Nokia has been diversifying its technology offering for much longer than you might think. It is true that their main business is still communication networks, but that does not mean that they launch new proposals such as this Nokia Streaming Box 8000, a player with Android TV that competes directly with Chromecast or the recent Fire TV Cube.
This is the Nokia Streaming Box 8000
Choosing a new multimedia player for the TV in the living room or any other room where we have a screen with HDMI is as easy as it is complicated. Many manufacturers have launched their own proposals, so it is impossible not to find the one that best suits the needs of each one.
If you are looking for an economical option, the Fire TV Lite from Amazon is irresistible. If, on the other hand, you want the maximum of options, you have the new Fire TV Cube or the always solvent Nvidia Shield. And all this without counting the ubiquitous Chromecast with Google TV, Apple TV, etc.
Well, now Nokia joins the battle with its Streaming Box 8000. This multimedia player is nothing more than a collaboration between the StreamView GmbH company and the Finnish brand to continue promoting a sector where to some extent they were already involved. Because Nokia even has Smart TV in some markets.
Focusing on the product itself, this Nokia Streaming Box 800 offers a small media player that is capable of playing content with a maximum 4K resolution . So you’re ready to take advantage of recent TV and display panels. In addition, not only the image quality is interesting in this player with a small square box format, the device has HDMI 2.0 output, USB 3.0, USB C, optical audio output, AV output and ethernet connection.
All this is a body that, as we say, is quite small and with a square form factor that to some extent reminds the third generation Apple TV or other similar players such as the Xiaomi Mi Box.
Along with this deployment of technical data, we have that the device will arrive with its own remote control, a conventional control with dedicated buttons for services such as Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video or Google Play and Android TV 10 as the operating system .
The detail of using the Google TV operating system is ultimately one of its attractions due to the options it offers at the application level and access to services. Not forgetting that this also implies being able to use Google Assistant for voice control of both the system and other smart and connected devices that you may have at home.
Price and availability
With all this set of features and technical details, the new Nokia Streaming Box 8000 will go on sale at the end of the year and is expected to reach a large number of European countries at a price of around 100 euros .
The cost of the device is not bad at all if we take into account its characteristics. Although it is true that despite Nokia’s value as a Brand, other manufacturers such as Amazon, Google or Xiaomi are already well established. Therefore, they will have to set up a good marketing and communication strategy if you want their device to be considered as a purchase option by all those users who are not so aware of technology.
