The Alfawise H96 Mini is an Android TV box built to play HD videos, games, and much more.
It is a mid-range low cost unit which makes it good for someone on a budget, or looking for a box for a second room.
It has a Amlogic T962E CPU, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of internal storage.
A nice feature that separates it from many other Android TV boxes is it has both a HDMI-In and HDMI-Out ports.
This unit was sent to me to review with my honest opinion and results below.
Specifications
Processor: Amlogic T962E
GPU: Mali-450MP
RAM: 2GB LPDDR3
Internal Storage: 16GB ROM
Extended Capacity: 128GB
System: Android 7.1
WiFi: Dual Band 802.11ac
Bluetooth: 4.1
HDMI: IN and OUT
The package comes with the box, HDMI cable, power supply, user manual, and remote control.
The side has a SD-Card slot, AV, and 2 USB ports.
The back has Ethernet, optical HDMI In, HDMI Out and power port.
It comes up to a basic Launcher with Apps installed such as Netflix and YouTube.
It came with Kodi 17.3 which I uninstalled and installed the new Kodi 17.6 Krypton from the Google Play Store.
It has no problems installing Kodi 17.6.
The System Info monitor in Kodi showed the RAM usage at 38 percent and CPU usage at 25 percent.
Testing the WiFi speed with Ookla App from SpeedTest.net, it shows some very fast wireless results at 185Mbps Download, and a 22Mbps Upload
It is a Dual Band 2.4Ghz / 5Ghz 802.11ac unit.
Running AnTUTU Benchmark it gave an overall score of 33859.
Other results are 3D: 2910, UX: 1393, CPU; 12764, RAM: 4892.
Summary
The Alfawise H96 Mini makes for a good budget Android TV box.
It will have no problems streaming from online sources such as Netflix, YouTube, or Kodi.
The WiFi was blazing fast at 185Mbps Download speed making it one of the fastest wireless units available.
The HDMI-In and HDMI-Out ports are also a plus with most units only having HDMI-Out port.
is there a way to capture the hdmi-in signal or can it be used for DIY-ambilight?