For a good number of years, Google Chromecast was the king. Original devices were an ideal complement to send mobile content now and are always the most useful in many different scenarios, as in the second residences. Then came its version with Android TV and downloaded its bet, although Google ended up replacing it with its TV streamer. There is already an alternative, but now a new enemy appears from China with the new Xiaomi.
The Chinese brand, little by little, follows the traces of Huawei and wants to reduce its dependence on Google. Its two new products, the Xiaomi Box 5 and the new Fire Xiaomi television line, are living proof: all, despite the type of devices they are, They have no trace of Android TV.
These are Xiaomi's first television box with hyperos
Modern televisions have better and more functions Not everyone wants or has access to one of them. In these scenarios, an alternative like Chromecast or how this new television box is ideal. Xiaomi is launched with a new batch of devices that arrives in two identical versions unlike two points: memory and price.
In addition to being devices capable of reproducing in 4K with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, the really significant Xiaomi TV box is in its operating system. For the first time, the Chinese manufacturer Bring devices of this type on the market with hyperos And not with Android TV, improving the Xiaomi ecosystem.
The characteristics aside (which are not bad), this can be an excellent asset for users who are looking for a device like this And prefers an experience that is not so linked to Google. The only “but” at this stage is that these TV Box 5s have only been announced for the Chinese market for the moment and that we do not know if this movement with the operating system will reach a possible version of the device.
Now, to do it, we would be confronted with Google. The new Xiaomi television box, moreover, plays with another tip to fight with Californian corporate devices, the one we have already mentioned above. We refer to the price because the television box 5 has changed reasonably cheaper: The range of the range costs only 62 dollars, a notable difference compared to Google TV Streamer (which receives 120 dollars).
Xiaomi and their Telles want to know anything about Android TV
The same thing that occurs with previous devices, we can bring it to new Xiaomi televisions. These are divided into two lines: the Fire TV 2026 and the Fire TV A Pro 2026. The main difference between the two is the type of panel they use, because the truth is that the other characteristics are very similar to each other. Also inside, which repeats once again the absence of Android TV.
The names of the televisions can already give us an idea of what the operating system with which they come. It's firefighterAmazon system that we can find on its devices. This is based on Android, although it is very different because it has its own application store. In Amazon devices, it is possible to install applications in APK format, although we do not know if this will be possible on Xiaomi televisions.
Here there is a fairly curious fact. Although Amazon has used this operating system for a good number of years, it is preparing the arrival of a new operating system. This, which will be based on Linux, It will always take to arriveSo the explanation that Xiaomi opted for the Fire operating system for its televisions can be there.
The difference with Box TV is that these televisions are already available in Europe at fairly attractive prices: they vary from 259 dollars to 799 dollars. Anyway, the two boxes and television are ideal options for users who want Go a little more googleSomething we already know is more than possible.
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