Don’t get me wrong. This is a nice box. Nice industrial design, good hardware, good
for Kodi.
It’s just that with the glut of new S912 SOC boxes hitting
the market, it’s tough to stand out. Especially when more can be had for less.
There are just too many M12N devices out there that out-perform the H96 Pro.
With the S912 processor, 2gb of RAM, and 16gb of EMMC, you’d
think all these boxes would test alike, but they don’t. While the M12N boxes,
including Mifanstech’s own MXQ Plus, consistently benchmark at over 40, 000 in
Antutu, the H96 Pro does not reach this level. Ice Storm Extreme benchmarks it
at below 6000, the first S912 box I’ve seen that low.
Now as I said, it’s not all bad. The box performs as well
for Kodi as any box in this price range and better than some that cost much
more. It’s perfectly adequate for the type of gaming usually done on an android
TV box, and, with its sleek design and wrap-around LED, it certainly is a fine
looking piece of hardware.
But in the long run, if you’re looking at Android boxes, you’re
looking for the best bang for your buck. And this just isn’t it.
If you’re not a sucker for a pretty box and value function
over form, I’d look to Mifanstech’s MXQ Plus. It still hasn’t been unseated as
my every day box.
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