Xiaomi Mi Box
Hugo Barra — Vice President of
International at Xiaomi — himself recently revealed the company’s plans to move
into the U.S. smartphone market in the near future.
While that sounds very optimistic, Xiaomi might
still get into the U.S. market in October with the Mi Box, i.e., the set-top
box that runs Android TV and supports 4K playback.
The Xiaomi Mi Box is powered by a quad
core Cortex-A53 CPU paired with a Mali 450 GPU and 2 GB RAM. The device also
comes with 8 GB of internal storage and can be expanded with external hard
drives and flash drives. It supports HDR video and voice commands through a
bluetooth remote.
The Mi Box features
Google Cast support which means you’ll be able to cast photos, videos and
screenshots from your smartphone, laptop and computer to the TV.
The Xiaomi Mi Box currently costs less
than US$ 99 from Chinese retailers and there are rumors it won’t cost more than
that in the U.S. as well.
