Review: Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM Android 6.0 Set Top Box

By | March 17, 2018

Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM Android 6.0 Set Top Box
The Beelink GT1 Ultimate is a new Android TV box with some nice hardware making it good for watching videos with Kodi or game play.
 
It is one of the new boxes with more RAM at 3GB and internal storage at 32GB.
 
One was sent to us to review with our honest opinion and results below.
 
Specifications
CPU: S912 Octa Core ARM 2GHz
RAM: 3GB DDR4
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
ROM: 32GB eMMC Flash
WiFi: IEEE 802.11ac, 2.4/5GHz
Bluetooth 4.0
 
It is a small unit made of a solid plastic with diamond pattern on the top.
Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM Small Unit
 
The box comes with a remote control, power supply, HDMI cable, and instructions.
Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM Overview
 
One side has the power plug, USB, HDMI, Ethernet, and SPDIF.
Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM Android 6.0 Set Top Box Side 33
 
There is also another USB and a Micro USB slot.
Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM Android 6.0 Set Top Box Side 44
 
The remote has a nice layout with button to control a TV as well as the box.
Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM Remote
 
Booting up the unit it has a standard interface with quick access to connect to WiFi and Apps.
Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM Home Screen
 
It comes with a version of Kodi called Qodi which is basically Kodi 16.1 Jarvis.
Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM Qodi
 
No add-ons come installed but it is easy to install Kodi add-ons as needed.
Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM Qodi Pic 2
Many units come loaded with too many add-ons which can slow down a system and require time to uninstall them. As most know Kodi is very customizable and can be changed to match a user with layout and add-ons.
 
Doing a basic internet speed test with Speetest.net it maxed out the internet connection of 30Mbps Down and 3Mbps UP.
Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM interent speed test
 
Running AnTuTu benchmark it gave a score of 39183.
Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM AnTutU
 
Geekbench gave a score of 426 for Single Core and 2080 for Multi Core.
Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM Geekbench
 
It had no problems playing 1080p and 4K videos.
Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM 4K Video
 
Testing game play we ran WWE Immortals which the GT1 Ultimate having no problems playing.
Review Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM WWE Imortals
It will have no problems with Retro games and emulators.
 
Summary
The Beelink GT1 Ultimate is a good box to watch HD videos with, or play classic games.
 
While there are may boxes running the S912 CPU most have less RAM at 1-2GB.
 
The GT1 Ultimate with the 3GB of RAM gives it a edge over them making it more responsive and better when playing videos or game play.
 
We are still testing the unit so far with good results and will update if anything changes.
 
As always be sure to read the reviews on Amazon or elsewhere to be sure a unit is a good fit for you.

4 thoughts on “Review: Beelink GT1 Ultimate S912 3GB RAM Android 6.0 Set Top Box

  1. Steven Foo

    Comparing Beelink GT1 Ultimate vs T95Z, which one is more stable and perform better?

    Reply
  2. Joe

    Hi. I have purchased the new Beelink Gt1 ultimate and I am trying to play 4 k movies with very little success. I have also installed IP Vanish which has slowed down my internet speed to 30Mbps but I can not play 4K movies due to buffering problems. Are there any special settings that I need to make to my android box?

    Reply
    1. John

      30 Mbps is plenty fast. Test your box with a 4k video from youtube. If it works then the servers of the 4k sources you are having problems with are overloaded or crappy. Also google kodi buffering solutions, there are some decent youtube videoes about that. Hope this helps!

      Reply
    2. Dag

      What DSL-speeds do you have when testing without the Ip-vanish?
      I know that 1080p will stream perfectly at 6-7 Mbps.

      Reply

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