Alfawise A8 TV BOX Rockchip 3229 Android 8.1 - 2/16GB 2.4G WiFi 100Mbps Support 4K H.265

[trebor]

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Alfawise A8 TV BOX Rockchip 3229 Android 8.1, 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM 2.4G WiFi 100Mbps Support 4K H.265

Main Features
● Android 8.1 OS for fast and stable running
● Rockchip 3229 CPU
● Mali - 400mp GPU
● Built-in WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
● Support 3D movie
● Support the body feeling game, such as playing tennis, paper planes, shooting, etc.
● Local media playback, support HDD, U disk, SD card of 32G

Let's have a look


The Box


Whats in this Box


Ports a plenty but sad no Clock


Rear Ports


Side Ports (full size card ya)



Remove the base, Secret tape ? No secrets around here buddy.



Out With PCB top side view.


Casing & WiFi Antenna


Gets this all back together fire it up and see what it has to offer.

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[gearbest]

Alfawise A8 TV BOX Rockchip 3229 Android 8.1, 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM 2.4G WiFi 100Mbps Support 4K H.265

Alfawise A8 TV BOX
$29.99 Coupon: IT$CNGBA8

Specification

Brand: Alfawise Core: Quad Core CPU: RK3229 GPU: Mali-400 MP Type: TV Box Processor: RK3229

Audio format: AAC,FLAC,MP3,OGG,RM,WMA

Power Supply: Charge Adapter

Power Type: External Power Adapter Mode Power Adapter Output: 5V 2A

Package size (L x W x H): 16.60 x 12.50 x 8.50 cm / 6.54 x 4.92 x 3.35 inches Package weight: 0.3800 kg Product size (L x W x H): 12.00 x 12.00 x 2.50 cm / 4.72 x 4.72 x 0.98 inches Product weight: 0.1866 kg

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

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[kurocygnus]

Does anyone has the ROM for this box? Wanna try it on other RK3229

[mo123]

All these Alfawise devices, releasing new boxes with different hardware and new OS's instead of providing the new OS firmware for existing devices with the same RK3229, RK3328 chips, not nice.
I can just imagine all the same bugs again, Supersu can't update or not compatible, Amazon Prime not working, 4K video playback downscaled to 720p.,RKMC black screens, passthrough not working, no navigation bar, no shutdown button no ntfs/exfat support etc.

Looking forward to the rest of the review if made.

Can you test if this app works or just crashes, it does't work on Nougat?

https://github.com/android-hacker/VirtualXposed/releases

Play a couple of Youtube videos with this app then close it, re-open and check if playback is still possible or videos just freeze at 00.00 seconds without playback starting.
It seems to be a problem on Nougat, not sure about Oreo.

https://vanced.azurewebsites.net/APKs?type=NONROOT

[trebor]

Main Features
● Android 8.1 OS for fast and stable running
● Rockchip 3229 CPU
● Mali - 400mp GPU
● Built-in WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
● Support 3D movie
● Support the body feeling game, such as playing tennis, paper planes, shooting, etc.
● Local media playback, support HDD, U disk, SD card of 32G

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