Tanix TX28 TV Box - RK3328 Android 7.1 4GB RAM + 32GB ROM 2.4G + 5G WiFi BT4.1 100Mbps USB3.0

[trebor]

Specification

Brand: Tanix Model: TX28 Type: TV Box GPU: Mali-450MP2 System: Android 7.1 CPU: RK3328 Core: 1.5GHz,Cortex A53,Octa Core RAM: 4G RAM Type: LPDDR3 ROM: 32G

Decoder Format: H.264,HD AVC/VC-1,HD MPEG1/2/4,RealVideo8/9/10,RM/RMVB,Xvid/DivX3/4/5/6 Video format: 3GP,AVI,DIVX,FLV,H.264,H.265,M4V,MKV,MP2,MPEG,MPEG-1,MVS,REAL MEDIA,RM,VC-1,VP9-10 Profile-2,WMV Audio format: AAC,AMR,AMR-WB,EAAC+,HD,MKA,MP2,MPEG,RA,TrueHD,WAV,WMA Photo Format: BMP,GIF,JPEG,PNG,TIFF Support 5.1 Surround Sound Output: Yes

5G WiFi: Yes Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.1 Power Supply: Charge Adapter Interface: DC 5V,HDMI,Reset Port,SIM card slot,Standard SIM card slot,USB 3.1 Type-C,USB2.0 Language: Multi-language HDMI Version: 2.0 Other Functions: DLNA RJ45 Port Speed: 100M

Power Type: External Power Adapter Mode Power Input Vol: 5V

Product weight: 0.3500 kg Package weight: 0.5000 kg Product size (L x W x H): 10.50 x 10.50 x 2.50 cm / 4.13 x 4.13 x 0.98 inches Package size (L x W x H): 15.50 x 13.70 x 8.00 cm / 6.1 x 5.39 x 3.15 inches

Package Contents: 1 x TV Box, 1 x Remote Control, 1 x HDMI Cable, 1 x Power Adapter, 1 x English User Manual

Gearbest

[Schlafwandler]

Hi tЯeboЯ, will you be doing any teardown or review of the box? Am interested on how this will compare to the Alfawise Z28 Pro you've reviewed. That was one sweet box with 2T2R WiFi chip, but lacking in general workmanship. Tanix usually makes excellent product, and their box is priced 50% more expensive so quite interested in build quality.

[trebor]

Thanks to gearbest we can have a close look today at the
Tanix TX28 TV Box - RK3328 Android 7.1 4GB RAM + 32GB ROM 2.4G + 5G WiFi BT4.1 100Mbps USB3.0

The Box:


Contents of the Box:


The Guided Look around

Front:


Ports on the Back



Side WiFi and USB 3 Port



Tf Card slot:



Remove the Base an upside unit:


Otherside of PCB not much here:


Close up of the Bits


A Green Display...




A clean look, neat layout...more as it happens


Gearbest

[Schlafwandler]

Thanks to gearbest we can have a close look today at the
Tanix TX28 TV Box - RK3328 Android 7.1 4GB RAM + 32GB ROM 2.4G + 5G WiFi BT4.1 100Mbps USB3.0

Sweet, thanks tReboR, waiting for the detailed review. I don't think I've ever seen a Cdtech W-Fi chip before.

[trebor]

Yes a bit different another clone maybe, working ok 5g and BT so far
Box working ok more later

China Dragon Technology
yet to find 201023

[trebor]

Pretty Good looking Unit I find, and I feel performance on par with most others in this series
Temps 60~70c pending on what's going on at the time all relative really.

No Upper or Lower bars, Root access with no SU Installed.

Setup Good and Easy, Google account, installed apps and testers
I found Wifi Speed looking dood this CDTECH chip may have the goods
Detected and Used BT speaker all good and remote OK for what it has to offer.

Not too shabby at all

Lets have a look see.

UI and Installed Apps:



System Information:



Ram and Storage Truth



CPU-Z




Monitor


DRM or lack of


Root acsess No SU


Geekbench CPU More > http://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/8150294


Geekbench Compute


YouTube looking good


FileExplorer


A1 SDBench looking OK

Gearbest

[glaven]

Shockingly bad stock ROM.

Random crashes and reboots. Google Play will only allow me to download half of my apps - for example I can't download MX Player (no internet connection message) but can download MX Player Pro! Security patch April 2017.

[johnnymunn]

Same problem here won't let me download hardly any apps from play store.

[keilor290]

Just received my TX28 and I cannot download many apps either. Any ideas for a work around?

[glaven]

Beta download here

http://www.tanix-box.com/download-vi...date-firmware/

The instructions say to use installed Update & Recovery app. One slight snag: it doesn't exist!

Edit: rename to update.zip; copy to SD card; and install through recovery.

[atisoro]

Where I find a .img image file for recover my TX28?

[atisoro]

[QUOTE=Edit: rename to update.zip; copy to SD card, and install through recovery. [/QUOTE]
A touch of genius, now works!

[johnnymunn]

Beta download here

http://www.tanix-box.com/download-vi...date-firmware/

The instructions say to use installed Update & Recovery app. One slight snag: it doesn't exist!

Edit: rename to update.zip; copy to SD card; and install through recovery.

After update above still the same problems and no answer from support, several attempts to contact with no reply was ignored.
would never buy another Tanix.

[glaven]

Two months later and still beta testing. Ridiculous. I think in future I'll pay a bit more for a decent TV box. I have recently abandoned cheaper android tablets (teclast et al) for a Huawei M5 and the difference is astonishing.

[johnnymunn]

Two months later and still beta testing. Ridiculous. I think in future I'll pay a bit more for a decent TV box. I have recently abandoned cheaper android tablets (teclast et al) for a Huawei M5 and the difference is astonishing.

Have also given up on tanix and bought an Nvidia shield really worth the price.