Amazon Fire Stick 4K vs Mi Box 4K in India

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I have looked all over the web for the answer to this question, but all the answers actually confused me even more.

So, I already have a smart TV. It's not Android, it's smart.

I need to install apps like Stremio so that I can watch movies over Torrent.

Other than that, my TV can run pretty much every app natively.

PS: I have Amazon Prime as well, if that is an added bonus in case I choose Fire Stick.

Anyway, I am confused as there is no fixed answer to which device is better.

What I would mainly give stars to:

  • Longer update support
  • Fluid interface with least lags
  • Price

In India, here the pricing of both devices:

  1. Fire Stick 4K: ₹5,999 (~$82)
  2. Mi Box 4K: ₹4,200 (~$58)

Now, Fire Stick 4K is much costly than Mi Box. But, is it a better device?

Or, is that price tag unfair? If that's the case, why do people even buy Fire Stick?

Need genuine help :)

Edit: I bought Fire Stick 4K. Performance is butter smooth. Stremio had to be offloaded but works perfectly fine. Totally satisfied with the experience. Thanks to everyone for their recommendations :)

avigi

Mi Box 4k is Rs 3299 currently. Fire stick is Rs 3999 (but goes even lower during sales)

MI box comes with a USB slot as well which is useful for local playback. For fire stick you need to buy adapter separately.

Fire stick is the more stable of the two devices as Xiaomi sometimes messes up with the updates. I am still on Android 8 on the Mi box and no major issues as such though

Prime video app works smoother on fire stick.

MI box being android TV has a much cleaner UI and sideloading apks is easier.

GravityDead

I have no idea about Stremio but personally, I'd not suggest torrent in media boxes, especially after that storage limitation thing in android 8 and above.

But overall, apart from your torrent thing, firestick 4k is a much better investment than mibox unless you also need Chromecast, or local playback from a USB drive. Though, i don't think you need that since your tv is new'ish.

Also, as others have said, 4k stick sells for ₹4000, 2-3 times a year.

nextgenmedia2020

the firestick will definitely have longer support.

also i would say firestick is better

blackc25

Had used 2nd generation fire stick and currently on Nvidia Shield. Both have some pros and cons. In india fire stick is more popular hence there is good amount of streaming app support plus Amazon has worked with streaming services to show live channels from Hotstar, Zee5 and others to show on home screen.

Sicpolo

Weren't there jail breaked fire sticks in the market

latinriky78

The Mi Box has proven to have good updates support from Xiaomi BUT it's terrible!, it has always been awful, every single update has come with issues, the worst has been when Android 8 arrive back in june 2018.

You should consider the new Chromecast with Google TV, which is backed up by Google, so constant updates are guaranteed.

Anyway, in case you wonder about more options you can take a look at this list:

CERTIFIED ANDROIDTV/GOOGLETV BOXES WITH NETFLIX AND PRIME VIDEO FOR THE US, EUROPE AND THE REST OF THE WORLD:

- Chromecast with Google TV (more info at tv.google )

- Dynalink TV Box (More info at dynalink.life )

- JBL Link Bar (More info at jbl.com/refurbished-home-speakers/JBL+LINK+BAR-.html )

- Nokia Streaming Box 8000 (Only for Europe. More info at nokia.com/shop/streaming-devices/nokia-streaming-box-8000

- Xiaomi Mi TV Stick (1GB of RAM and up to 1080p only. More info at mi.com/global/mi-tv-stick )

CERTIFIED ANDROIDTV/GOOGLETV BOXES WITH PRIME VIDEO ONLY FOR THE US, EUROPE AND THE REST OF THE WORLD:

- Formuler GTV (Gigabit ethernet. More info at formuler.tv/gtv )

- Mecool KM6 Classic Edition (AV1 hardware decoding. More info at mecoolonline.com where you can get a 15% off with the code "mecoolbox" at checkout)

- Mecool KM6 Deluxe Edition (AV1 hardware decoding. Gigabit ethernet. WiFi 6. 4GB of RAM. More info at mecoolonline.com where you can get a 15% off with the code "mecoolbox" at checkout)

- Mecool KD1 TV Stick (More info at mecoolonline.com where you can get a 15% off with the code "mecoolbox" at checkout)

For more info about all certified Android TV devices, head over to www.androidtv-guide.com website.