[Android Stick & Console RockChip based Computers] Such_A_Victor:
Before Christmas, I purchased a UGOOS UT4 and AM1 from official Ugoos site for my TV in workshop. Now it’s finally come to my place. As a UT3s holder I am waiting UT4 first of all, AM1 is my first amlogic box and I talk about it a little bit later.

Unboxing

It seems to me that Ugoos team decided to change style for these new series at all. I bought UT3s in wooden color box with only one sign “ugoos” on the top side and specs on the bottom.

Now it is mainly black and white colored box. All the info now situated on the sides of top cover. From info on the pack, we can conclude that box has 4k resolution and OTA update function from the box. From behind, I see Rockchip logo and main specs: rk3368 SoC, G6110 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB Rom and dual band Wi-Fi. On the other side, there are listed contents in the box. (Sorry for this photo, make it with my shoe)

Package contains:

Box itself

Remote Controller

Separate Antenna

Power adapter

Standard 1m HDMI cable

Short 2.0 usb cable

Manual

Pack seems to be rather careful, all the staff are in plastic, box is in foam plastic.

First steps

First pleasant moment is a new standard remote controller. I like these new, much more soft touch buttons’ action, unlike old UT3s RC. Good news is that new RC fits for UT3s box also, seems RC codes are the same. (Later I discover that RC codes are the same for Amlogic AM1 box too) So, if I want to stay with UT3s on my main TV I can replace RC with new one.

Ugoos team get back to metal in their design of new boxes: both UT4 and AM1 have almost the same aluminum box style. In the center, there is a plastic piece with led light under it. Connectors look neat and place correctly on their places. Rubber feet don’t scratch my table. As you remember, UT3 models were completely made of plastic.

So plug in the box and saw the standard Ugoos animation. First run takes device about 20 seconds. Box comes with Android 5.1.1 firmware. In status vendor software version is: 0.0.1.b build number dates on 12.11.2015. OTA function in system update menu looks familiar with my UT3s box.

Ugoos settings for this box not yet installed, it means I cannot control fan, led indication and box has no root from the box. I ask Ugoos support on their official page on Facebook about it: they said next OTA update will come with these settings in next few months.

Start screen shows us six icons: settings, rockchip standard explorer, gapps, kodi, youtube and google chrome.

Standard rockchip apps are also in pre-installed list such as apkinstaller, e home media center, game control setting, video and apps manager.

I don’t use them at all except file explorer: this explorer is rather simple and convenient especially after last Es explorer update, now it is terrible to use remote controller in it. There is only one shortcoming in RK file explorer: no alphabet ranging in files.

Kodi

For UT4 device Ugoos used last stable release of Kodi: Isengard 15.2. Then I saw that Ugoos implemented rockchip patch in this Kodi for hardware acceleration (Kodi-Videos-settings-acceleration). This patch should improve video playback and raise compatibility. I make several standard tests with KODI: plug in the box with my 5.1 Yamaha test 5.1 surround and path through with spdif – not spotted any bugs or problems. Also change file sources: first play movies from my PC then use HDD and micro sd card. Everything works as it should be.

Tests

I have already knew everything about RK 3368 SoC, however I perform the Antutu benchmark test and result is expected:

More interesting info I can get from A1 sd bench

It shows that Ugoos made a good nand choice. (In another review I saw that nand made by Samsung, cause I don’t want open device by myself)

Only after few weeks I can say something more informative about stability and working process, but now I feel optimistic about Ugoos UT4.

In couple a days I will tell something about Amlogic AM1.