What is the difference between mi box s and the old mi box

by skl321
shadywhere

The date it was issued and the firmware update it will receive. Hardware is identical.

spamsool
  1. Mi Box 4k supports DTS HD MA i TrueHD, Mi Box S does not - it has only simple Dolby Digital and DTS support
  2. Mi Box 4k has additional iR receiver and it works great with my harmony remote, or any iR enabled phone with Xiaomi Remote App
  3. Mi Box S has different remote with extra buttons
  4. Mi Box 4k runs Android 8.0, Mi Box S runs Android 8.1
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  1. The external hardware design.
  2. The remote control has a Netflix and Live Channels buttons.
  3. Although the internal hardware is allegedly identical to the original Mi Box, it is now Xiaomi's main Android TV device.
  4. It's going to receive the upcoming Android 9 firmware, which is currently in beta but it's unknown if they will release the same update to the original one.
Bodycount9

in addition to what others said, the bluetooth version is different on the S model.

RF177

The S in the name

itsme113

to be fair, mi box s is also old now.