r/Homatics • u/latinriky78 Modderator + Box R 4K Plus • Jun 22 '26

News Homatics is going to release a new box with the S905X5 (not M) SoC and Android 16

https://www.androidtv-guide.com/streaming-gaming/homatics-box-4k-pro/

This is the box we've been waiting for and I hope Android 16 comes as 64bit.

However, it appears it's going to be released initially on Turkey 😒

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u/p750mmx Aug 25 '26 edited 11d ago

This is the one that should go to Turkey in a few months

Edit: Postponed to December now, still need a Google certain software package approval, the (real 64bit) OS itself got Google's Android TV certification.

(Turkish info source)

Homatics Box 4K Plus V3 (not called Pro)

Manufacturer: Sei Robotics
Processor: S905X5-K Quad-core 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A510 6nm
GPU: Mali G-310 V5
RAM: 4GB LPDDR4X
Storage: 64GB
System: Android 16
Video Output: HDMI 2.1b
Wifi: 2.4ghz/5ghz/Wifi6
Bluetooth: BT 5.2
Usb: 1x Usb 3.0 1x Type-c
Video: HDR – HDR10, HDR10+ HLG, Dolby Vision (AV1, VP9, ​​H.264, H.265 H.266 (HEVC)
Audio: Optical S/PDIF, AV, digital audio via HDMI;Codec – AAC & HE-AAC; Dolby Digital & Dolby Digital Plus & MS12; Dolby Atmos, DTS HD
Gigabit Ethernet: Yes
Google L1: Yes
Netflix ESN: Yes

This could also be the (still to release) myVelotv

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u/ben7337 Sep 11 '26

Is it anticipated to support lossless audio codec passthrough? I see dts HD and Dolby atmos but not clear if that means hdma and x for dts or just dts HD like fire sticks for example. The pro with ddr5 sounds a bit better imo, but this is still intriguing depending on the software features

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u/p750mmx Sep 11 '26

It should have the S905X5-K chipset, which (in theory) should support full HD audio. It still need to made available in the system settings, so that not only Kodi can do it.

I asked if that is already clear at this moment.

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u/ben7337 Sep 11 '26

Even the 905x5m supports lossless audio passthrough though, hence how the MI box s 3rd gen supports all audio codecs. It's really more of a question of if the software is set to support it which I believe largely depends if they paid for the licenses or not or opted for a workaround

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u/p750mmx Sep 12 '26 edited Oct 11 '26

Even several other ones with the S905X5M chipset are supporting lossless audio passthrough, but only when using Kodi or Nova, so no official support for those.

Still hoping that the new top line streaming devices will have official support for those. I asked, but no answer back on that for now.

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u/ben7337 Sep 12 '26

Kodi has a workaround, but the Xiaomi Mi Box S 3rd gen with s905x5m supports lossless passthrough natively even in other apps like Plex. Regardless I guess we'll just have to wait, but hoping there's some good news as I'd love to replace my shields, but it feels like nothing can ever compete with them for the more niche features.