What the maker puts in writing
- Bullet 1: “HK1 Box X4 Android 11.0 4GB RAM 64GB ROM Amlogic S905X4 64-bit Quad Core with Dual Wi-Fi 2.4G/5.0G, BT 4.0/ 3D Ultra HD 8K/ H.265/ 1000M LAN/USB 3.0” — word for word the product title
- “Chipset: Amlogic S905X4 64-bit quad core ARM Cortex A55 CPU”
- “OS: Android 11.0 GPU: ARM G31 MP2”
- “WiFi: 2.4G +5G BT: 4.0”
- “Memory: DDR3 4GB Flash: EMMC 64GB”
- “Power Supply: DC 5V/2A Power Indicator (LED) Power ON: blue”
And the description reprints bullets two to six.
Four gigabytes and sixty-four, which matches the box at $299.90
This is the comparison that makes the shelf legible. This at $78.62 and Ugoos SK1 Lite at $299.90 publish the same four headline figures: 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage, dual-band Wi-Fi, gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, and an 8K claim.
Underneath, everything differs — and every difference is published:
| HK1, $78.62 | Ugoos SK1 Lite, $299.90 |
|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | LPDDR4 |
| Operating system | Android 11 | Android 14 |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 | 5.2 |
| Wi-Fi | AC | Wi-Fi 6 |
| CPU cluster | quad Cortex-A55 | Cortex-A76 + quad A55 |
| AV1 codec | not published | published |
| Optical output | none | SPDIF |
| Box contents | not published | remote, adapter, cable, manual |
So $221 buys a faster core cluster, current Android, current Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, AV1 decoding and an optical audio output.
Whether that is worth it depends entirely on whether you need any of them — and for ordinary streaming, several of them you do not.
DDR3 is where the money was saved
Every other listing here that names a memory type publishes LPDDR4: the Infomir, both Ugoos models, and the Formuler’s “2GB DDR @2400MHz”.
DDR3 is an older generation — lower bandwidth, higher voltage, more heat for the same work.
What that means on a streaming box: memory bandwidth is what feeds the video decoder, so a high-bitrate stream or a busy interface has less headroom. And heat is the commonest cause of a box becoming sluggish or rebooting after an hour of use.
Four gigabytes of DDR3 is still four gigabytes, and for streaming it is ample. It is simply not the same four gigabytes.
And Bluetooth 4.0 is the oldest on the shelf
4.0 here · 5.0 (Formuler, Ugoos AM6B Plus) · 5.2 (Xiaomi, Ugoos SK1 Lite)
Which matters if you intend to use wireless headphones with it — and on a streaming box that is the main use for Bluetooth. The later versions hold a connection more reliably at range and reduce the latency that makes lip movement and dialogue visibly separate.
The 8K claim, and the codec list behind it
The title says “3D Ultra HD 8K” with no frame rate. The Ugoos SK1 Lite publishes “stable 8K 60fps” twice — and a frame rate is what turns a resolution claim into a capability, since 8K at 24 frames is a different thing from 8K at 60.
But the larger point is that 8K content barely exists: no 8K streaming service of consequence, no 8K disc format, almost nothing outside demonstration footage.
What is immediately relevant is the codec list, and here it is thin. This publishes H.265 and nothing else.
AV1 is the one that matters now — YouTube and Netflix both use it — and a box without hardware AV1 decoding falls back either to software decoding, which stutters, or to an older codec at lower quality. Only the Infomir at $99 and the Ugoos SK1 Lite publish it.
Gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.0, which are the real strengths here
1000M LAN and USB 3.0, for seventy-nine dollars. Only the two Ugoos models also publish both.
And they matter together, for one specific use: playing files off local storage. A 4K stream from the internet is 15 to 25 Mbit/s, so the 100M Ethernet on the Infomir and Formuler is ample for streaming. A high-bitrate 4K file from a network drive can exceed 100 Mbit/s, and gigabit is what carries it. USB 3.0 does the same job for a drive plugged in directly.
With 64 GB of internal storage alongside, this is the cheapest box on the shelf set up for local media rather than only for apps.
And bullet one is the title
Reprinted word for word, including “3D Ultra HD 8K/ H.265/ 1000M LAN/USB 3.0”. The description then reprints bullets two to six.
So of six bullets, five carry information and one is a duplicate of the heading.
What is not published
No HDR format. Xiaomi at $94.99 publishes Dolby Vision and HDR10+, the two incompatible dynamic-metadata formats, so having both means matching any television. This publishes neither.
No HDMI version, where the Infomir, Xiaomi and Ugoos SK1 Lite all publish 2.1 — which on an 8K claim is the relevant figure, since 8K at 60 needs the bandwidth HDMI 2.1 provides.
No box contents. No remote, no power adapter beyond its rating, no HDMI cable stated. Four listings here publish theirs.
No Wi-Fi standard beyond the bands. “2.4G + 5G” says which frequencies and not which generation — where both Ugoos models publish Wi-Fi 6 and the Infomir publishes a “2T2R ac” module.
No weight and no dimensions at all, which no other listing on this shelf omits.
Prices quoted in this text were read on October 4, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
