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| Amlogic || AML8726-M1 / AML8726-M3 / AML8726-M6 / AML8726-MX / AML8726-MXS / AML8726-MXL || [[Pivos XIOS|Pivos XIOS DS]], GameStick (by PlayJam), Geniatech ATV1220/ATV520, MyGica TV420/TV500, JynxBox M1/M6, Matricom G-Box Midnight MX2 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || | | Amlogic || AML8726-M1 / AML8726-M3 / AML8726-M6 / AML8726-MX / AML8726-MXS / AML8726-MXL || [[Pivos XIOS|Pivos XIOS DS]], GameStick (by PlayJam), Geniatech ATV1220/ATV520, MyGica TV420/TV500, JynxBox M1/M6, Matricom G-Box Midnight MX2 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || | ||
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| Amlogic || S801 / M802 / S802 / M802 (formerly AML8726-M8) || Geniatech ATV582 / MyGica ATV582, MINIX Neo X8/X8-H, Eny Technology ES8 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || <ref name="Firmware upgrade might be needed for smooth playback"/> | | Amlogic || S801 / M802 / S802 / M802 (formerly AML8726-M8) || Geniatech ATV582 / MyGica ATV582, MINIX Neo X8/X8-H, Eny Technology ES8, Tronsmart Vega S89/S89-H, Beelink S82/S82H/M8 || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || <ref name="Firmware upgrade might be needed for smooth playback"/> | ||
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| Amlogic || S805 / M805 / S806 / M806 / S812 || Geniatech ATV585 / MyGica ATV585, Eny Technology MXQ || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || <ref name="Firmware upgrade might be needed for smooth playback"/> | | Amlogic || S805 / M805 / S806 / M806 / S812 || Geniatech ATV585 / MyGica ATV585, Eny Technology MXQ || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || <ref name="Firmware upgrade might be needed for smooth playback"/> |
Revision as of 10:34, 1 September 2014
Android | Android hardware |
For most 1080p high definition videos, hardware video decoding is necessary for smooth video playback on Android devices. And this article contains a list of SoC's (System on a Chip, which is the CPU, GPU, VPU, etc. also known as "chipsets") for Android platforms that can playback common video codecs smoothly using XBMC. While some devices might be able to smoothly decode standard definition and even some 720p videos using only software video decoding, offloading a large part of video decoding tasks to an integrated VPU (Video Processor Unit) optimized specifically for that job is considered essential for most Android devices to playback high definition videos.
Basic requirements
It is highly recommended for users to not make any hardware purchases in anticipation of running Kodi on Android without first researching the device you want to buy. Before you do buy, make sure multiple people have verified that it works! If in doubt, do not buy any hardware! |
- Kodi v17 and later requires Android 5.0 or higher.
- x86 (Intel) or a NEON-compatible ARM-processor, (for example: Nvidia Tegra 3 and newer are fully supported by Kodi, while Tegra 2 and older are not).
- The main aim for the Android port of Kodi is to foremost target media-players/set-top-boxes/sticks that connect to a large screen television and uses a standard remote control as its main interface device, (that is the same market as for HTPC).
How do I know what chipset I have?
These are some good websites for looking up the SoC (System on a Chip) chipset used in your Android hardware device:
- http://www.iboum.com - Digital media players
- http://gsmarena.com - Phones
- Wikipedia:Comparison of Android devices
- http://www.androidcentral.com/devices
Also a referense you can compare different SoC (System on a Chip) chipset specifications on system-on-a-chip.findthebest.com
Compatible chipsets
These listed specific hardware SoC chipsets have at least partial hardware accelerated video decoding support in XBMC, though understand that for some devices you might first need to upgrade the hardware manufacturers firmware image on the device to achieve smooth 1080p playback. Please contact your hardware manufacturer support for an updated system update firmware and apply that upgrade image before installing XBMC.
Note: Please only list devices that are able to play at least one of the three "video decoding" columns in Full HD (1080p). Codecs that are less used are currently not listed here.[1] The " | Yes | " mark indicates that the chipset should be able to play those codecs at least 1080p. |
Chip manufacturer |
SoC chipset | Examples of Android media players using these SoC chipsets with XBMC support | Hardware video decoding | Notes | ||
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H.264 | MPEG-2 | VC-1 / WMV 9 | ||||
Allwinner | A31 / A31s / A80 | VidOn.me AV200, Justop Quadro, Mele A1000G/M8/M9, Measy B4K/U4K | Yes | ? | ? | |
Amlogic | AML8726-M1 / AML8726-M3 / AML8726-M6 / AML8726-MX / AML8726-MXS / AML8726-MXL | Pivos XIOS DS, GameStick (by PlayJam), Geniatech ATV1220/ATV520, MyGica TV420/TV500, JynxBox M1/M6, Matricom G-Box Midnight MX2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Amlogic | S801 / M802 / S802 / M802 (formerly AML8726-M8) | Geniatech ATV582 / MyGica ATV582, MINIX Neo X8/X8-H, Eny Technology ES8, Tronsmart Vega S89/S89-H, Beelink S82/S82H/M8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [2] |
Amlogic | S805 / M805 / S806 / M806 / S812 | Geniatech ATV585 / MyGica ATV585, Eny Technology MXQ | Yes | Yes | Yes | [2] |
MediaTek | MTK6589 / MT6589 / MT6589T / MT6589M | Yes | ? | ? | ||
Mstar | MSO9180 / MSO9180D1R / MSO 9810 | Kaiboer Q6/C9-M, MeLE V10, UyeSee T1H | Yes | Yes | ? | |
Nvidia | Tegra 3 | OUYA | Yes | No | No | [2] |
Nvidia | Tegra 4 / Tegra 4i | ZTE FunBox, Mad Catz M.O.J.O., NanoTech Nuvola NP-1 / NP-C / NP-H1, Nvidia Shield | Yes | Yes (CPU) |
? | |
Nvidia | Tegra K1 | Yes | Yes (CPU) |
? | ||
Qualcomm | Snapdragon 600 | Amazon Fire TV (2014) | Yes | ? | ? | |
Qualcomm | Snapdragon S4 | Yes | ? | ? | ||
Rockchip | RK3066 | Imito MX1/MX2, Minix NeoG4/X5, MK808/802, Ugoos UG802/UG007 | Yes | ? | No | [2] |
Rockchip | RK3188 | Jesurun DX05, Minix X7, MK802IV, MK809III, MK902, Ugoos UG007B, Tronsmart T428/MK908, CS968, CR11s, J22, GM282, LT88, T-R42, CS919-II, K-R24, CS918, MK888 | Yes | Yes (CPU) |
? | [2] |
Rockchip | RK3288 | Yes | Yes (CPU) |
? | [2] | |
Samsung | Exynos 3 Single (formerly Exynos 3110) | Yes | ? | ? | ||
Samsung | Exynos 4 Dual/Quad series (formerly Exynos 4210 / 4212 /4412) | ODROID-U3/U2/X2 | Yes | Yes (CPU) |
Yes (CPU) |
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Samsung | Exynos 5 Hexa/Octa series (Exynos 5260 / 5410/ 5420 / 5422) | ODROID-XU/XU2, Arndale Octa | Yes | Yes (CPU) |
Yes (CPU) |
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Texas Instruments | OMAP4430 / OMAP4440 | Yes | ? | ? |
Common codecs currently without hardware decoding in XBMC
Videos encoded with these codecs can only be played back in XBMC using software video decoding using CPU, meaning no decoding tasks are offloaded to optimized VPU or GPU hardware. Many videos may still play back just fine, while others might have severe issues.
As platforms with faster CPUs come out for Android software video decoding using CPU will get better, but do not expect miracles from the average Android box. It still all can depend on how demanding the decoding of that particular video encoding is or how high resolution it uses, and how powerful the CPU is.
- H.265/HEVC
- H.264 MVC - No open source software decoder or hardware decoding for MVC (Multiview Video Coding) stereoscopic 3D video decoding currently exist for XBMC on any platform. XBMC relies on FFmpeg for software demuxing and decoding, so XBMC have to wait for FFmpeg to first add software decoding support.
- H.264 Hi10P - No hardware decoders for Hi10P (High 10 Profile, also known 10-bit H.264) currently exist for any ARM hardware. Most H.264 Hi10P videos will not play smoothly as most ARM CPUs are just not powerful enough to software decode it fast enough.
- RealVideo/RMVB (RV 8/9/10)
- WebM (VP8/VP9)
Device specific info
Here are a few device-specific guides/help areas that the community has provided.