That issue aside, the Mi Box S provides a decent Android TV experience. It runs Android 8.1, which lets apps like Netflix and Hulu have their own recommended content rows on the home screen.

The Mi Box S has a full-sized USB 2.0 port for external storage, game controllers, and other accesories. The main difference on the hardware side is the remote, which adds a few new buttons.

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The Xiaomi Mi A1 is an Android One phone, so it ships with stock Android 8.0 Oreo. That means there's not a ton to talk about that wasn't covered in our massive Android 8.0 review , and that's a ...

The Xiaomi Mi Box S is a 4K media streamer which runs on Android TV. It has Chromecast abilities and Google Assistant built in, and only costs $60.

Having a physical home button is of significance, especially since it would make the Mi 5 the first Xiaomi device to move away from the standard 3 capacitive buttons arrangement.

So much so that when I test non-Pixel phones or Android phones running on Android 11, it often takes me a few hours to get used to using Android’s button-based navigation controls again. Whatever your ...