TANIX TX6S Allwinner H616 Android 10.0 TV Box 2GB/16GB 2.4G+5.8G WiFi LAN Bluetooth

[RiCkLaR_atvX]

hapelaptop got the box through Aliexpress.com , direct form China warehouse, the TX6S with 4 GB Ram / 32 GB ROM device model.

If the device will be your main media STB, I would suggest spending more for a device with a more polished firmware like a Beelink GT1mini(2) or Ugoos X3-Pro. The Tanix TX6S can probably be good after it gets a couple firmware updates, maybe in 3 months time.

The Eachlink device may work with SuperCeleron's new ROM, it has LPDDR4; I have the new Tanix TX5_Plus with Amlogic S905x3 with DDR3 and it has a more polished firmware compared to the new Vontar_X3 and X96_Air, which both have the same Amlogic CPU and DDR3 ram.

[hapelaptop]

where did you order it from and which version (ram and memory size) are you talking about ricklar?

edit: what do you say, should i cancel processing before it ships and get this one instead? https://www.banggood.com/Eachlink-X3mini-Amlogic-S905X3-4GB-DDR3-RAM-32GB-ROM-5G-WIFI-bluetooth-4_1-Android-9_0-4K-8K-VP9-H_265-TV-Box-p-1599841.html

[trebor]

Well as A10 is still not finished to be expected I guess...
let's see some Pictures

[RiCkLaR_atvX]

I already got mine

The new case design is nicer then I thought it was going to be.

But still the firmware has many flaws for the first release of Android 10.

Things to like about new box:
1) Android Security Patch from December 5, 2019
2) Has AndroidTV OS Google Play Store and not Mobile version of Play Store
3) Kernel is a newer version 4.9.170
4) Firmware in device dated 20191212, and based on AOSP Firmware for Android 10, release code QP1A.191105.004, release 11 for Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL release date 2019-11-05
5) In brief temperature testing the device likes to stay in the 60-70 C degree range, still need to test that more, plastic case does get warm to the touch above CPU
6) Boot Logo is TX6S graphic with the standard Android spinning balls Boot Animation
7) Mali G31 GPU

Problems:
1) No Root Access, No Root Switch, info apps say there is root access, but Root binary is not properly implemented so root-access apps fail.
2) No Status Bar / No Notifications
3) No Navigation Bar
4) Google Play Store and Play Services will not update on their own, had to manually force them to update with latest versions from Apkmirror.com
5) WiFi 5 has very low speeds, 5GHz is showing a maximum signal strength of 65Mbps which equals about 25Mbps actual speed. (My ISP connection is 200 Mbps)
6) LAN is only "Fast Ethernet" = 100 MB speed, no problems with signal over LAN, it worked normally
7) Oranth/Tanix Software Engineer has made the mistake of naming the Allwinner device "Amlogic" with Amlogic code "p281" in build properties, this also has happened with the last TX6
8) Another 64bit SoC running in 32bit mode
9) CPU is clocked at a maximum 1.4 GHz, was hoping for a little higher to be honest
10) Several GPU mistakes: Vulkan is not activated in ROM, OpenGL ES is mistakenly labeled "2.0" in build.prop; I believe/suspect the kernel has some other errors, as well, like Shader Cores are running at 1 not 2 and that the GPU is not running at its maximum frequency.

Haven't had time to do a lot of tests but here is 3DMark results:

3DMark Benchmarks:
Sling Shot = 292
Ice Storm Extreme = 3337
Ice Storm Unlimited = 5031

These results do not even match the Mali G31 GPU for the Amlogic S905X2/S905X3 with the same GPU. The Ice Storm numbers are even weaker then the previous H6 chip model, but the Sling Shot number is an improvement.

[hapelaptop]

I don't think so mate. When you go on tanix web and open product catalog it says tanix tx6s is coming soon! We will have to be patient until February I'm afraid

[tombraga]

I canceled now my order on Gearbest which i already paid 4 weeks ago and til today nothing. Already got my money back on paypal and ordered now on geekbuying for 35 Euros the 4GB/64GB Version.

Perhaps I get the box now earlier?

[tombraga]

Ok thanks, l paid 42 euros incl. Priority line, but the 64 GB Version. They said to send next week, we will see...

[hapelaptop]

Somebody already got this box? Mine is delayed on Gearbest, already ordered and paid beginning last month... too bad!

i ordered on banggood (35$ in total with eu priority delivery) but it says it will get shipped 24.1.2020. and it was preorder so i guess its same with gearbest

[tombraga]

Somebody already got this box? Mine is delayed on Gearbest, already ordered and paid beginning last month... too bad!

[trebor]

TANIX TX6S Allwinner H616 Android 10.0 TV Box 2GB/16GB 2.4G+5.8G WiFi LAN Bluetooth



Allwinner H616

The Tanix TX6S tv box is powered by Allwinner H616 that is a quad-core ARM A53 CPU and Mali G31 GPU processor. Mali G31 GPU is a Midgard architecture that lets the TV box have more powerful and faster data procession.

Android 10.0

Adapting the Android 10.0 operating system, TX6S is compatible with more software, games, and applications, improving users' experience

Fast Data Transmission

The TV box not only has an inner antenna supporting 5G WiFi but also has an external antenna, giving you faster communication speed.

ALICE UX by Tanix

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