In this review, we’ll look at the A95X F3 Air TV box, which is based on the latest Amlogic S905X3 processor and Android 9.0 operating system with beautiful RGB backlighting with low-cost. Let’s take a look at how it performs.
Design of A95X F3 Air:
The case of A95X F3 Air is build of high-quality plastic, the sides face and the top cover is glossy with the name of the model and adjustable RGB backlight on the top in the form of line in the center divide the cover in half, one in gray and the other in black, the dimensions are a 10.40 x 10.40 x 1.94 cm and 150 g weight.
And has a small LED display on the front panel displays the current time as well as the status of the network connections.
On the bottom of the case, it has a small number of ventilation holes with a simple cooling system to offer a lack of overheating and throttling at maximum loads.
The Beautiful RGB lighting It looks impressive, can change the color depending on play mode or configured using a preinstalled application, It has 6 light mode, different colors indicate different working states, download, play, sleep, voice search, etc, You can also turn off the lighting if it disturbs you in the darkness.
Connectors:
On the left side, we see a 1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, MicroSD card, and on the backside has an analog AV audio/video output, optical S / PDIF connector, Ethernet RJ45, HDMI, power connector.
Hardware:
The TV Box A95X F3 Air is built on a 12nm SoC Amlogic S905X3 chip, which contains four cores of Arm Cortex-A55 at a frequency of 1.91GHz with GPU Mali-G31 MP2, Versions are available with 2/4 GB DDR3 memory and eMMc 16/32/64 GB storage, which was rather slow together in dealing with data transmission, However, you will not notice a slowdown in running applications and browsing the interface, and can be expanded storage with microSD cards. It is possible to play such as PUBG with low settings with this performance.
TV Box integrated with OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.0, and OpenCL 2.0. The VPU is Amlogic Video Engine 10 with optional support for Dolby Vision, HDR, HDR10, and HDR10. VP9 and Youtube 4K codec support announced.
for play a high-performance game or need more speed and stability, we recommend buying the version with 4GB of RAM, if you use it for media player or have the limited budget the version with the 2GB RAM is the best choice.
Streaming services at A95X F3 Air:
For streaming services, The A95X F3 presents the classic configuration without certifications which limits us in quality in several streaming services, luckily if it is compatible with most services even if they are in its most basic quality of SD video, for Youtube and media, its runs on HD HDR with 720p/1080 resolution on smooth but not recommend used in 4k Because it will be some bugs and Google Play Movies runs on HD 720p resolution, and for Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime Video, on Android as usual runs on SD 540p and 480p respectively.
Software:
A95X F3 Air It is based on the latest Android 9.0 OS for better compatibility with applications, with high speed and smooth performance without forced app closures with offer the ability to enable Root access for the ability to modify the software is convenient.
And it providing a new and better user interface (launcher) experience to you with the ability to change it and change the wallpaper, which is designed to turn your regular TV into a smart one
The boot up on this TV box from a start to the home screen took 40 seconds to fully load. When the box is first operational, you need to set up it, like the interface language, time, time zone, and network connection.
The launcher is made in the form of applications. At the top of the desktop, there is a voice search button, under the application tiles, are the icons of the settings menu, applications menu, and network settings, but no upper bar, and we can customize the menu with the icons of the apps we want. The Installed applications include Airscreen, Miracast, Cetusplay, Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, and TVMC (KODI) with various addons installed. And of course the full version of the Google Play Store.
Using the mouse swipe from the bottom of the screen, you can call up the status bar and navigation bar this is works flawlessly.
How to control the RGB backlight:
To control the RGB backlight, the Color LED Settings application is installed. In the application, you can select the mode, brightness, and speed of the backlight for the main operating modes of the device.
To explore other options, read about the HK1 3x TV Box Review.
Connection:
A95X F3 Air supports dual-band WiFi and Bluetooth 4.2 in versions with 4 GB RAM and single-band Wi-Fi for the version with 2 GB RAM.
A95X F3 Air Price And Availability:
The A95X F3 Air is currently available on Banggood for $46.91 and Gearbest for $74.66 and Aliexpress store for just $39.86. This is a very good price for tv box with 4GB RAM and 32GB EMMC So, don’t miss out on this great deal. And to view its price or buy it, you can access the offer by clicking on the store icon.
There are 3 Options for A95X Air:
- 2GB RAM + 16GB EMMC.
- 4GB RAM + 32GB EMMC.
- 4GB RAM + 64GB EMMC.
Package Contents
- A95X F3 TV Box
- Power Adapter
- HDMI Cable
- Remote Control
- User Manual
Specification of A95X F3 Air
| General | Model: A95X F3 Air Type: TV Box |
| Hardware | System: Android 9.0 CPU: Amlogic S905X3 Core: Cortex A55,Quad Core RAM: 2/4GB DDR3 Max. Extended Capacity: 16/32/64Gb |
| Communication | 5G WiFi: Yes WIFI: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth: 4.0 RJ45 Port Speed: 100Mbps |
| Media | Decoder Format: H.263,H.264,H.265,HD MPEG4 Video format: AVI,DAT,ISO,MKV,MP4,MPEG,RM,WMV Audio format: AAC,FLAC,MP3,OGG,RM,WMA Photo Format: BMP,GIF,JPEG,JPG,PNG,TIFF Support 5.1 Surround Sound Output: Yes |
| Interface | AV, DC Power Port, HDMI, LAN, TF card, USB2.0, USB3.0,Optical |
| Other Features | Antenna: Yes Camera: Without Language: Multi-language HDMI Version: 2.1 Other Functions: DLNA,ISO Files,Miracast Power Consumption.: 6W |
| Power | Type: External Power Adapter Mode Remote Controller Battery: 2 x AAA Battery ( not included ) |
| Dimensions&Weight | Product weight: 0.1250 kg Product size (L x W x H): 7.70 x 7.70 x 1.70 cm / 3.03 x 3.03 x 0.67 inches |
