Slightly cheaper than the Nvidia Shield, the $140 Minix NEO U9-H runs Android—not Android TV, but actual Android 6.0 Marshmallow—meaning that the interface isn't quite as remote-friendly.

It’s the Minix Neo Z64 that we’ve put to the test this ... which again comes handy if you use the box along a television. The remaining parts of the system are mostly Vanilla Android, which ...