Xiaomi has launched Xiaomi Mi TV Stick in India as it has promised previously. It is the same TV stick that Xiaomi has launched last month in the Global Ecosystem Product Launch event. In terms of looks, it resembles the Amazon Fire TV Stick. Both also share similar features too. So it’s clear it will also be a competitor to Amazon Fire Stick in India.
Xiaomi Mi TV Stick Features
Mi TV Stick is powered by a quad-core Cortex-A53 processor clocked at up to 2.0GHz, an ARM Mali-450 GPU along with 1GB of RAM and 8GB internal storage. It runs the Android TV operating system and it doesn’t have any Mi TV Patch Wall on top of it. Mi TV Stick features Dolby and DTS powered surround sound support. It comes with a Bluetooth 4.2 enabled remote controller. The remote has dedicated buttons for Google Assistant, Netflix, and Prime Video.
You can use voice command to control it by summoning Google Assistant by pressing the dedicated Google Assistant button on the remote. It supports video decoding for VP9-10, H.265, H.264, VC-1, MPEG1/2/4, and Real8/9/10 and audio decoding for Dolby and DTS. Mi TV Stick can stream movies and shows from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Hotstar+, and more and it comes with pre-installed Netflix and Amazon Prime app. It also has a built-in Chromecast. So users can directly screen photos, videos, and more from their Android smartphone to the TV screen.
Pricing and Availability
The Mi TV Stick is priced at Rs. 2,799 and will be available from Flipkart, mi.com, and Mi Home Stores starting from August 7th. It will soon be available from other offline stores.
