Free is reportedly working on launching a new TV box for the Freebox Ultra. Scheduled for release later this year, it is starting to reveal its secrets. At least that is the discovery of an active member of the Free community, Tino-X83, who shared his find on a benchmark database. It is obviously too early to get a glimpse of the design and technical capabilities of this box, which bears the, no doubt provisional, name of "Super Player". However, according to the data collected on Geekbench, it is possible to get an idea of its hardware.
Thus, the provisional technical sheet would include for the first time a processor under ARM 64 bits, a 5 core 2.02 GHz ARMv8 version with 4 GB of RAM. For the moment, this box runs on Android 14. Is this the definitive technical sheet of the next TV box from Free? The hypothesis seems likely, at least it fits with the operator's latest statements about this project. Indeed, last fall, Free had acknowledged working on a new box, but had been doubtful about what it would have to include in terms of software and components to really change the game compared to the competition.
Freebox Super Player: super performance?
It is certain that an ARM processor would open up new possibilities for a TV box, particularly because of its supposed power. The choice of Android, rather than that of a home interface, would also go in the direction of a powerful and compatible accessory, among other things with many games. Moreover, this would not be the first time that Free has relied on Android to manage the interface of one of its boxes, it did so in 2020 with the Free 4K Player and had initiated it in 2015 with its Freebox Mini 4K.
If the Freebox Super Player project moves forward, there are obviously two major unknowns, the release date and the price of this new accessory. Let's bet that the answers to these two questions will arrive in the coming months.
Source: Univers Freebox
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