Guleek A8 Android HDMI Stick powered by Amlogic S905

atb_teamSeptember 7, 2015

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Guleek is a well known brand TV Stick and mini PCs. Today we want to introduce to you the new model of HDMI Stick from Guleek called Guleek A8. The TV Stick probably the first to be equipped with Amlogic S905 processor, HDMI 2.0 and Android 5.1. As far as the design of the device it looks very familiar. The first time with such housing we had contact with the model – CX-929 TV Stick. The stick is powered by Amlogic’s S905 processor, which is a quad-core, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit chip with ARM Mali-450 graphics and support for 4K video decoding at 60 frames in formats including H.265.

Guleek A8 Technical Specification:

OS: Android 5.1.1
Chipset: Amlogic S905
CPU: Quad-core 64-bit ARM® Cortex™-A53 up to 2GHz
GPU: Penta-core ARM Mali 450 GPU up to 750MHz+ (DVFS),OpenGL ES1.1/2.0, Open VG 1.1 , 2250Mpix/sec and 165Mtri/sec
Memory: 2GB DDR3
Flash: 8GB (EMMC) + micro SD slot (up to 32GB)
Connectivity: 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi (AP6212) 2.4GHz
Power Supply: DC 5V/2A micro USB
Interfaces: HDMI(1.4 and 2.0 ) to support maximum [email protected] output(HDCP2.2), 2xUSB (one micro USB) 2.0 Host
Other Features: : Fn Button, DLNA, Miracast, Remote controller

Guleek A8 is available on Aliexpress priced at $75. The use Amlogic S905 processor should allow smoothly playback of 4K video. Below full specification Amlogic S905:

CPU: Quad-core 64-bit ARM® Cortex™-A53 up to 2GHz
GPU: Penta-core ARM® Mali™-450
Video Processing: UHD 4K 60fps HW decoding, supports multiple formats including H.265 10-bit, H.264 and AVS+FHD 1080p 60fps HW encoding, supports H.264
Video Interface: HDMI 2.0 and CVBS output, Supports 2-channel ITU 601/656 DVP camera input, TS stream input
Audio Interface: S/PDIF, I2S and PCM input and output, Digital stereo MIC input
Security: Supports secure boot and secure OS
Memory/Storage: Supports 32-bit DDR3/3L, LPDDR2/3 1066MHz, Supports SLC/MLC/TLC NAND Flash and eMMC 5.0, Supports SPI NOR Flash
Ethernet: 10/100/1000M MAC
IP License (Optional): Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS Digital Surround, DTS HD, DTS Express, Real, DivX HD
Process: 28nm HKMG
Applications: OTT/IP/DVB STB, Smart TV dongle, Smart home

Brad Linder from Liliputing showed a video (source Roofull) where they can see the S905 can not cope with 4K video playback. It is also worth noting that video shows a sample of engineering, and probably the video is displayed on the default settings, without any attempt to optimize CPU and applications where 4K file was played.