Mi TV Stick vs Amazon Fire TV Stick : The Battle of Similarity

Newly launched Mi TV stick at Mi event stands as a tough competitor to the Amazon’s Fire TV Stick, the new Xiaomi’s TV stick is a streaming dongle which costs around EUR 39.99, i.e. approximately 3400. It is still not available in India and the availability details of the device are not revealed yet. Mi TV stick possibly would be the best choice for the people who want to add smart features to their TV without affecting their pockets. This device has become the trusted option for many gadget lovers as it is packed with some amazing features and more importantly, it is quite affordable.

As an additional feature, the newly launched Mi device is powered by the Android TV platform; it allows you to download and install android apps and games from the play store so that you can enjoy it on your big screen. The device is certified to run Amazon Prime, Netflix, Disney plus, HBO, YouTube, Redbull TV, Spotify, Twitch, and Google Play Movies. I think all these are more than enough to keep you entertained with some amazing shows.

The Mi stick is one of the most awaited products of this year 2020, it would be perfect for the person who wants something more than a TV. The stick is very compact and simple. On dissecting the product you can see an adapter for power supply, Mi-TV style Voice remote, and the TV stick, overall it looks like a USB flash drive. Although the device is small, it is completely packed with a quad-core CPU, 3+2 core GPU, 1 GB RAM, and 8 GB Storage.

The Mi TV stick dongle is quite similar to the Fire TV dongle and the previous release of Xiaomi that is Mi Box 4K, it is very simple and intuitive. The only difference is that it contains a dedicated button for Google Assistant, Netflix, and Prime Video.

For the sound output, the device supports both DTS and Dolby multichannel HD audio decoding. It means that along with the good visual experience, a person can also enjoy dynamic stereo sound regardless of the quality of the video. Google is fiercely working on to launch its new streaming dongle, names Sabrina. It is considered as the worthy competitor of Amazon Fire TV stick, but till that let Mi and Amazon streaming devices battle.

Considering the Design 

Both the Amazon and Mi streaming devices are quite similar in their look. Both are small and compact in the shape of a USB drive. The slight difference is there in the Mi Fire Stick is the presence of a dedicated button for Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Google Assistant, where the fire Stick TV Remote as a button for Alexa.

Supporting Content

The content support is the many features, that may people look forward to in a streaming device, it should provide people with many options. In our case both the devices offer a wide range of options for contents which include many popular platforms like Prime Video, Disney +, Hotstar, Zee5, Voot, and more. There is no much difference between both the devices in terms of content expect the dedicated buttons.

Overall Performance

As seen earlier, the Mi device is powered with quad-core CPU paired with 1GB of RAM and 8 GB of built-in storage. It has Bluetooth connectivity 4.2 and equipped with ARM Mali-450 GPU. And most importantly it runs on Android 9.0.

And when comparing these specifications with the Amazon Fire Stick, it runs on a quad-core processor with 8 GB internal storage and Mali-450 GPU, it is connected with Bluetooth 4.1 + LE. T

Display and Audio

Mi Fire Stick and Amazon’s Fire Stick both supports full high definition 60 fps. They both also support DTS surround sound support and Dolby. Here, Amazon Fire supports a 5.1 surround system. There is no much difference in the functionalities of both devices in display and audio.

Price range

We have discussed and compared the features and functionalities of Mi Fire TV stick and Amazon Fire TV Stick, as we all know that budget is an important criterion which stands as a deciding criterion while having two similar products in front of us. But unfortunately here both the products lie within the same margin, the Mi TV Stick is priced around 3,400 when converting it from European currency and there is a chance of having lesser pre when the product is launched in India, on the other hand, Amazon’s Fire TV stick is priced as 3,999 in India.

Final Words

So after comparing the newly launched Mi TV Fire Stick with Amazon Fire, we came to know that both are identical no much difference between them. This article would be useful to the people who are struggling to select one among these two.