A masterpiece of "core" - ZIVOO Zhiwo Mango Ice Box Disassembly and Evaluation

Among all the TV box products we have experienced, ZIVOO Smart Box is definitely the most eye-catching product in terms of appearance design. Recently, the new ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice was officially launched. We also took this opportunity to explore the internal design of the product to see if it gives people the same exquisite feeling as its appearance.

The outer packaging of ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice is about the same size as that of Apple iPad, and the newly added "Mango TV inside" logo is placed in the upper left corner of the front.

Open the packaging lid, and you will see that the product is covered with a layer of plastic film. A short poem printed on the film highlights the product's fresh style.

The inner wall of the packaging cover of ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice is also provided with a sponge material lining, which further protects the product in the packaging, and the details are well considered.

Whether it is the ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice Machine itself, the remote control or the random accessories, the layout inside the packaging is very neat and full of emotion.

It is worth mentioning that the random wire material of ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice adopts a noodle wire design which is extremely uncommon in such products. It is unique and gives people a unique first impression before use.

In terms of appearance design, ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice is basically the same as the previous ZIVOO Smart Box. After all, it has reached an extremely outstanding level of TV box products. The triangular base at the bottom makes the machine visually feel suspended when placed on the platform, enhancing the sense of technology.

The interface configuration of ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice is relatively complete, including power supply, AV interface, HDMI OUT, HDMI IN, network cable, and USB interface with specifications of 5V/1A and 5V/0.5A respectively. After having a general understanding of the appearance of the product, what we need to do next is to remove the outer shell and see the workmanship inside the machine.

The first step of disassembly, the two pictures above will definitely scare many people. Yes, ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice uses a real metal shell, and in order to maintain the integrity of the body in design and enhance the visual beauty, there are no screw holes in visible places, even at the bottom of the machine, so we can only use this irreversible violent disassembly method.

After removing the top cover of the machine, the internal circuit board of ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice is revealed. It is neither green nor blue, but a black PCB like many high-end electronic products. The circuit routing of the black PCB is difficult to identify, which increases the difficulty of R&D and debugging. Generally, brands without highly skilled RD (research and development) designers and a strong maintenance team will not easily use black. This also reflects the confidence of the ZIVOO team in product R&D.

As for the removed product cover, I guess we can only ask Master Xu who has been doing sheet metal work downstairs for 20 years to restore it to its original state. As I said before, ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice uses a real metal shell.

Well, let’s look back and carefully observe the front of the circuit board of ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice, and we can clearly see two memory particles from SKhynix.

Although ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice does not currently support TF card expansion, we still see a reserved TF expansion card slot on one side of the circuit board, which may be laying the foundation for subsequent product improvements.

During the use of the machine, the two pieces of thermal grease on the front of the circuit board can directly pass through the plastic components above and come into direct contact with the metal casing to improve the heat dissipation efficiency. The design is extremely clever. Considering that ZIVOO CEO Zou Chao is an off-campus master's supervisor in the Industrial Design Department of South China University of Technology, it is no surprise that the internal design concept of the product is unique.

Turn the circuit board over, and you will see the exclusive chip shielding cover marked with the ZIVOO logo, which looks very classy.

Remove the shielding cover, and you will see the processor chip, flash memory and memory particles underneath. The processor model is S802 from Amlogic, which is one of the most powerful chips in the current TV box products. Two memory particles from SKhynix and the two on the other side form a 2GB running memory (RAM), with a single capacity of 512MB. In addition, the 8GB Flash memory particles of ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice also come from SKhynix.

On the other side of the circuit board, a chip from Silicon Image is quite conspicuous. After relevant verification, it is found that the function of this chip is to enable ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice to have both HDMI IN and OUT bidirectional functions.

Directly connected to the external antenna of the ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice is the machine's wireless module, model AP6330. It uses the same components as many similar products including Xiaomi Box, and its stable operation has been verified several times.

Finally, let’s take a look at the bottom of the ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice. The metal counterweight moves the overall center of gravity of the machine backward, allowing the product to be placed stably on the desktop in a suspended posture. This part also has silicone grease material to help dissipate heat from circuit boards and chips.

Overall, ZIVOO Smart Box·Mango Ice not only has an outstanding appearance, but also extends the exquisite craftsmanship to the inside of the product. If you have already had a good impression of ZIVOO Smart Box·Mango Ice because of your "love of beauty", then now you can be sure that it is not just a product that "relies on its face".

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.