustment on the TF card slot

Quick Look Inside

Twin Antenna, Toshiba eMMC, Samsung Ram: Looks ok

Well time to fire it up and see what we can see, this could be good....or...well wait and see

[trebor]

Ok lets see what make this think tick















More Info > http://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/3265182


More Info > http://browser.geekbench.com/v4/compute/878331

[trebor]

Alfawise Z28 Pro Smart TV Box A7 2/16GB Dual WiFi Gig Lan BT4

A Quick Look at what it has and what it can do at the minute,
Performs ok could do with some attention in the software area.
Using 1280 x 720 can limit some of the Video display features, but I feel there is a good chance that may alter.

Thanks to Gearbest for the opportunity to review/test this unit

More to come as I have a good fiddle


Gearbest

[anthony96]

I just ordered this box for a friend, not the worst box I tried. It definitely feels snappier than other boxes I tried with the RK3299 processor. Wifi is probably the best part of this box that stands out, was getting 866 Mbps with it.

[trebor]

Some Ok features with this box after a few days of using, firmware is OK = (works, could do with some attention.)
Enough Usb Ports, including USB 3 for that HDD or what ever into.

Wifi is Excellent here = (like it a lot) as well as Ethernet no problems.

The UI is OK and moving around to get to apps etc pretty easy....Not sure the use of the UP arrow on Home screen yet (looking for upvotes maybe)

Presentation bit ordinary...and the boring remote it works, just same ole, same ole. (who ever made that style has a monopoly)

Being a 1.5 cpu and Under $45 it will not take over the world or solve its problems but will do a Good job,
Playback most videos is fine, inbuilt player does most that others may not, and we are aware of most things with Kodi so we wont go on about that.

So for the Current Price and Spec, pretty good Bang for Buck

Thanks to Gearbest for the chance to show the

Alfawise Z28 Pro Smart TV Box A7 2/16GB Dual WiFi Gig Lan BT4

[anthony96]

I cant seem to get hdr working on these boxes, there's no gui option to turn it on like in Amlogic devices...The RK3328 processor supposedly supports it http://www.rock-chips.com/a/en/produ.../0118/829.html.

[mo123]

I cant seem to get hdr working on these boxes, there's no gui option to turn it on like in Amlogic devices...The RK3328 processor supposedly supports it http://www.rock-chips.com/a/en/produ.../0118/829.html.

You need to use RKMC as it has support for HDR, check if it works.
Kodi 17/18 still has bugs with HDR last time I read in Kodi forums.

[anthony96]

Nope hdr doesn't seem to work with rkmc. I also tried the another rk3328 device (Z28) and got same results.

[blackra]

Any firmware available?

[trebor]

Early next week, was advised of an update, well I hope it is
Will post when available, and you never know what else may appear later.

[blackra]

Thank you. Will wait for this )

[trebor]

Not tested or downloaded as yet (slow)
Thanks Gearbest

Firmware for 1/8, 2/8 and 2/16Gb units

Check link before you download or you will/may get all three at once:

https://mega.nz/#F!PB9UnCgL!Cf9ayThAtVu8hgp-7XrL0g

[blackra]

Just wanted upload this too )) I've installed for 2+16gb ver and can only say that nothing changed (as for me). May be after i choose FHD res. in screen settings the text became more sharp. Also now i was able add this text: sys.display-size=3840x2160 in build.prop and now i can choose 1080p in Youtube video settings!
ps: use Root explorer 4.1.4

[zzmakii]

Are these last firmwares rooted ?