Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) quietly surfaces; now available for global purchase via import at ~$45
Xiaomi recently launched its TV Box S (3rd Gen), with that box being tested to outperform most of its rivals despite having some shortcomings. The company appears to have also quietly released a successor to the popular Xiaomi TV Stick 4K as well—if new retail listings are anything to go by.
To be exact, the new Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) has not been officially released at this point. It's not listed on any of Xiaomi's official websites, but we've reached out to the company for confirmation and will provide an update if or when we get word. It is listed for sale on Aliexpress, however, and by the 70mai-Goldway Store—a seven-year-old store with almost perfect ratings and over 180,000 followers on the platform.
As for the TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) itself, it appears to share a good bit of its hardware with the Box S (3rd Gen). The listing only confirms the presence of a 6nm quad-core CPU, but the listed GPU is the same ARM G310 V2 on the Box S (3rd Gen), so it's likely that both the stick and box are powered by the Amlogic S905X5M. That chipset has been tested to be rather powerful on Walmart's Onn 4K Plus, with that box outperforming devices like the Onn 4K Pro, Google TV Streamer 4K, and Fire TV Stick 4K Max 2.
The Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) is listed with 2 GB of RAM just like the Box S (3rd Gen) but gets severely hamstrung in the storage department with just 8 GB of storage versus the larger device's 32 GB. Other listed features include Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, support for Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, Dolby Atmos, and DTS-X. Unfortunately, Xiaomi continues to refuse to implement a Type-C port, with the TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) seemingly sporting a Micro USB port.
While the TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) is yet to be available on official storefronts, it's listed for purchase on Aliexpress for just $45.64. Comparatively, however, the Box S (3rd Gen) is listed at the same store for $52.99 and should be a significantly more competent device thanks to its storage and port advantages. Unlike the TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen), too, it's also been officially released, and so is unlikely to feature any malware.
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