Xiaomi will make its Mi Box available to US consumers before the end of the year — and possibly as soon as October — according to a report from TechCrunch. Back in May at Google I/O, Xiaomi showed off the latest version of its Mi Box, a 4K set-top box that runs on Android TV. The Chinese company announced that it would make the Mi Box available in the US, but didn't give out an actual date.
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The Mi Box comes with a quad-core ARM processor, 8GB of storage, built-in Google Cast support, and can playback 4K video at 60fps. There's also a gaming controller that you can use to play games on the Android-powered device. The report also states that the Mi Box will likely come in under $100, which may give it a leg up on more expensive set-top boxes like the Roku 4 and Apple TV. Whether or not Xiaomi can garner a fraction of the name recognition of its competitors to make a dent in the holiday quarter is another question altogether.