Today we found on AliExpress another small TV-Stick with Android operating system to connect to our TV that will pass without shame or glory and this time receives the name of Z8.
A small media player that works with Android TV 12 as a system and with a SoC such as the Allwinner H618 that supports decoding for the AV1 codec and improves the Allwinner H616. The configuration of this TV-Stick allows it to be used without problems as a multimedia center up to 4K UHD resolutions or to run apps of all kinds, including emulators and games, as long as they do not have too many graphic needs. It will also work well as a content receiver, as we can broadcast from our smartphone, since it supports DNLA, AirPlay and Miracast.
In the Z8 better forget about updates and remember that it is not suitable for watching video in maximum quality in apps of paid streaming platforms, although it has shortcut keys on its remote control, for that we have other options.
Specifications of the Stick Z8
Inside the Stick with Android Z8 we have as engine an Allwinner H618 processor manufactured in 28 nm. This is a chip that integrates 4 ARM Cortex-A53 processors capable of reaching 1.5 Ghz and a modest integrated ARM Mali-G31 MP2 GPU.
Of this Android Stick we have a single version with 2 GB of RAM DDR3 and 16 GB of eMMc storage memory that we can expand only through the USB 2.0 port by installing a pendrive.
Other noteworthy features
In the field of wireless connectivity we have Dual Band Wi-Fi aC with internal antenna and Bluetooth 5.2. As connectors, we find in its small plastic case a USB 2.0 port, a USB-C for power, IR sensor extension jack and an HDMI 2.0a video output port that allows us to output video up to 4K@60fps resolutions.
Delivered with the Z8 is an infrared remote control with microphone to use the Google Assistant, power supply and HDMI cable to start using this Box just by taking it out of the box and connecting it to our TV.
Price and availability
- The TV-Stick Z8 with SoC Allwinner H618 can be purchased on AliExpress from only about $25 with free shipping.
And *yet another* TV stick with only 2Gb RAM…