{"id":3660,"date":"2015-08-27T23:31:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T13:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/?p=3660"},"modified":"2019-07-11T14:12:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T04:12:06","slug":"tronsmart-orion-r68-review-rk3368-powered-android-5-1-tv-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/tronsmart-orion-r68-review-rk3368-powered-android-5-1-tv-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Tronsmart Orion R68 Review: An RK3368-Powered Android 5.1 TV Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tronsmart Orion R68 is Tronsmart&#8217;s latest Android TV box and their first featuring the increasingly popular Rockchip RK3368. It&#8217;s available in two versions. The Pro features&nbsp;1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage whilst the Meta increases both with&nbsp;2GB of RAM and 16Gb of onboard storage. Is Tronsmart&#8217;s latest box a success?&nbsp;Read on to find out in our Tronsmart Orion R68 review.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I want to say thanks to GeekBuying for providing me a Tronsmart Orion R68 Meta sample to review.<\/p>\n<a class=\"htl_button htl_button_large external\" href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/?~9k94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" onClick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'CTA Click', 'http:\/\/shrsl.com\/?~9k94', 'Check Price at GeekBuying');\"><span>Check Price at GeekBuying<\/span><\/a>\n<p>[geekbuying-orionr68-deal]<\/p>\n<h2>Tronsmart Orion R68&nbsp;Technical Specifications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Operating System: Android 5.1<\/li>\n<li>Chipset: Rockchip RK3368<\/li>\n<li>CPU: Octacore Cortex A53 processor @ 1.5 GHz<\/li>\n<li>GPU: PowerVR G6110<\/li>\n<li>Memory: 1 (Pro) or 2GB (Meta) DDR3<\/li>\n<li>Internal Storage: 8 (Pro) or 16Gb (Meta) eMMC + Micro SD card slot (up to 32GB)<\/li>\n<li>Connectivity:&nbsp; 10\/100M Ethernet (should be Gigabit on newer models), 2.4GHz (Pro) or Dual Band (Meta) 802.11 b\/g\/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0<\/li>\n<li>Audio\/Video Output:&nbsp;HDMI&nbsp;2.0, SP-DIF<\/li>\n<li>Interfaces: 3 x USB 2.0, 1 x micro USB OTG<\/li>\n<li>Power Supply: DC 5V\/2A<\/li>\n<li>Other:&nbsp;IR Sensor, Power button<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions: 119&nbsp;x&nbsp;119 x 23mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What\u2019s in the Box?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box.jpg\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-1024x682.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-696x464.jpg.webp 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-1068x712.jpg.webp 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-630x420.jpg.webp 630w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-20x13.jpg.webp 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box.jpg.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3650 webpexpress-processed\" src=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Inside-The-Box.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inside the box, the&nbsp;Tronsmart Orion R68 comes with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1x Tronsmart Orion R68 TV box<\/li>\n<li>1x Power adapter<\/li>\n<li>1x HDMI cable<\/li>\n<li>1x IR&nbsp;Remote Control<\/li>\n<li>1x Micro USB OTG Cable<\/li>\n<li>1x English instruction manual<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tronsmart Orion R68 Design<\/h2>\n<p>Tronsmart haven&#8217;t done anything exciting with the Orion R68&#8217;s design. It&#8217;s another&nbsp;minimalist black square that&nbsp;looks almost identical to Tronsmart&#8217;s other recent offerings, except the stylish<a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/tronsmart-ara-x5-review-windows-10-cherry-trail\/\"> Tronsmart Ara X5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The R68&#8217;s&nbsp;ports are on the rear and&nbsp;side of the box. On the back, from left to right, we have the power button, DC in, a USB port, HDMI, Ethernet and optical audio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back.jpg\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-1024x682.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-696x464.jpg.webp 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-1068x712.jpg.webp 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-630x420.jpg.webp 630w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-20x13.jpg.webp 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back.jpg.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3649 webpexpress-processed\" src=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Back.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The side of the device houses an SD card slot, 2 fullsize USB ports and&nbsp;a micro USB OTG port.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side.jpg\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-1024x682.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-696x464.jpg.webp 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-1068x712.jpg.webp 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-630x420.jpg.webp 630w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-20x13.jpg.webp 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side.jpg.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3648 webpexpress-processed\" src=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Side.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tronsmart&#8217;s included remote is basic but functional. Identical to the one included with the <a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/beelink-i68-review-an-rk3368-powered-android-5-1-tv-box\/\">Beelink i68<\/a>, it&#8217;s got basic Android and navigation controls as well as a power button.<\/p>\n<h2>Using It<\/h2>\n<p>Booting up the&nbsp;Tronsmart Orion R68 takes around 32&nbsp;seconds from a cold start. That&#8217;s on par with other devices using the RK3368. Resuming from standby is instant.<\/p>\n<p>The Tronsmart Orion R68 runs Android 5.1 and thankfully, Tronsmart haven&#8217;t tweaked it much. Out of the box, apps such as eHome Media Center, Netflix and Kodi 14.2 are pre-installed but all can be uninstalled.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home.jpg\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-696x392.jpg.webp 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-1068x601.jpg.webp 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-747x420.jpg.webp 747w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-20x11.jpg.webp 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home.jpg.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3847 webpexpress-processed\" src=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Home.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OTA update functionality has also been added. After I&#8217;d written my <a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/tronsmart-orion-r68-impressions-an-rk3368-powered-android-5-1-tv-box\/\">Impressions<\/a>, Tronsmart released a new update fixing Netflix and some other bugs. The whole process was painless, automatically downloading and installing the patch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA.jpg\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-696x392.jpg.webp 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-1068x601.jpg.webp 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-747x420.jpg.webp 747w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-20x11.jpg.webp 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA.jpg.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3860 webpexpress-processed\" src=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTA.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The RK3368 didn&#8217;t struggle with Android 5.1 at all. Everything animated smoothly and apps opened quickly. It felt great to use.<\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-696x392.jpg.webp 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-1068x601.jpg.webp 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-747x420.jpg.webp 747w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-20x11.jpg.webp 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps.jpg.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3654 webpexpress-processed\" src=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Apps.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/picture><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a shame that Tronsmart didn&#8217;t bring over a TV-friendly launcher for this box, particularly after the impressive UI they used on the <a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/tronsmart-pavo-m9-review-hdmi-recording-70\/\">Tronsmart Pavo M9<\/a>. The default launcher is functional but I&#8217;ve experienced far better alternatives.<\/p>\n<h2>Tronsmart Orion R68&nbsp;Media Playback<\/h2>\n<p>Media playback was tested using with&nbsp;Kodi 15.1 and&nbsp;MXPlayer. Both were&nbsp;downloaded from the Google Play store.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi.jpg\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-696x392.jpg.webp 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-1068x601.jpg.webp 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-747x420.jpg.webp 747w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-20x11.jpg.webp 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi.jpg.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3653 webpexpress-processed\" src=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Kodi.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"801\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"200\"><strong>Video Codec<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\"><strong>Video Performance (Kodi)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\"><strong>Video Performance (MX Player)<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>1080p 3D SBS H.264<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>1080p 3D ABL H.264<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>1080p30 H.264<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>1080p High Bitrate H.264<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>1080p60 H.264<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>720p50 H.264<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>1080i50 H.264<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>4K 30FPS H.264<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>4K 60FPS H.264<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">Unwatchable (Dropped Frames)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">Unwatchable (Dropped Frames)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>1080p24 HEVC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>1080p VP8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>720p Hi10p<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>1080p Hi10p<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">Unwatchable (Slow Video)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">Unwatchable (Decoding Issues)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>1080p MPEG2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>720P RMVB<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>1080p VC1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">No Video<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>Unencrypted Bluray ISO (Sintel)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">OK<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"236\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Video playback was generally good. I experienced the same issues with tougher samples as I did on the i68, with my&nbsp;1080p Hi10p sample tripping the box up. However, few units will decode it in hardware so I&#8217;m not penalising the R68 here.<\/p>\n<h2>Netflix<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tronsmart.com\/?p=3521\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">After the latest firmware update<\/a>, Netflix now works but is limited to a low resolution stream like other Android boxes.<\/p>\n<h2>External Storage Support<\/h2>\n<p>I was able to plug in my USB drive and 2.5\u2033 HDD and play videos without any issues.&nbsp;There&#8217;s a &#8220;safely remove&#8221; function in the notification shade that&#8217;s really useful.<\/p>\n<h2>Tronsmart Orion R68&nbsp;Gaming Performance<\/h2>\n<p>To test gaming performance, I installed 2&nbsp;games,1 2D and 1 3D title:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jetpack Joyride&nbsp;(<a class=\"ext-link external\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.halfbrick.jetpackjoyride&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Beach Buggy&nbsp;Racing&nbsp;(<a class=\"ext-link external\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.vectorunit.purple.googleplay&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As with the i68, the unit handled the&nbsp;games excellently. At 1080p, both games maintained a solid framerate, even when turned up to max.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing.jpg\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-696x392.jpg.webp 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-1068x601.jpg.webp 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-747x420.jpg.webp 747w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-20x11.jpg.webp 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing.jpg.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3856 webpexpress-processed\" src=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Beach-Buggy-Racing.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Gaming Controllers and Bluetooth<\/h2>\n<p>I was able to pair my <a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/ipega-pg-9025-review\/\">iPega PG-9025<\/a> Bluetooth controller to play Beach Buggy Racing.<\/p>\n<h2>Tronsmart Orion R68&nbsp;Networking Performance<\/h2>\n<p>Networking performance was tested using&nbsp;<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.pzolee.android.localwifispeedtester&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">WiFi Speed Test<\/a>.&nbsp;100Mb of data&nbsp;is transferred between the device and a PC&nbsp;running the benchmarking server application. This is repeated 3 times for each direction and the average is taken.<\/p>\n<h3>Wireless Performance<\/h3>\n<p>The Tronsmart Orion R68\u2019s wireless performance was excellent, with download and upload speeds of 108.5&nbsp;and 20.4 Mbps respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Moving over to the real world tests,&nbsp;I could stream 1080p video samples from an NFS share fine. I did have some minor stuttering at the start of my 4K samples but this could be due to WiFi congestion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Wifi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3857\" src=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Wifi-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Wifi\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Wifi-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Wifi-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Wifi-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Wifi-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Wifi-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Wifi-746x420.png 746w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Wifi-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Wifi.png 1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Ethernet&nbsp;Performance<\/h3>\n<p>Ethernet performance was close to the specifications, achieving download and upload speeds of 96.0 and 94.0 Mbps respectively.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Ethernet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3858\" src=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Ethernet-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Ethernet\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Ethernet-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Ethernet-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Ethernet-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Ethernet-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Ethernet-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Ethernet-746x420.png 746w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Ethernet-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Ethernet.png 1281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Tronsmart Orion R68&nbsp;Android&nbsp;Benchmarks<\/h2>\n<h3>Antutu 5.7.1<\/h3>\n<p>The R68&nbsp;scored on 37160&nbsp;on <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.antutu.ABenchMark&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Antutu 5.7.1<\/a>, almost identical to the Beelink i68.<\/p>\n<h3>Epic Citadel<\/h3>\n<p>Epic Citadel achieved 58.6 FPS at the 1080p High Quality setting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel.jpg\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-696x392.jpg.webp 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-1068x601.jpg.webp 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-747x420.jpg.webp 747w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-20x11.jpg.webp 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel.jpg.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3655 webpexpress-processed\" src=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Epic-Citadel.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3DMark \u2013 Ice Storm Extreme<\/h3>\n<p>On 3DMark\u2019s Ice Storm Extreme benchmark, the i68 achieved 5078.<\/p>\n<h3>RAM and Storage (A1 SD Bench)<\/h3>\n<p>Internal memory read\/write speeds were around 34.4 and 24.9&nbsp;MB\/s respectively, which was slightly higher than I experienced with the Beelink i68. RAM copy speed was impressively fast&nbsp;at 2655 MB\/s.<\/p>\n<h2>Tronsmart Orion R68&nbsp;Power Consumption<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Off<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Standby<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Idle<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1080p30 Video<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Under Load<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0W<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2W<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2.6W<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3.3W<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">5.6W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Should You Get One?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06.jpg\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-1024x682.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-696x464.jpg.webp 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-1068x712.jpg.webp 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-630x420.jpg.webp 630w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-20x13.jpg.webp 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06.jpg.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3850 webpexpress-processed\" src=\"http:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-06.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Tronsmart Orion R68 generally impressed me as an Android TV box. Despite an uninspired design, it does have the latest version of Android and generally handled video playback and gaming well. The addition of OTA updates over the Beelink i68 is also a massive bonus. Overall, it&#8217;s a good unit for the price.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting One<\/h2>\n<p>You can purchase the Tronsmart Orion R68 from GeekBuying.<\/p>\n<a class=\"htl_button htl_button_large external\" href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/?~9k94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" onClick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'CTA Click', 'http:\/\/shrsl.com\/?~9k94', 'Check Price at GeekBuying');\"><span>Check Price at GeekBuying<\/span><\/a>\n<h2>Additional Images<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3660 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/tronsmart-orion-r68-review-rk3368-powered-android-5-1-tv-box\/tronsmart-orion-r68-08\/#main'><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-08-150x150.jpg.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTG-150x150.jpg.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-OTG-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail webpexpress-processed\" alt=\"\"><\/picture><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/tronsmart-orion-r68-review-rk3368-powered-android-5-1-tv-box\/tronsmart-orion-r68-power-adapter\/#main'><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Power-Adapter-150x150.jpg.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Power-Adapter-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail webpexpress-processed\" alt=\"\"><\/picture><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/tronsmart-orion-r68-review-rk3368-powered-android-5-1-tv-box\/tronsmart-orion-r68-remote\/#main'><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Remote-150x150.jpg.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Remote-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail webpexpress-processed\" alt=\"\"><\/picture><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lets-review-block__wrap lets-review-block__wrap-10 lr-cf lets-review-wrap-3660 lets-review--center lets-review-skin-1 lets-review-design-4 lets-review-ani-3 lets-review-score-type-2 lets-review-type-2 lets-review-score-type__bar\" data-design=\"4\" data-score-type=\"2\" data-skin=\"1\"><div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__bg\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/doc-root\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, 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src=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full webpexpress-processed\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__main-title lr-vc lets-review-block__pad\"><div class=\"lets-review-block__title lr-font-h\" style=\"\">Tronsmart Orion R68<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__conclusion__wrap lets-review-block__pad\"><div class=\"lets-review-block__conclusion\">The Tronsmart Orion R68 is a good Android TV box. Both gaming and multimedia playback performance were good, plus OTA updates are a fantastic addition.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__proscons lets-review-block__pad\"><div class=\"lets-review-block__pros\"><div class=\"proscons__title lets-review-block__title lr-font-h\" style=\"\">Pros<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block__cons\"><div class=\"proscons__title lets-review-block__title lr-font-h\" style=\"\">Cons<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__final-score lets-review-block__final-score-type-2 lets-review-block__pad score-level-7\"><div class=\"score__wrap lr-all-c\" style=\"background:#82b965; color: #fff\"><div class=\"score\">7.4<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Tronsmart Orion R68\",\"image\": [\n\t\t\t\t\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured.jpg\"\n\t\t\t],\"review\": {\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"worstRating\": \"0\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": \"7.4\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": \"10\"\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Michael\"\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}}<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tronsmart Orion R68 is Tronsmart&#8217;s latest Android TV box and their first featuring the increasingly popular Rockchip RK3368. It&#8217;s available in two versions. The &#8230; <a title=\"Tronsmart Orion R68 Review: An RK3368-Powered Android 5.1 TV Box\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/tronsmart-orion-r68-review-rk3368-powered-android-5-1-tv-box\/\" aria-label=\"More on Tronsmart Orion R68 Review: An RK3368-Powered Android 5.1 TV Box\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"qubely_global_settings":"","qubely_interactions":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,47],"tags":[30,99,283,183,284],"acf":[],"qubely_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured.jpg",1280,853,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured.jpg",1125,750,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured.jpg",480,320,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured-1024x682.jpg",1024,682,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured.jpg",1280,853,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured.jpg",1280,853,false],"lets-review-360-240":["https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured.jpg",360,240,false],"qubely_landscape":["https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured.jpg",1125,750,false],"qubely_portrait":["https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured.jpg",480,320,false],"qubely_thumbnail":["https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tronsmart-Orion-R68-Review-Featured.jpg",140,93,false]},"qubely_author":{"display_name":"Michael","author_link":"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/author\/michaelhtl\/"},"qubely_comment":20,"qubely_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Featured<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/hometheatrelife.com\/category\/reviews\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reviews<\/a>","qubely_excerpt":"The Tronsmart Orion R68 is Tronsmart&#8217;s latest Android TV box and their first featuring the increasingly popular Rockchip RK3368. 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