Does hardware configuration law-abiding mean mediocre performance? Skyworth Box S1 Demolition Review

Xiao Bian has just finished the evaluation of S1's box S1, and can't wait to bring you the next S1 box disassembly evaluation. Skyworth box S1 does not use the 64-bit processor currently used by most of the box manufacturers, but is equipped with the crystal Chen S812 this quad-core processor, plus 1GB and 8GB memory combination, Skyworth box S1 hardware configuration quite satisfactory. What about a mediocre hardware configuration that means mediocre performance? Of course not, from the front of the experience evaluation point of view, Skyworth box S1 hardware performance strength is very good, even more than a ticket carrying eight-core, 64-bit CPU TV box. The details can be seen: the combination of beads, unhappy rescue, Skyworth box S1 use report. Now, we will disassemble the Skyworth box S1 and see if the hardware configuration is reasonable and the space is properly utilized in the body of the Skyworth box S1. The following is the status of Skyworth box S1 when it has not been disassembled:


Skyworth Box S1

The dismantling entrance of the Skyworth box S1 is still well found, and the obvious three screws can be seen near the S1 interface of the Skyworth box. The bottom of the Skyworth box S1 is a rubber mat. Some network set-top boxes like to place the screws on the bottom of the box and cover it with a rubber pad. By pressing the rubber pad of Skyworth box S1, there is no sag, indicating that there is no screw under the rubber pad of Skyworth box S1:

Skyworth box S1 screws

Using a tool to remove the exposed three screws, you can clearly feel the back of the Skyworth box S1 loose, but the front is tight, guess the front should be a dark buckle, with a tool to advance along the loose back of the gap a little bit, dark buckle open The entire top cover can be removed:

Skyworth box S1 dark buckle

It can be seen that the motherboard of Skyworth box S1 adopts a semi-circular shape that fits the contour of the body. The black board color and the height of the whole board are unified, and the main board is fixed by screws:

Skyworth Box S1 Mainboard Screws


Skyworth Box S1 Open Top Cover

Unscrew the screws on the motherboard for fixing and you can easily remove the motherboard. There are metal shields on the front and back of the motherboard, and there are no exposed chip components on the front. The chip components are all concentrated on the back of the motherboard:

Skyworth box S1 main board front


Skyworth box S1 motherboard back

Remove the motherboard Skyworth box S1 base has a metal block to increase the weight of the box, fit the main control chip, it is also easy for the chip to transfer heat out, to achieve the purpose of cooling:


Skyworth box S1 base metal

The main board part, first look at the exposed parts, the most conspicuous is still a row of interfaces: Micro USB interface, HDMI interface, RJ45 network cable interface, power interface, USB2.0 interface, reset button. The Micro USB interface can be connected to a computer using a USB cable, and third-party software can be installed directly from the computer to Skyworth Box S1:


Skyworth Box S1 Interface

The chip components of Skyworth Box S1, the figure shows the isolation transformer, comes from PPT (Shenzhen Magnetic Technology), and the specific model is PSF-1635:


Skyworth box S1 isolation transformer

Skyworth box S1 flash memory chip from Japan Toshiba, the chip model is thgbmbg7d2kbail, supports 270MB/S read speed and 50MB/S storage speed:


Skyworth Box S1 Flash Memory

Wireless WiFi module, from ATHEROS, the specific model is AR1021, supports 2.4G of the standard IEEE802.11b/g/n, 5.8G of the standard IEEE802.11a/b/g/n and USB interface 2.0 standards:


Skyworth Box S1 Wireless Module

GL852G HUB control chip for extending the number of USB interfaces:


Skyworth Box S1 HUB Chip

Open the shielding cover on the back of the Skyworth box S1 main board, you can see that there are two memory chips and the main control chip of the Skyworth box S1 Jing Chen S812-B chip:


Open the shield

What is the difference between 晶晨S812-B and 晶晨S812? In fact, Jing Chen S812-B and Jing Chen S812-H are affiliated to Jing Chen S812 series, the difference is that S812 is equivalent to the original chip, Jing Chen S812-B and Jing Chen S812-H based on the S812 adds individual function support, Jing Chen S812-H supports Dolby, but does not support DTS, and Jing Chen S812-B is supported by both:


Skyworth Box S1 Master

Next to the main control chip is a memory chip, from the magnesium light, model D9PXV, plus a total of two front metal cover, a total of four:


Memory chip on the back


Positive memory size

The following is the entire contents of this disassembler:


Skyworth box S1 disassemble content

Skyworth box S1 teardown summary:

The teardown of Skyworth Box S1 is here. From the teardown, we can see that Skyworth, as a large domestic manufacturer, has matured in product quality control: the compact internal body, reasonable layout and solid workmanship. Although the Skyworth box S1 did not follow the flow of hardware, it was such a configuration that brought many surprises in the overall operation of the box. The Potters who are interested in the contents of the Skyworth box S1, etc., can go to the United Nations, save their lives, and use the report on Skyworth Box S1.