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The Rikomagic MK802 mini PC has shown us that it’s possible to have a whole Android PC on a stick. This was but the first step in demonstrating that Android PCs are destined to arrive on the market, and that people will buy them.
Changing the Game
The Rikomagic MK802 mini PC started a revolution in the Android ecosystem, because until it appeared on the market, we’ve only really seen Android phones and tablets. We knew that Android was destined to be on all sorts of devices eventually, due to it being able to run on lower-performance hardware, and being open source, but the PC on stick devices kind of took us all by surprise.
With just an Android PC stick you can make your old PC monitor or TV alive, as long as it has an USB port. Then what you get is the full Android 4.0 experience. It’s a good thing it came with Android 4.0 from day one, because it was much more optimized for large screens than previous versions of Android. I still don’t think Android is as optimized as it needs to be for large screens, but Android 4.0 was certainly an improvement.
Rikomagic MK802 Mini PC Specs
The specs are nothing too impressive in general, but for under $100, it’s not too bad at all.
- Android 4.0 (can also boot Ubuntu)
- single core 1.5 Ghz Cortex A8 processor
- ARM Mali-400 GPU
- 4GB storage
- 512 MB
- HDMI port
- microSD slot
Newer Generations of the MK802
Since the Rikomagic MK802 mini PC was launched a while ago, there have been some new versions coming out, all with new and improved specs.
Rikomagic MK802 II
The MK802 II didn’t improve a whole lot on the first version, but it added power protection, and a lower price:
- Android 4.0 (can also boot Ubuntu)
- single core 1.5 Ghz Cortex A8 processor
- ARM Mali-400 GPU
- 4G storage
- 1 GB of RAM
- HDMI port
- microSD slot
- ESD circuit for power stability
- lower price
Rikomagic MK802 III
The Rikomagic MK802 III doubled pretty much every spec, and made everything faster:
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (can also boot Ubuntu)
- dual core 1.6 Ghz Cortex A9 processor
- AMD Z340 GPU
- 8GB storage
- 1 GB of RAM
- HDMI port
- microSD slot
Rikomagic MK802 IIIs
The MK802 IIIs is the latest version and it brought a few needed improvements:
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (can also boot Ubuntu)
- dual core 1.6 Ghz Cortex A9 processor
- ARM Mali-400 GPU
- 8GB storage
- 1 GB of RAM
- 802.11b/g/n
- HDMI port
- Bluetooth
- microSD card slot
The Rikomagic MK802 mini PC with Android has a lot of other interesting competitors these days, but as an PC on a stick sort of device, it remains the most popular right now.
