The UGOOS AM8 is the first 8K TV Box that will soon be in the hands of individual customers. The launch of the AM8 S928X-J TV Box is scheduled for September 15th. The UGOOS AM8 8K TV Box is now available for pre-order for $189 (after coupon for $177.62). As a reminder, the UGOOS AM8 TV Box is powered by S928X-J SoC which supports 8K@60fps AV1 decoding, Dolby Vision, Dolby Audio, and also supports triple band 802.11ax WiFi 6.
Availability and price
The new UGOOS AM8 S928X-J 8K TV Box can be found in the official UGOOS store on Aliexpress. This 8K TV Box is currently available for pre-order. The release date is September 15th. After using the coupon: JCMTUJXWQMHT the AM8 TV Box can be purchased for as little as $177.22. Without the coupon, the device is available for $189. Besides, the AM8 can also be purchased with an additional Bluetooth voice remote control with an air mouse feature. Choice of G30S, G20BTS PRO, or G10S PRO BT remote control.
In the package, you can find 2 external antennas, a Bluetooth LE remote control (UR01-BLE model), an HDMI cable, a 12V power supply, and USB-C cable, and a short user guide.
UGOOS AM8 S928X-J TV Box Features
The device boasts a revamped metal housing (11.6 x 11.6 x 2.8 cm) housing a substantial heatsink and dual external antennas. Its core is the Amlogic S928X-J chipset featuring a Penta-core CPU (1x Cortex-A76 + 4x Cortex-A55 cores), Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU (supporting OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.2, OpenCL 2.0), an 8Kp60 video decoder, and a low-latency 4Kp60 encoder. The Neural Network Accelerator (NNA) reaches up to 3.2 TOPS, utilizing Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) architecture. The AM8 includes 4GB DDR4 RAM, 32GB eMMC, and a microSD slot.
Distinguishing it is its 8K prowess – not only playback but also output at 8Kp60 with AV1 codec support. Connectivity features (2.4G+5G+6G) 802.11ax 2×2 Access Points with MIMO WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 BLE, and Gigabit Ethernet. Its I/O ports include 3x USB 3.0, USB TYPE-C OTG 2.0, HDMI 2.1a (8Kx4K), SPDIF optical, RJ45 Gigabit LAN, TYPE-C 12V/1.67A, Micro SD, and AUX-IN.
Running Android 11, AM8 offers OTA updates and UGOOS features like a SAMBA server, NFS/CIFS clients, a Magisk superuser switch, a remote server for phone control, and more. Notably, AM8 succeeds the AM6 Plus, with its penta-core setup delivering enhanced performance evident in a significantly improved Antutu score, rising from 130K to an impressive 210K points.
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UGOOS AM8 S928X-J TV Box Specification
- SoC – Amlogic S928X-J
- CPU – Penta-core processor with 1x Cortex-A76 core, 4x Cortex-A55 cores
- GPU – Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.2, and OpenCL 2.0
- VPU
- 8Kp60 H.265, AV1, VP9, AVS3/AVS2 10-bit video decoder; 4Kp60 H.264 decoder, 1080p60 MPEG-4, WMV/VC-1, AVS, MPEG-2, MPEG-1 decoder
- Low-latency 4Kp60 H.265/H.264 encoder
- AI accelerator – Up to 3.2 TOPS Neural Network Accelerator (NNA) with Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) architecture, supports TensorFlow and Caffe
- The “-J” suffix stands for Dolby licenses
- Manufacturing process – 12nm
- System Memory – 4GB LPDDR4
- Storage – 32GB eMMC flash, microSD card slot
- Video Output – HDMI 2.1 up to 8Kp60 with HDR support, HDMI CEC
- Audio – Optical S/PDIF, AUX-IN port, digital audio output via HDMI
- Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port
- Triple-band (2.4G+5G+6G) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2×2 MIMO WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 with LE support; two external high-gain antennas
- USB – 3x USB 3.0 ports, 1x USB 2.0 OTG Type-C port
- Misc – Power button and LED; maskrom and recovery pin holes; RTC with backup battery; IR receiver
- Power Supply – 12V DC/1.67A via USB Type-C port
- Dimensions – 116 x 116 x 28mm (Metal enclosure)
- Weight – 300 grams
- Temperature Range – Operating: 0 to 60°C; storage; -10 to 60°C
- Humidity – 5% to 90% non-condensing
- Certifications – CE, FCC
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