Leading smartphone company Xiaomi, announced yesterday that it will be launching the Mi Box in the US. Mi Box is known to be planted with a new 4k set-top box powered by Android TV.

Mi Box is a sleek device perfect for the living room. The innovative Mi Box design has received the internationally-renowned Red Dot and Good Design awards. Thanks to Android TV 6.0, Mi Box comes with a rich library of content with thousands of movies, shows and games from Google Play, YouTube and other apps.

Mi Box supports 4K UHD video content playback at 60 frames per second, for the sharpest image quality and smoothest video playback. In addition, Mi Box supports the latest HDR10 standard (to be enabled from Android N onwards) and the updated HDMI 2.0a specification. With supported content being made available by leading content providers such as YouTube, Netflix, Vudu and FandangoNOW, high dynamic range (HDR) TV technology promises improvements in color and contrast, delivering a significant leap in picture quality.

Equipped with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU and Mali 450 GPU, as well as 2GB DDR3 RAM and 8GB eMMC flash, Mi Box provides powerful performance for a smooth streaming and gaming experience. Users can also add as much additional storage as they need to Mi Box via USB.

Mi Box comes with a Bluetooth remote control that supports voice search and commands. The Bluetooth remote can also be used as a controller for the huge catalog of games that work on Android TV. For those who want a console-style gaming experience, Mi Game Controller, which supports Mi Box and any Android device, will also be available separately.

Hugo Barra, Vice President, Xiaomi Global said: “This is a significant milestone for Xiaomi and I am really excited to be working closely with Google to bring such a great product to our fans in the US. I believe US consumers will truly enjoy the Android TV experience on Mi Box, which brings stunning 4K HDR video and a wide variety of content to your living room.”