kuisma wrote:andykirby wrote:The main differences from the original MK802 are redesigned PCB layout, power regulator [...]
Does this mitigate the overheating issues some people experienced?
The board layout has primarily been changed to accommodate the power regulator which improves the power supply to the A10 chip, stability and allow other features like shutdown etc.
The overheating issues were mainly caused by higher CPU clock speeds, rumour has it that some of the copy MK802s out there were clocked at a higher speed to start with and then those manufacturers brought the speed down when they realised.
volkris wrote:Number one question for me, with the redesigned PCB, is WiFi also redesigned? Is the antenna situated any differently?
The WiFi on the original MK802 was completely unusable for me due to poor reception, but I always figured it was because of antenna design since reception could be improved by carefully aligning the right face of the device toward the access point.
Yes there were a few reported problems with wifi on the original MK802, the same daughterboard is being used in the MK802II but there is now an integral antenna which improves the signal strength, together with the power regulation and ESD circuitry the MK802II should provide trouble free Wifi connectivity.
KEgg wrote:sentry23 wrote:just wondering if the kernel is already prepared for Droidmote, and if not, how to patch the kernel at the moment?
At a guess, I would think the Mark II comes with, what we know as, Firmware Rev2. So you'd probably be looking at having to do all the fixes and tweaks that are scattered throughout the forum.
Maybe Andy can confirm if this is the case.
Quite correct, the firmware on the MK802II is Android 4.0.3 and is based on the Rev 2 firmware.