I have a 1080p "dumb" TV, I mostly need to a media streamer for Netflix and Youtube. After so much research I am getting either the Fire Stick TV Lite, or the Xiaomi Mi TV Stick. But I am still hesitant on deciding on one of them. Now, before you say "neither, get the Chromecast with Google TV", that would've been my first choice but I'm on a budget so it'll have to be between the other two.

From what I've seen, I don't really like the user interface of the Fire Stick, it mostly promotes Amazon's streaming service which I do not use. I really much prefer the android interface that the Mi Stick offers, since it focuses on apps more than content, and it uses the Google Playstore which means more apps than the Fire Os store, also the Google Assistant on the remote which is more compatible with my android phone. And the Mi Stick comes with built-in Chromecast which could be useful and overall it seems like the closest thing there is to the Google TV. So that should be the obvious choice, right? Yet most reviews I've seen online have been discouraging of the Mi Stick, I think for a lot of people it is laggier and causes crashing and overheating. The Fire stick seems to have a better performance overall, but I still dislike its amazon focused interface, and the Lite version remote control doesn't have a power button or volume buttons, which is kind of an inconvenience having to switch remotes any time I need to lower or raise the volume.

If you've used any of those sticks, I'd really appreciate your experience with it, and any issues you might've had. I literally cannot seem to decide which one I want on my own, I'm more inclined towards android based Mi Stick but I don't want to risk a laggy experience, so I'm considering the Fire Stick Lite.