CONCLUSION

   As some of you know whenever we receive something by a new player in the market we're usually skeptical regarding its quality, features and performance but since i know the people behind Rikomagic since the early days of working with Egreat this time over things were different. Granted the fact that they are using Android as their base OS helped quite a bit since we're using it on a daily basis not only in our smartphones but also in media players so we knew what to expect. Now although the 5MP camera is a good touch i can't say that i was impressed since quality was nowhere near to what I’d consider good and because of that i really hope Rikomagic can use a better sensor (and lens) in future models. The same can be said about the units’ native resolution of HD 720p and even now i still can't figure out as to why Rikomagic chose that path. The good news however is that according to the two TV sets we used the MK902 on the moment we switched to movie playback resolution came up to Full HD 1080p. While testing the unit we also heard that some people were having issues with the optical audio output but it worked fine with the two A/V amplifiers we used so i can't really reproduce that issue (perhaps those issues were caused by a previous FW version?). Now i would like a slightly better WiFi signal but we're not talking about a router here and since it worked fine with up to 1 concrete wall in between i guess we can't really complain.

   Price could be one of the strong points of the MK902 Network Media Player (8GB version) by Rikomagic but it's not ideal since it currently retails for USD90 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 83Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk). There are countless cheaper Android Network Media Players in the market as we speak however to be completely fair very few have built-in WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity and even less come with 3 USB 2.0 ports, optical output and a built-in camera which you can use for online calls. Can Rikomagic do better? Certainly and they've released the MK902II version already and the 4K mini PC dongle so we'll get those as well to see how they perform. Overall the MK902 Network Media Player works as advertised and that's why it gets our Golden Award. However if you have no need for the built-in 5MP camera then perhaps you should turn towards the MK902II which sports a better processor (or you can wait until our review comes online to decide).

PROS

- Size
- Audio/Video Quality
- Quad Core RK3188 Cortex A9 CPU
- Mali 400 MP GPU
- 2GB DDR3 RAM
- 8/16GB NAND Flash
- 3 USB 2.0 Ports
- MicroSD Card Slot
- Optical Output
- Built-In WiFi/Bluetooth/5MP Camera With Microphone

CONS

- Camera Image Quality
- 720p Native Resolution
- Price (For Some)