- The Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) is coming quickly
- Sooner CPU/GPU operating Google TV as a substitute of Android TV
- HDR10+ and DTS:X in addition to Dolby Imaginative and prescient and Dolby Atmos
Xiaomi’s Google TV streaming stick has been up to date with some vital enhancements. Whereas the underlying {hardware} hasn’t modified dramatically past a brand new CPU – RAM and storage are the identical 2GB and 8GB as earlier than – there are some key audio and video enhancements.
The brand new Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) has a brand new chipset constructed round a a quad-core Cortex-A55 CPU and Mali-G310 GPU, which Xiaomi says delivers 80% higher CPU efficiency and a 150% enhance to the graphics efficiency in comparison with the primary era of the 4K streamer. Wi-Fi is quicker, and there is improved HDR and audio assist too.
Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen): key options and pricing
Probably the most vital adjustments is that Xiaomi has swapped OSes: the place the unique TV Stick ran on Android TV, this one has Google TV. Which means a extra modern-looking, streamlined interface and higher suggestions throughout the assorted streaming providers you utilize.
The brand new second-generation TV Stick now helps HDR10+ in addition to the earlier mannequin’s Dolby Imaginative and prescient. And there is been an analogous audio improve with the addition of DTS:X assist alongside the prevailing Dolby Atmos assist.
The Wi-Fi is now Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth is similar 5.2 as earlier than. And the distant has been barely redesigned with a brand new button for Xiaomi’s personal free reside TV service.
What we do not know but is what it’s going to price when it formally launches, or when that launch will likely be. Android Authority has noticed it on AliExpress, the place it is being supplied with a claimed $86 low cost that drops the value to round $49 (about £36 ex VAT).
The primary era TV Stick 4K is at the moment $56.99 on Amazon US and £49.99 on Amazon UK.
