Mi TV Stick with 1080p Streaming, Built-in Chromecast Launched in India at Rs. 2,799
Aug. 5, 2020Though Xiaomi may not have updated itsMi smart TVlineup in a very long time, the Chinese giant has started launching ecosystem products that convert your dumb TVs into a smart one. Xiaomifirst unveiledthe Mi Box 4K earlier in May and today, it hasdebutedthe Mi TV Stick in India. The Mi TV Stick was officially unveiled in Europe a couple of weeks ago.
Mi TV Stick: Specs and Features
The Mi TV Stick looks like any other streaming dongle, with its dual-tone black finish and HDMI 2.0 connector at the front. The biggest difference between the Mi TV Stick and Mi Box 4K is the streaming quality. The former offers up to 1080p streaming instead of 4K streaming supported by the latter.
The Mi TV Stick is powered by a quad-coreCortex-A53 processorclocked at up to 2.0GHz, an ARM Mali-450 GPU, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of eMMC storage. The dongle runs Android TV 9.0 out-of-the-box. It comes with built-in Chromecast support and a myriad of pre-installed apps, including the Play Store, Netflix, Prime Video, and more. You can head over to the Play Store to download more of your favorite streaming apps including Spotify, Disney+ Hotstar, and over 5000 other apps.
This Android TV dongle works with dual-band WiFi, which unlike most smart TVs can connect to 5GHz networks as well. You also get theData Saver featurein tow to help save your mobile data from being consumed in a jiffy. It also supports Dolby Audio and DTS Surround Sound experience.
As for the remote control, it’s pretty much the same as the one you get with the Mi TVs and connects over Bluetooth 4.2 out-of-the-box. It boasts a matte black finish, hotkeys for Netflix and Prime Video, along with a Google Assistant button at the top to request content playback or control smart home products.
The Mi TV Stick has beenpriced at Rs. 2,799 in India, massively undercutting the 1080p Fire TV Stick from Amazon. That’s a really competitive price and could see a lot of users, looking to convert their existing TVs into a smart TV, pick up the Mi TV Stick due to its affordable nature. It will go onsale starting from 7th Auguston Flipkart, Mi.com, and offline retail stores.
