First of all, i will say thank´s to http://sztomato.com for Sending me the MXQ Box for a Review.
Between the extremely cheap TV Boxes with Low Power CPU, the most interesting devices are the ones equipped with Amlogic S905.
The MXQ from Tomato is Powered by an S905 CPU with 1GB Ram and 8GB NAND.
Also, the Box runs on Android 5.1 with good Performance.
Here in the followings are the technical characteristics of the Box:
| Hardware Specifications | |
| Model No. | G9C |
| CPU | Amlogic S905 Quad Core ARM Cortex™-A53 CPU up to 2.0 GHz (DVFS) |
| GPU | Penta-Core Mali-450 Up to 750Mhz+ |
| FLASH | 8GB EMMC |
| SDRAM | 1GB DDR3 |
| Power Supply Specifications | |
| Power Supply | DC 5V/2A |
| Power Indicator (LED) | Power ON:blue; Standby:Red |
| Main Features | |
| OS | Android™ 5.1 Lollipop |
| 3D | 3D-HD 1080Px2 |
| Support Decoder Format | HD MPEG1/2/4,H.264/H.265, HD AVC/VC-1,RM/RMVB,Xvid/DivX3/4/5/6 ,RealVideo8/9/10,HEVC MP-10 |
| Support Media Format | Avi/Rm/Rmvb/Ts/Vob/Mkv/Mov/ISO/Wmv/Asf/Flv/Dat/Mpg/Mpeg/MP4 |
| Support Music Format | MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV/OGG/AC3/DDP/TrueHD/DTS/DTS/HD/FLAC/APE |
| Support Photo Format | HD JPEG/BMP/GIF/PNG/TIFF |
| USB Host | 2 High Speed USB 2.0,Support U DISK And USB HDD |
| Card Reader | SD™/SDHC/MMC Cards |
| HDD File System | FAT16/FAT32/NTFS |
| Support Subtitle | SRT/SMI/SUB/SSA/IDX+USB |
| High Difinition Video Output | Support All Standard SD/HD/4K2K Ultra HD Decoding And Output |
| OSD type of languages | English/French/German/Spanish/Italian etc Multilateral Languages |
| LAN | Ethernet:1000M, Standard RJ-45 (optional IEEE 802.3 10/100/1000 Gigabit ) |
| Wireless | Support IEEE802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth™ 4.1EDR |
| Mouse/Keyboard | Support Mouse And Keyboard Via USB;Support 2.4GHz Wireless Mouse And Keyboard Via 2.4GHz USB Dongle |
| HDMI™ | HDMI™ 2.0 (CEC and HDCP 2.2), 4K X 2K @60 fps |
| AV | Support |
| Optical | Support |
| 3G | Support |
| SPDIF/IEC958 | Optical |
| IPTV And OTT | Support Many Kinds of IPTV And OTT Programmes |
Dimensions and Build Quality:
The MXQ has a Size of 12 to 12 cm and 2 cm in Heigh.
On the Top there is the MXQ Logo, it glow Blue when you turn On the Box. Cool, i like it.
There are no gaps or sharp edges on the Housing, overall a good Build Quality.
With the Remote that comes with the MXQ, you can control it without any Problem.
The remote has a rounded back and fits very well in the Hand.
Benchmark and Test:
All benchmarks have been repeated 3 times and results have been averaged to give a more accurate reading.
Antutu Benchmark:
Score: 37102
3D: 4000
UX: 14423
CPU: 13599
RAM: 5080
Overall a good performance, faster then other S905 Devices.
A1 SD Benchmark:
A1 SD Benchmark tests RAM and flash memory speeds.
Internal Memory:
Reading: 44.29MB/s
Writing: 22.57MB/s
RAM:
Ram Copy 2376.85MB/s
Both are good Values.
Video Playback testing (Using KODI):
Resolution Video Format Local Playback Network (Wi-Fi/LAN) Playback
720p (1280*720) AVC (High@L4.1) Work Work
1080P (1920*1080) AVC (High@L4) Work Work
2160P (3840*2160) HEVC (H.265) – 10Bit Work Work
4K (4096*2304) AVC (High@L5.1) Work Work
4K TS HEVC files HEVC (H.265) Work Work
Firmware Test:
The Firmware on the Box is good and have so far no Bugs.
They are using a New Launcher, it looks good.
You can easy Navigate with the Remote that comes with the Box.
Conclusions:
The MXQ is a different kind of kodi machine, both for its unusual shape and its target audience.
It gives an average performance.
Would i recommend it?
Yes, i would solid Device with good Price.
Neomode
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