There are many smart TV box solutions on the market, the one offered by SUNNTO X98 is extremely economical but incredibly functional and user friendly.
SUNNZO X98 PRESENTATION
The packaging extra compact contains:
- a remote control (without batteries, uses mini AAA stylus)
- an HDMI cable
- Sunnzo X98
- power supply
The logo affixed to the top is illuminated by a blue LED that is always on, honestly I would have preferred to be able to choose to turn it off, if you do not hide it behind the TV in the long run it can be annoying, especially in the dark.
The available inputs are:
- IR
- AV
- HDMI
- Ethernet
- 2 USB
- SD smart card reader
Which overall gives a solid variety of choices, and leaves no doubt that it’s not a cheap smart boxwhich one it is, I must say that it really surprised me positively.
SUNNZO X98 PERFORMANCE
Sunnzo X98 is not exactly a bomb, but neither is the last in terms of performance:
- CPU: Amlogic S905W2 Quad Core 64 bit Cortex A35
- GPU: Mali-G31 MP2
- Operating system: Android 11.0
- Memory: DDR3 2GB / 4GB, eMMC 16/32 / 64GB) I tested the 16GB
- Support: AV1, H.265, 4K @ 60fps, HDR 10+
- Support: 10 / 100M Ethernet, Dual Wifi 2.4 & 5G, BT
- Support: Miracast, DLNA, Airplay
- Support: wireless firmware update (OTA)
The user interface is very simple, it supports a huge amount of apps from Google Play, including video games, which run at times even higher than 30fps, and thanks to bluetooth you can connect mouse and keyboard if you want. Indeed, once you try it, I don’t think you’ll ever go back to the remote control, which unfortunately is really difficult to use, especially to enter passwords and WPA, but most of all it’s impossible to play with it.
The Sunnzo X98 will come to you already including pre-installed streaming apps, an app to read videos from a USB stick, and google chrome as a browser. Nothing stops you from installing a different launcher and switching interfaces though, which I suggest you do immediately.
The video quality I must say is impeccable, it does not have strange artifacts or slowdowns even from USB, it has a respectable Wi-Fi antenna, in my case with 3 walls in between and 12 meters away it received about 80%, without any packet loss problem.
But the real gem is the Miracast, which allows the streaming of content from smartphones, and it is the thing that I have most examined, I have stressed it in all ways for hours, and indeed the delay is present, but not invasive. I’m talking about a maximum of 4ms of delay in my case I use fibersurely with slower connections the delay will be more consistent, but it is still in the range of the more than good, and an almost vital function.
The maximum resolution that Sunnto X98 supports is still a beautiful 4K at 60 hz, with the possibility where possible to activate the native HDR, not just. Unfortunately, Amazon, Netflix and Disney + services are not supported in HD, because Google’s certification is only level 3 without DDRM… a real shame.
At the moment you can find Sunnto X98 at a discount here.
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