Xiaomi Officially Launches Mi TV Stick with up to 1080p Resolution, Google Assistant Support
Jul. 15, 2020After a stream of leaks,e-commerce listings, andan official teasera couple of months ago, Xiaomi finally launched theMi TV Sticktoday at its ecosystem productlaunch eventin Europe. It’s an Android TV-based streaming dongle that supports up to 1080p playback. Mi TV Stick is the first dongle from Xiaomi as the company has just released different Mi TV Box variants in the past.
Mi TV Stick: Specs and Features
The Mi TV Stick looks like any other streaming dongle available in the market. It has a dual-tone black color finish with an HDMI 2.0 port up-top for easy connection to your TV. You simply need to plug it into an HDMI port, switch to that input source, and you are ready to go. Your dumb TV is now a smart TV.
The Mi TV Stick enables you tostream content up to 1080p resolution, which is surely a bit disappointing. I expected Xiaomi to launch a 4K HDR dongle but there’s a possibility that the company might explore launching the same in the future.
Under the hood, the dongle is powered by a quad-core Cortex-A53 processor clocked at up to 2.0GHz, an ARM Mali-450 GPU, 1GB RAM, and 8GB eMMC storage. The specs here are pretty similar to the specs of theMi Box 4Klaunched in India earlier this year.
This streaming dongle is backed by Android TV 9.0 and comes pre-installed with the Play Store and popular streaming apps, including YouTube, Netflix, Prime Video, and more. It comes with Chromecast built-in, along with support for Dolby Audio and DTS Surround Sound experience.
The Mi TV Stick comes bundled with a Bluetooth 4.2 remote, which has been pictured above. It looks exactly like the Mi TV remote and sports aGoogle Assistant button, alongside dedicated Netflix and Prime Video hotkeys. The thin profile and matte black finish looks amazing.
Xiaomi haspriced the Mi TV Stick at 39.99 euros(around Rs. 3,435) in Europe. Mi TV Stick is looking to rival popular streaming dongles such asAmazon Fire TVor Roku streaming stick, simply by undercutting them on the price front.
