Xiaomi TV Stick 4K: new rival to Chromecast with Android TV 11

Xiaomi released the Mi TV Stick last year, its rival to the Fire TV Stick and the Chromecast. This device is limited to Full HD resolution, but it is more than enough to turn any TV into a smart one by adding Android TV. Now, after leaking in September, the Xiaomi TV Stick 4K is official, which will rival the Chromecast with Google TV.

The new TV Stick 4K has an elongated design similar to its predecessor, although it is slightly larger by equipping more powerful components. Specifically, it has an Amlogic S905Y4 quad-core ARM Cortex-A35 processor, accompanied by a Mali-G31 MP2 GPU. It has 2 GB of RAM and GB of internal memory.

Xiaomi TV Stick 4K

Android TV 11, AV1 and 4K with HDR: ready for anything

At the software level, we find compatibility with Chromecast , and the latest version of Android TV 11 with more than 7,000 apps to choose from, being the most important on the market. It supports hardware decoding of AV1, VP9 and HEVC , so there will be no format that can resist us. It also supports Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos . In connectivity, we find WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0.

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The connectivity it uses is HDMI 2.0b , with a maximum resolution of 4K at 60 Hz at 10 bits , and the charging port is microUSB . Xiaomi includes both the microUSB cable and a power adapter. We do not know the power it needs to work, but if it uses 5V and 1A maybe we can make it work directly with the USB of a TV.

The remote has 360º motion detection and Bluetooth connectivity, with which we can also use the Google Assistant to control content and playback on TV. Its dimensions are 106.8 x 29.4 x 15.4 mm, with a weight of 42.8 grams.

Its price and release date are unknown

What we do not know is its price. The base TV Stick costs 39.99 euros, although currently we can even find it on sale for 32.99 euros in stores like MediaMarkt. Therefore, a price that we could expect for this new model could be 69.99 euros, which is the same that the Chromecast currently costs with Google TV, and then see it at figures such as 59.99 or even 49.99 euros offer . Currently the Chromecast with Google TV can be purchased for 60 euros at El Corte Inglés.

Regarding the release date, we also do not know when it will be available . However, having already appeared on the Xiaomi Global website, its arrival in Spain should not be delayed beyond a few weeks, or at most a few months. Therefore, we will not be able to buy it in time for Christmas gifts, but we can get other cheap alternatives such as the two we mentioned before, or the Fire TV Stick 4K from Amazon, which is on sale for 33.99 euros.