Considerable price reduction for the Box with Android H96 Max M12 that stands out for including a powerful Amlogic S928X processor.
The Amlogic S928X SoC is a Penta Core with ARM Cortex-A76 A55 cores and a Mali-G57 MC2 GPU for graphics, of which you can read our review and comparison. In the video section we have native AV1 video decoding support with 8K@60fps support up to 8K HDR, a powerful SoC, but that makes this Box too expensive, especially considering that it is not certified for paid streaming platforms like Netflix and others.
A box with Android 11 that stands out in its design for its external antenna and even has a version with 8 GB of RAM, for about $100. Other interesting points are the inclusion of a Bluetooth remote control and good wireless connectivity, with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4.
H96 Max M12 Specifications
The Android Box H96 Max M12 integrates the powerful Penta Core Amlogic S928X processor manufactured in 12 nm. A chip with a high performance ARM Cortex-A76 core accompanied by 4 ARM Cortex-A55 cores. The iGPU we have in this Amlogic is an ARM-G57 MC2 with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.2 and OpenCL 2.0. It also includes support for HDR10, HDR10, HLG, AV1, VP9, H.265, AVS3 …. We also have a 3.2 TOPS AI task accelerator with support for TensorFlow and Caffe.
This Box is available in versions with 4/8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 32/64/128 GB of eMMc storage memory. A micro SD card reader is also included in case we want to expand the storage.
Other outstanding features
Wireless connectivity is ensured by a Wi-Fi 6 chip with an external antenna and Bluetooth 5.4. Connectors included are an RJ45 Gigabit network port, two USB 2.0 connectors, a USB 3.0, 3.5 mm audio jack and an HDMI 2.1a video output capable of outputting up to 8K video resolutions at 60fps.
For power, we have a 5V / 2A transformer and with the box is delivered a remote control via Bluetooth and includes microphone to use voice assistants.
Price and where to buy
- The new TV-Box H96 Max M12 can be purchased on AliExpress using coins starting at around $79 with free shipping.