Xiaomi’s three-pronged strategy to be your media streaming companion

After establishing its smart TV portfolio, Xiaomi has launched two other devices this year that indicates the company’s intent to be the centre of consumers’ living rooms as OTT services grow in popularity.

While the TVs are expensive upgrades, the streaming devices allowpeople to convert their traditional TV sets into smart TVs cheaply.Users can then stream content via apps like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Hotstar+, Spotify, and others.

All the devices are powered by Android TV with Chromecast built in and has access to 5000+ apps and games via Google Play Store.

Mi TV (₹12,499 onwards)

Xiaomi launched its smart televisions in India in February 2018 and since Q2 2018, the company has been the number one Smart TV brand in India.

Mi Box 4K (₹3,499)

Mi Box is an Android TV streaming media player that supports 4K Ultra HD video content playbackand delivers rich audio with Dolby Audio and DTS 2.0 support.

Mi TV Stick (₹2,799)

The cheapest of the lot, Mi TV Stick is a compact and portable gadget that offers 1080p Full HD playback and packs in support for Dolby Vision and DTS audio compression.