Xiaomi TV Stick 4K 2nd gen unveiled with much faster chipset, HDR10+ support | Infinium-tech

Two years ago, we reviewed the Xiaomi TV Stick 4K. We found that it is a solid player, but there was a decrease in its support for HDR formats. The company only unveiled the second generation model that cures it and hosts other reforms.

Xiaomi TV Stick 4K 2nd GEN is operated by a new chorce-cortex-e55 CPU and one hand gardener-G 310 V2 GPU. Compared to the old chip (4x A35, Mali-G31 MP2), this is 80% more CPU performance and 150% boost for GPU performance. However, memory capacity remains unchanged on 2GB RAM and 8GB storage.

It now runs Google TV interface. Google disturbed his TV product naming, but Google TV is what you want (Android TV is an old launcher, but also OS’s name).

The new stick not only supports the Dolby Vision, but also HDR 10+ (which was also a shortage of the first-gene stick). For the audio, it handles both the dolby atomos and DTS: X. The original stick already supports AV1 decoding, as does so.

Connectivity has been rapidly improved with Wi-Fi 6 (X, Wi-Fi 5/AC). Bluetooth is the same on V5.2.

The remote involved has some new buttons. It uses Bluetooth, as the stick is likely to be hidden behind your TV and will not work infrared (IR needs a line of vision). The new Xiaomi TV+ launched a free live TV streaming service. It also adds YouTube and app button to Netflix and Prime Video buttons.

Right now, Xiaomi TV Stick 4K 2nd Gen is listed Aliexpress For € 40/$ 46 (it is with 52% discount claimed). We should soon start seeing it on other retailers as well.

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