How do you take a good TV box and make it better? Make it smaller, of course.

The Beelink MiniMXIII takes the popular MXIII and updates it with the AmLogic S905 CPU. But the biggest difference is actually the device’s small size.

There aren’t very many manufacturers that opt for a small size over trying to pack in anything and everything into their TV boxes. The down side to all of that extra stuff, other than the increased size, is all of the heat that those components put out.

This is one case where smaller is better. Measuring in at only 96mm square, the Mini-MXIII still packs a punch.

In addition to the Amlogic S905, the Mini-MXIII runs Android 5.1, and has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of flash storage. For networking, there’s 802.11 b/g/n wireless and Gigabit Ethernet.

Beelink MXIII Specs

General Brand: Beelink
Model: MiniMXIII
Type: TV Box
GPU: Mali-450
System: Android 5.1
CPU: Amlogic S905
Core: 2.0GHz,Quad Core
RAM: 2G
ROM: 16G
Max. Extended Capacity: 32G
Color: Black
Media Supported Decoder Format: H.264,H.265
Video format: 1080P,4K,4K x 2K,AVI,DAT,H.264,H.265,MOV,MP4,MPEG,RM,WMV
Audio format: AAC,FLAC,MP3,OGG,RM,WMA
Photo Format: BMP,GIF,JPEG,JPG,PNG
Product Details Support XBMC: Yes
WIFI: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth: Bluetooth4.0
Power Supply: Charge Adapter
Interface: DC Power Port,HDMI,LAN,Micro SD Card Slot,SPDIF,USB2.0
Certificate: CCC,CE,FCC
Power Requirement Power Type: External Power Adapter Mode
Power Adapter Input: 100-240V / 50-60Hz
Power Adapter Output: 5V 2A
Dimension and Weight Product weight: 0.178 kg
Package weight: 0.466 kg
Product size (L x W x H): 9.60 x 9.60 x 1.60 cm / 3.78 x 3.78 x 0.63 inches
Package Contents Package Contents: 1 x TV Box, 1 x Power Adapter, 1 x HDMI Cable, 1 x Remote Controller, 1 x English Manual

Where to get one

The Beelink Mini-MXIII is available at GearBest for $50, and right now they’ve got a coupon code (GBMXI) which brings the price down even further.