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Time to level up your TV with the Xiaomi 4K TV Stick

The Xiaomi 4K TV Stick is here to level up your old out of date smart TVs to offer you whole new multimedia experience. With TV sticks being the upgrades for all old TVs the Xiaomi 4K TV Stick puts its foot in the race.

Out the box

• Xiaomi TV Stick 4K x 1
• Remote control x 1
• Power adapter x 1
• USB to Micro USB cable x 1
• User manual x 1
• HDMI Extender cable x 1

Product Features

• With Google Assistant, you can enjoy quick access to tons of entertainment, search for information and control your smart home devices. It also brings the convenience of speech recognition to non-smart TVs.
• The Xiaomi TV Stick 4K comes equipped with Android TV™ 11, delivering simple yet immersive experience. Discover 400,000+ movies and shows from across your favorite apps. Get 7000+ apps from Google play. Play music and games, cast from any device, and more.
• 4K ultra high-resolution output combined with Dolby Vision® technology takes video quality to another level. Partake in a vivid and immersive visual experience.
• Whether you’re into music, games, films or TV dramas, the addition of Dolby Atmos® and DTS HD technology delivers greater richness and realism to sounds than ever before.
• Stream the entertainment you love from your phone, tablet or laptop to your TV using Chromecast built-in.
• 360° Bluetooth + IR remote control. The intuitive button layout and Bluetooth allows you to access your favorite content much quicker from any angle. With the built-in IR, you can also control power and volume on your TV or soundbar, all with a single remote.
• Use it where you need it: the lightweight and compact form factor of Xiaomi TV Stick 4K makes it easy to use and carry. Watch your favourite video content anytime and anywhere, whether you’re home or away.

Specs

Body/Dimensions	Length – 106.8mm Width – 29.4mm Thickness – 15.4mm Color – Black
Weight	42.8g
Ports	HDMI x 1 Micro USB x 1
Wireless Connectivity	Wi-Fi 2.4GHz/5GHz Bluetooth 5.2
Processor	Quad-core Cortex-A35
GPU	Mali-G31 MP2
Ram	2GB
Storage	8GB
Android	Android TV™ 11
Certifications	Google Certified
Display	4k Resolution

Retail

The Xiaomi 4K TV Stick retails between R880 to R1000.

Comparing the Skyworth Leap S2 and the Xiaomi 4K TV Stick

	Skyworth Leap S2	Xiaomi 4K TV Stick
Operating System	Android TV™ 11	Android TV™ 11
Processor	Quad-core Cortex-A35	Quad-core Cortex-A35
Ram	2GB	2GB
Storage	8GB	8GB
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.2
Wi-Fi	2.4GHz&5GHz	2.4GHz&5GHz
Price	R800	R900

As you can see the Skyworth Leap S2 and the Xiaomi 4K TV Stick are both very similar but there is one crucial difference and that is support. The Skyworth has no support in South Africa unlike Xiaomi. With Xiaomi we have local distributors like Syntech that take responsibility for these devices should anything go wrong with them you have the support to fix or replace Xiaomi devices and unfortunately that’s not the case for Skyworth products.

The output video is amazing and like all other android sticks the entertainment options are plentiful. The Xiaomi 4K TV Stick showcases simple with its easy to set up options, elementary remote and very little to no problems. Upon testing and some feedback we did experience volume problems which seem to be a common occurrence. Don’t fret if you do experience drops in volume or no volume at all as this could mean by accident you’ve dropped the stick volume and not the tv volume. Simply theres 2 volume options on the remote the regular volume control as you see and the hidden stick volume control which can be accessed by holding the back button and the volume buttons.

We can only give the Xiaomi 4K TV Stick a 9/10 for its enhanced usability, portability and simplicity. We recommend spending a R100 or R200 more for the Xiaomi 4K TV Stick as it will give you an amazing entertainment experience.