

You can navigate this user interface with the remote arrow keys. You can add and remove the ones you want as you wish. There are smaller icons at the bottom, some shortcuts with the Browser, File manager, Gallery, 4K player, Google Play Store and XBMC by default. The last two are some apps to access/play local files with a not-so-slick interface that you are unlikely to use. There are also six main menus: Online Video (YouTube, Netflix, and XBMC), My recommend (favorite apps), Setting, My Apps (all installed apps), Music, and Local. On the top of the screen, we can see the network status, the weather in your locale (only Chinese cities are available in the settings), and the date and time. Tronsmart Vega S89 Home Screen (Click for Original Size) The complete boot took 38 seconds, and loaded the Metro style user’s interface shown below. I’ve connected an Ethernet cable, the HDMI and AV cables, and Mele F10 USB RF dongle, and the power supply, before pressing the power button which is oddly located at the back of the device. So I’ve also used the Mele F10 air mouse during testing. As we’ll soon see the user interface has been designed to be used easily with an IR remote, but once you start using Android apps, you’ll probably want to use another input device.

Vega S89 (Elite) comes with an IR remote, but the two required AAA batteries are not included, so you’ll need to purchase some separately. First Boot, Settings and First Impressions trying to cover most of the hardware features available on this device. I’ll start by giving my first impressions, going through the user interface and settings, then I’ll switch to video and audio tests, Wi-Fi performance, and perform some other tests for Bluetooth, gaming, external storage, USB webcam, etc. I’ve been sent the Elite version, but both version should have similar performance.

As a reminder there are two models of the device: Tronsmart Vega S89 with 16GB flash and dual band Wi-Fi (AP6330 module), and Tronsmart Vega S89 Elite with 8GB flash and 2.4 WiFi (AP6220 module). You can refer to Tronsmart Vega S89 specs for more technical details, and checkout my Tronsmart Vega S89 Unboxing post for pictures of the device and the board. Tronsmart Vega S89 is an Android TV Box based on Amlogic quad core Cortex A9 processor.
