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Xiaomi Mi Box S With 4K HDR, Android TV Launched, Up for Pre Orders on Walmart

Xiaomi Mi Box S With 4K HDR, Android TV Launched, Up for Pre-Orders on Walmart

By Ankit Chawla | Updated: 10 October 2018 11:10 IST

Xiaomi Mi Box S price in the US starts at $59.99 or about Rs. 4,500

Highlights

The Mi Box S has been launched in the US
It is up for pre-orders on Walmart.com
The media player supports 4K video at 60fps

Taking forward its lean portfolio of products in the US market, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has unveiled its latest Mi Box S 4K Ultra HD streaming media player in the North American country. Powered by Android 8.1 Oreo-based Android TV, and coupled with a voice-enabled remote control, the new Xiaomi Mi Box S comes with inbuilt Chromecast support and Google Assistant. The 4K-enabled streaming media player is priced at a retail price of $59.99 (roughly Rs. 4,500) and is up for pre-orders on Walmart.com. It will start shipping from November 4 in the US.

The Mi Box S is up for pre-orders in the US in a single Black colour option. This streaming gadget joins the slim Xiaomi US portfolio that previously consists of the Mi Power Bank Pro 10000mAh; a few Mi Headphones; the Mi Bluetooth Speaker; a home security camera, action camera, and Mi Sphere Camera, as well as certain lifestyle products. This is the first time we have seen the Mi TV Box S go official considering it is not listed on Xiaomi's official China website.

Xiaomi Mi Box S specifications

The Xiaomi Mi Box S supports a 4K (2160x4096 pixels) resolution with HDR quality at 60fps, and runs Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box. It is powered by a quad-core 64-bit Cortex A53 CPU, coupled with a Mali-450 GPU, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, and 8GB of eMMC storage. In terms of connectivity, the media player gets dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth v4.2. Ports include 1 USB 2.0 port, 1 power interface, 1 HDMI 2.0a, and 1 audio out.

Other than that, the Xiaomi Mi Box S supports 4K footage at 60fps, and most other major formats including H.265, H.264, VP9, Dolby, DTS, Mp4, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF, and many more. Dimensions of the Mi Box S are 95.25x95.25x16.7mm and weight is 147 grams. In the box, you get 1 remote control, 1 user manual, 2 batteries, 1 power adapter, and 1 HDMI cable.

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