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Magicsee N5 NOVA Review: TV Box with Voice Remote

by atb_team
August 23, 2019
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Today we have for you a review of cheaper TV Box with Voice Remote control from Magicsee brand called Magicsee N5 NOVA.

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TV Box comes with Rockchip RK3318 SoC, a cost-down version of RK3328 SoC, and also supports 4K@60fps. Is this TV Box worth our recommendation? you will learn from our Magicsee N5 NOVA review.

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We want to say thanks to Gearbest store for sending us a Magicsee N5 NOVA TV Box to review.

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N5 Nova Review: Product details

Now Magicsee N5 Nova Android TV Box is available on Gearbest store for $39.99.

N5 Nova review

Magicsee N5 NOVA Specifications:

  • CPU – Rockchip RK3318 quad-core Cortex-A53 processor @ 1.5 GHz
  • GPU – Penta-Core Mali-450 Up To 750Mhz+
  • System Memory – 4GB RAM DDR3
  • Storage – 64GB eMMC flash, microSD card slot up to 32GB
  • Video Output – HDMI 2.0a output up to 4K 60Hz with HDR support, AV port
  • Audio Output – Via HDMI, AV port, SPDIF optical port
  • Video – 4K HDR H.265 and VP9
  • Connectivity – 10/100M Ethernet, dual-band 802.11 b/g/n/ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0
  • USB – 1x USB 3.0 port, 1x USB 2.0 port
  • Misc – IR receiver, digital LED display
  • Power Supply – 5V/2A
  • Dimensions – 13.40 x 13.40 x 2.50 cm
  • Weight – 170g

The box included everything that you need to get started:

  • N5 Nova TV Box
  • Power Adapter
  • HDMI Cable
  • Remote Control
  • User Manual
N5 Nova

The following video from our YouTube channel where you can take a look at more Magicsee N5 Nova TV Box and bundled accessories.

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-gLYjIFh5c[/embedyt]

[tie_index]First impressions, settings, overview of features[/tie_index]

First impressions, settings, overview of features

TV Box is well made. As mentioned at the beginning of TV Box is equipped with a new Rockchip RK3318 SoC and also runs on Android TV OS 9.0.

On one side are two USB ports (USB 2.0  and USB 3.0) and micro SD card slot. On the rear panel are HDMI port, AV port, RJ45 Ethernet port,  DC jack. At the bottom of the device, there are also four rubber pads to prevent shifting, and recovery hole. N5 NOVA comes with 2.4G wireless remote control with an air mouse feature (known from Beelink’s TV Boxes).  Voice Remote Control works very well. Recognizes voice commands without any problem. Just press the button with the microphone symbol and say the command. All you have to do is put the USB receiver in the USB port at TV Box. Below pictures.

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TV Box has a has a great-looking launcher with the option of choosing a wallpaper. Launcher with option status bar (On / OFF). We can choose typically the resolution of FHD 1920×1080 (1080p 60Hz) but you can also adjust the preferred resolution or set the auto switch. One can get the impression that TV Box is sometimes too slow, there are delays in accessing applications and settings. We had no problem with Ethernet and WiFi connection to the router and to the Internet. Ethernet: Download – 93.5Mbps Upload – 36.1Mbps, WiFi: Download – 180Mbps Upload – 32.6Mbps.  In addition to the remote control, we used wireless Logitech MK540 Advanced set and a gamepad from iPega called iPega PG-9076. 

Impressions from the use

Despite the fast WiFi, there are problems with its stability and speed. Despite the connection via the AirScreen app, the mirror screen did not work. TV Box supports Youtube only up to 1080p, but via Youtube Android TV supports 4K. Unfortunately, through 4K 2160p, it doesn’t run smoothly. Netflix up to 540p. TV Box comes with the pre-installed Kodi 18.2. In addition, TV Box has a lot of picture settings. At N5 Nova TV Box run simple games from Google Play, like Beach Buggy Racing and Fruit Ninja (great using 2.4G remote control with air mouse feature). We used iPega PG-9076 and played Beach Buggy Racing. Unfortunately it was not possible to play Asphalt 8, problem with downloading the game (information no Internet Connection). Below the screenshots.

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Magicsee N5 Nova Review: Operating system and components

The N5 NOVA TV Box runs on the Android 9.0, Kernel version 4.4.159. TV Box is equipped with Rockchip RK3318 quad-core Cortex-A53 processor @ 1.5 GHz and Penta-Core Mali-450 GPU. Firmware build
MGCTV15020190801.
CPU speed between 408Mhz and 1.10GHz. On the following screens, you can see exactly the components used and their specification (Information taken from the CPU-Z app, the application does not yet recognize RK3318 SoC)
. The device has root access. Below also DRM info screenshots.

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Performance tests and benchmarks

For testing, we use the AnTuTu Video Tester 3.0 app and AnTuTu Benchmark 7. 2.0.

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Video Tests

Antutu Video the result 697 and and some unsupported codecs. Video playback by Kodi 18.2 runs not smoothly, frequent jams and buffering (playback via USB3.0).

We played movies with the resolution of 480p,720p, and 1080p (24fps, 30fps, 60fps) and also 4K (60fps) with various codecs videos such as H.264, H.265, MPEG2, MPEG4, RMVB, and audio – DTS and AC3. Dolby Digital 5.1 passthrough worked fine via HDMI. Also, we tested several video formats – AVI, MKV, MP4 (typical formats in which it holds the majority of movies), ISO and also videos was played fine. The tested TV Box plays video files in 4K (also 60fps) almost without any major problems.

Video Playback via Kodi 18.2

The following table of video samples tested for Kodi 18.2. TV Box plays the video on YouTube only in 1080p, but via Youtube Android TV runs 4K 2160p (not smoothly).

Typical 1080p Kodi 18.0
MPEG2 / MP2 2.0 – 6.6Mbps OK
MPEG4 / MP3 2.0 – 7.6Mbps OK
H264 / AAC 2.0 – 7.2Mbps OK
VC1 / WMA3 2.0 – 25Mbps OK
VP8 / VORBIS 2.0 – 7.8Mbs OK
Jellyfish 1080p HEVC 10bit – 90Mbps OK
4K Video  
Sintel – H264 / AAC 2.0 – 24fps OK
BBB Sunflower -H264 – 30fps OK
BBB Sunflower -H264 – 60fps not smooth, sound delays
Honey Bees – 96fps OK
Skyfall – H264 / AAC 2.0 – 10Mbps OK
Puppies Bath – h264/AAC 2.0 OK
Cinemartin H265/HEVC not smooth
Tears of steel – 60fps OK
HD Club Chimei – H264 / AAC 2.0 – 60Mbps not smooth
Jellyfish 4k uhd HEVC 10bit – 140Mbps not smooth
Jellyfish 4k uhd HEVC 10bit – 200/250/300/400Mbps not smooth
LG Demo – Istanbul 3840×2160 MP4/H264 8bit – 116Mbps not smooth
Sony 4K – Camp HDR MP4/HEVC 10bit – 75.8Mbps OK
Demo Samsung 2014 – USA Road Trip TS/HEVC 10bit – 51.4Mbps not smooth
Samsung UHD DUBAI TS/HEVC 10bit – 51Mbps not smooth
H.265/VP9 Video  
Tears of steel – H265-HVEC / AAC 2.0 – 15Mbps not smooth
Youtube – VP9 / 1080p OK
VP9 / 4k – Eye of the Storm 4K Ultra HD.webmv not smooth
VP9 / 4k – 10 Incredible 4K (Ultra HD) Videos.webmv not smooth
VP9 / 4k – Australia – Land Down Under in 4K.webmv not smooth

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Benchmarks

Below Benchmark screenshots we were able to do: AnTuTu Benchmark, GeekBench 4, 3D Mark: only Ice Storm / Extreme (the device is too weak for Sling shot tests), GPUBench. N5 Nova TV Box has the internal memory benchmarks: Read 38.11MB/s – Write 43.79MB/s. RAM copy speed was 2693.15MB/s.

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N5 NOVA antutu

[tie_index]Conclusions[/tie_index]

Magicsee N5 NOVA Review: Conclusions

Magicsee N5 NOVA is not the worst TV Box, but considering its performance, speed of action, video playback, it doesn’t impress. Most likely, it requires optimization, which we hope will bring new firmware. Voice command support, fast WiFi and the current price speak in his favor. If you have a really limited budget then you may want to consider buying N5 NOVA. However, in our opinion, it is worth looking for a more efficient TV Box.

Magicsee N5 NOVA

$39.99
Magicsee N5 Nova
7.7

PERFORMANCE

7.0/10

USABILITY

7.7/10

FEATURES

8.0/10

DESIGN

8.5/10

VALUE

7.5/10

Pros

  • Fast WiFi
  • Remote control with air mouse feature
  • Voice Remote control
  • Youtube 4K, but not smooth

Cons

  • Stable work but not fast
  • Video playback most not smooth
  • Poor performance
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