The RKM V5 stick PC

If you’re looking for the biggest Android stick PC you can possibly plug in to your TV, congratulations! Your search is over.

Rikomagic brought out the RKM V5 during this past holiday season. I have to confess that it slipped in under my radar.

The V5 got it’s name because it is the fifth version of Rikomagic’s stick PC’s that began back with the MK802. Like the MK902II, the RKM V5 is based on the newer RK3288 quad-core CPU, but somehow manages to shrink the case down to a smaller size.

When I say “smaller”, I mean smaller when compared to a Android TV box, like the MK902II. The RKM V5 is definitely not a device. This is one of the largest stick PC’s I’ve seen. But, that increase in…er…girth, does bring some benefits too.

On the back of the device there’s a full size USB port and a wired Gigabit Ethernet port. On the side, you’ve got another full size USB port and an SD card slot. Under the hood, it comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB of storage, dual band WiFi and Bluetooth.

My initial impression is that the RKM V5 seems to be in the middle ground of Android devices. Its not big enough to keep up with the newer TV boxes, like the Tronsmart Draco, MINIX NEO X8-H Plus or even it’s bigger brother, the RKM MK902II.

But it’s also too big to be useful as a stick PC. The cool factor of the original MK802 was that you’ve got the Android OS on something the size of a flash drive. The RKM V5 is more along the lines of a small cellular phone.

You can pick up the RKM V5 from Geekbuying or Amazon for around $108.

RKM V5 Specs

CPU	Rockchip RK3288 quad core, 28nm, ARM Cortex-A17,up to 1.8GHz
GPU	Mali-T764 3D GPU (OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 /3.0,and OpenCL 1.1)
OS	Android 4.4
RAM	2GB
ROM	16G
WiFi	2.4GHz/5GHz Dual Band WiFi; 802.11 b/g/n
Ethernet	Support LAN 100M/1000M network
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0
Expand Micro SD	T-Flash(Maximum support 32GB)
Power	DC 5V/2.5A
Software Performance:
Android Market	Support downloading more than 600,000 applications from google play store.
UI	Attractive UI design for better user experience;Original Android UI can be settled by user as well.
3G dongle	Compatible with 3G dongle
XBMC	Preload XBMC
Protocol	Support Miracast, DLNA,
Remote Control	Can be remote by 2.4G fly mouse/mini keyboard, even remote controlby mobile phone through APK.
Interface:
HDMI	1*HDMI 2.0
USB port	1*USB host, 1*USB OTG
Power	1*DC Jack
Micro SD	1*Micro SD slot,Maximum support 32GB
Network	1*Gigabit RJ45
Recovery	1*Recovery hole
Media Parameter:
Video	AVI, MKV(XVID/px/H.264), MOV, TS, M2TS,  FLV, H.2654K*2K,3GP, MPEG, DAT, MP4(support up to 1080P:1920×1080)
Audio	MP3,WMA,APE,FLAC,OGG,WAV,Frequency response: 20Hz to 20000Hz
Picture	Support JPG,JPEG,BMP,GIF,PNG,JFIF…etc
Packing:
Accessories	HDMI cable, USB Cable, Power supply,User Manual