Stefan Mileschin

Minix, which is a well-known name in the home streaming TV console market, has released a new Mini NEO U1 that supports some cool features such as 4K at 60 Hz and 10-bit colour.

The Neo U1 comes with a Quad-core Corte A53 CPU that supports 64-bit and a Penta Core Mali 450 GPU. Mali 450 brings the much-needed support for 3840x2160, or 4K resolution, at 60Hz. Amazon's latest Fire TV supports 4K resolution at 30Hz which be a disadvantage for enthusiasts.

The console supports 10-bit colour but we don’t have more details that that. Neo U1 targets people who are in need for an ultimate home entertainment media hub running Android 5.1.1 OS. Since this is not an Android TV-based console it will have a fully functional browser, something that most Android TV-based consoles lack.

The Neo U1 comes with three USB slots, microSD card reader, USB On The GO connector, Kensington lock and a power button. The back side of the U1 console is a microphone and headphone ports, HDMI 2.0 with HDCP 2.2. There is a dedicated SPDIF and a 5V DCIN power connector and a Gigabit LAN port. The device also has MIracast support.

The quad-core Cortex A53 chip comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB eMMC 5.0 MLC storage. If you rely on Wi-Fi this new multimedia home entertainment console comes with a dual-band 2x2 MIMO ac Wi-Fi with internal and external antennas for superior reception.

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