This Android TV box hasn’t been used. I don’t know how the performance is. This video introduces the Beelink GT King pro. I don’t know how it is. If you are interested, you can have a look.
It was not created to encourage members to buy Android Boxes and convert them to CorELEC.
Inconsistencies in chop and changing of internal electronic parts used by the likes of Beelink etc is well documented.
PS: Ugoos has a higher quality standard than most of the Chinese Branded Android Boxes.
If you want cheap, you get a $35 one. Beelink is rather premium priced compared to those, so may as well get one that’s better. I don’t have either so I can’t say if it’s really that inferior to Ugoos.
I would say though, that after reading there is no way to know if you’re getting the newer or older Rev on Beelink, but still pay the same price, would make me shy away from it.
Both those devices have pretty good reviews, but it’s hard to tell if the reviewers are incentivized or not.
I haven’t inspected a Ugoos box but I have had a few different Beelink GT-King units and the first batch had a number of issues from broken HDMI to broken LAN port.
All of them I have inspected including the GT-King Pro had no-name/recycled RAM and eMMC.
The only devices I have seen use premium components are those from Hardkernel, Khadas and Minix, all of which I have seen use Nanya or Samsung RAM and/or eMMC chips.
I’m not trying to bash Beelink as they have been very supportive to us and other open-source projects.
Ugoos devices looks pretty good, well done, came with hynix memory modules and other good components, but they cost half more (150€ vs 100€) and bring half of internal storage (32GB vs 64GB) than the Beelink GT King.
The Beelink one with a CE TF is $10 cheaper on gearbest, the non-CE is actually same price as Ugoos. $129-$139.
In EU I guess the differences are higher?
Is more space on eMMC really necessary?