Review: MINIX NEO U9-H Andriod 6.0 TV Box S912 2GB RAM

By | July 17, 2017

Review MINIX NEO U9-H Andriod 6.0 TV Box S912 2GB RAM

The Minix NEO U9-H is an Android TV box that comes with a S912 CPU and 2GB of RAM.
 
While many boxes come the a S912 processor Minix boxes are known to be well built with good hardware and have a big following.
Review MINIX NEO U9-H Andriod 6.0 TV Box S912 2GB Open Case
They also have a big support community which most boxes do not have.
 
Specifications
CPU: Amlogic S912 Octa Core
RAM: 2GB DDR3
Internal Storage: 16GB
WiFi: Dual Band 802.11ac
OS: Android Marshmallow 6.0.1
Video: HDMI 2.0, up to 4K @ 60Hz
 
The unit has a large antenna for a better wireless signal along with 3 USB ports and 1 Micro USB slot.
Review MINIX NEO U9-H Andriod 6.0 TV Box S912 2GB RAM Ports
 
The back has a HDMI port, Headphone jack, Optical Out, Ethernet and Power Supply port.
Review MINIX NEO U9-H Andriod 6.0 TV Box S912 2GB RAM Back
 
Starting the unit the Minix Launcher comes up which is a nice user interface.
Review MINIX NEO U9-H Andriod 6.0 TV Box S912 2GB Luncher
It allows for easy change of the default Launcher and is very customizable.
 
Netflix or Kodi play videos very well playing HD 1080p or even 4K videos.
Review MINIX NEO U9-H Andriod 6.0 TV Box S912 2GB Netflix
 
Doing a WiFi Test with Speedtest.net it gave some impressive results with 168Mbps Download speed, and 9Mbs Upload speed.
Review MINIX NEO U9-H Andriod 6.0 TV Box S912 2GB WiFi Test
 
GeekBench gave a score of 442 for Single Core and 2255 for Multi Core.
Review MINIX NEO U9-H Andriod 6.0 TV Box S912 2GB GeekBench
 
AnTUTU gave a score of 42023 which was the results expected from the box.
Review MINIX NEO U9-H Andriod 6.0 TV Box S912 2GB AnTUTU

 
Summary
Minix Neo U9-H shows what a well built Android TV box can do.
 
While there are many units available with the same hardware the Minix performs much better, with not only a being better built unit, but Firmware created just for it.
 
This makes it much seem much faster than other Android TV boxes with the same specifications with most being cheaply mass produced and loaded with generic Firmware and other software.
 
Minix also has a big support community with a dedicated forum to answer questions and fix problems.
 
As always be sure to read the reviews on Amazon or elsewhere to be sure a unit is a good fit for you.

One thought on “Review: MINIX NEO U9-H Andriod 6.0 TV Box S912 2GB RAM

  1. Jeremy Budgen

    I am looking into using Kodi with my Samsung smart tv. What hardware would I need to do this successfully. What would the best hardware to get. I am in South Africa. And can I watch Netflix etc on this. Do I need an android Fox to use Netflix or showman is a Samsung version of Netflix.

    Thanks

    Jeremy

    Reply

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