Having launched its much versatile and unique product – the Mi TV Stick in Europe for €39.99 (about Rs. 3,435), we were all waiting for its India announcement. These days, Android Smart TVs are on the rise in India and people love how versatile an Android TV is but a wide range of audiences still wants to experience it without having to buy a new one.
There are a lot of Android TV boxes or sticks in the market including Mi Box 4K or Flipkart’s own Flipkart Turbo Streaming device, but Xiaomi wants to give more options to its customers. However, Nokia will be competing with Xiaomi this time as they prepare to launch their Android TV box via Flipkart.
A recent tweet from Xiaomi India does confirm the fact they will be launching this new budget Android TV box alternative in India on 5th August at 12 pm. Their #PlugItMakeItSmart campaign makes sense as the Mi TV Stick can easily be plugged into your existing TV with HDMI port and you can easily make your TV smart with Android TV OS running on it. As the Mi Box 4K costs Rs. 3,499, so Xiaomi should price it under Rs. 3k to lure more Indian buyers.
Specifications
The Mi TV Stick looks alike to the Fire TV Stick by Amazon but runs on Android TV OS which is a great feature as it’s clean stock Android OS on TV with support for installing apps and watch anything you want. The Mi TV Stick is almost alike to the Mi Box 4K in terms of features and functionalities but it supports up to 1080p resolution.
On the software front, the Mi TV Stick runs on Android TV 9.0 and also comes with built-in Chromecast support. Also, the dongle seems very small and compact but still houses an quad-core Cotex A53 processor with ARM Mali-450 GPU. It comes with 1GB of RAM and 8GB eMMC storage, so that you can have a lot of apps installed from Play Store.
Some popular apps like YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video come pre-installed without much bloatware as such. The HDMI 2.0 dongle uses a micro USB power port for charging and supports Wi-Fi 802.11 ac dual-band (2.4GHz / 5GHz) Wi-Fi. For audio, you get Dolby Audio and DTS Surround Sound experience.
The remote uses Bluetooth 4.2 to connect to the dongle and it looks similar to any Mi TV or Mi Box 4K remote, it sports a power on/off button, the minimalistic cursors, apps, home and back buttons. While the volume up and down buttons are at the bottom, there are two dedicated buttons for Netflix and Prime Video and obviously, a Google Assistant button for convenience.
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