Famous for its smartphones, Xiaomi is a technology company that offers so much for so little. This fact has played a significant role in the success of their company. Price tags featured on their products facilitate questions, regarding the price worth of products from other manufacturers. Still Speaking on offering so much for so little, the Xiaomi Mi smart tv 4, is an example of products manufactured by Xiaomi, that provides so much, for a price tag not relative. The TV is Xiaomi’s first foray into the smart TV market. For a newbie in the Smart TV market, Xiaomi isn’t doing poorly at all.
The smart TV meets all the requirements of a modern TV, that suits its generation. It features a modern design, as well as top-notch hardware specs and software, that facilitates top-notch user experience.
In this article, we explore the features, specs, and pricing of the Mi TV, giving you a clearer insight into why the Xiaomi Mi smart tv 4 is a must-have.
Xiaomi TV Build
As earlier mentioned, it was designed to meet all the requirements of a modern smart TV. It features a very modern design that is going to keep you staring. With a thickness of 4.9 mm, the Xiaomi Mi 4 is a fragile device. The Smart TV 4 claimed the Red Dot Award last year for having a thickness of 4.9 mm.
Having a thickness of 4.9mm doesn’t limit the ports of the Xiaomi Mi smart Tv 4. The Xiaomi 4 comes with a good number of ports for connectivity. The Xiaomi smart tv 4 features three HDMI ports, two USB A ports, one of them is a USB 3.0 port, the other is not. Still on ports, the Xiaomi Mi 4 smart Tv features port for audio video input, Ethernet port, and an Antenna port.
To provide users with an immersive experience when streaming, the Xiaomi Mi smart tv 4 features an integrated Mi TV bar with ten speakers a subwoofer and two wireless rear satellite speakers. It also supports Dolby Atmos audio technology with two up-firing speakers for an unbeatable audio experience.
Xiaomi Mi Smart TV 4 Display
The Xiaomi Mi Smart TV features a 55 inch 4k HDR 10-bit display panel, with a screen resolution of 3840 x 2160. The display has a 60Hz refresh rate, with a response time of 8ms. To feat into the modern smart TV market, this smart tv features a near bezels display, the bezels on this tv is very thin, it’s difficult to see to when watching content on it. The Xiaomi Mi Smart TV blends into your surrounding, creating the illusion that its a wallpaper.
Xiaomi Mi Smart TV 4 Hardware Specs
Being a smart TV, you should expect all the essentials needed for streaming and functioning of supported apps. The Xiaomi Mi smart tv does justice to that.
The Xiaomi Mi Smart TV is powered by a 64-bit quad-core Mlogic processor, a Mali-T830 MP2 GPU, 2GB RAM, and 8GB of Ram. The Xiaomi Mi Smart TV 4 features blue 4.0 with low energy, 2GHz / 5GHz wifi for internet connectivity.
Software / Interface
The primary reason Smart TVs were created, is to provide users with a powerful TV software, that allows users to stream content, use supported apps and surf the net. The ease using these features is hinged on the type of software the TV features and the fluidity of the interface.
The Xiaomi Mi TV 4 features on the PatchWall interface. The PatchWall interface is an Android-based user-interface, that does away with a lot of Android essentials. This TV doesn’t come with Google PlayStore and Youtube and doesn’t support them. The PatchWall interface was designed to be as fluid as possible, doing away with all the features that slow down Android-based Smart TV.
Launching the home screen on the PatchWall UI, you are presented with a tile interface for the channels. When you search for a show, you are provided with the content, as well as information on when scheduled shows will be aired. The patchWall UI also suggests contents based on your viewing habits.
Remote Control
Just like any TV would, the Xiaomi Smart TV 4 does come with remote control. I am giving you remote access to the TV. The Remote features minimalistic buttons that are very easy to understand. This is similar to what we get on most high-end TVs today. On the remote, you will find the standard Android Home, Return and menu button. You will also find volume controller buttons, the Navigation button, and the power button. This remote connects to the TV through Bluetooth. It allows you to control the TV, without directly pointing the remote at it. Apart from being able to control this smart TV, this remote can control your Set Top Box, Mi Android Box, and some other devices.
Conclusion
Despite being a foray, the Xiaomi Mi Smart TV 4 actually packs a lot of impressive features, from its display to hardware specs, to software, there is hardly a thing you would miss when using this smart TV. Although it doesn’t measure shoulders with the top smart TVs we have today, with a price tag for Rs 39,999, the Xiaomi Mi Smart TV 4 is a good buy, with excellent value for the money.