During the launch of the Xiaomi Mi Note, Xiaomi also introduced a new version of it’s popular Android set top box. To everyones surprise the new Mi Box, was a super tiny device measuring only slightly more than a standard main USB charger, but despite it’s size it boasts all the usual MiBox Smart TV features.
As with most of Xiaomi’s products the Mi Box Mini has only been officially launched in China, but demand for the quad-core box is high throughout Europe and online resellers have been quick to act.
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Honorbuy.com (previously Xiaomishop.com) are offering the Xiaomi Mi Box mini for just $49.99. Also all Mi Box versions bought through the store come with Google services, Playstore and framework installed as standard giving you access to all your favourite Google applications.
Specifications for the Mi Box Mini include a 1.3Ghz quad-core processor, Dolby DTS sound, dual band WIFI, Bluetooth and the device ships with a remote control plus HDMI cable.
[ Honorbuy.com ]
I bought one last month: nice device, good design, good manufacturing… but a bit unusable/useless in Europe:
– i had to search Google and YouTube just to find a way to change language to French (believe me, I can’t read Chinese, so it was a pain in the ***)
– Google’s Apps and services are not easy to install.
Is it the vendor’s fault or Xiaomi’s? dunno, but it wasn’t a great moment of satisfaction: I bought better/easier TV dongles before!
PS: anyone with a clear/complete method for rooting/installing/GApps is welcome 🙂
Did you update it? I have a regular Mi Box and one of the newer updates brings an English UI.
Nope, not so far. If you can point me a related link full of updates/videos/tutorails, you’ll make my day 😉
Sorry mine was just an OTA update and it ended up in English. There is also a launcher in English for them called XH home for TV
Yep, you need somehow to use this one to “activate” EN language… dunno why nor how, but it works, thanks YouTube!
Without USB, all this is no easy.