Oct 14, 2021
By: Marcia Sekhose
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Realme launched its first TV Stick, the Realme 4K Smart Google TV Stick. It runs on the new Google TV platform and carries an affordable price tag.
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The Realme 4K Smart Google TV Stick competes with the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K which is one of the most popular options in this category. Here’s a look at how the two compare.
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The Realme 4K Smart Google TV Stick is priced at ₹3,999, while the Fire TV Stick 4K is priced at ₹2,999.
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Both the Realme 4K Smart Google TV Stick and the Fire TV Stick 4K feature a similar design, come in black colour and offer an HDMI port.
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The Realme 4K Smart Google TV Stick’s remote control has dedicated buttons for Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video and YouTube Music. It also has a Google Assistant button for voice control.
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The Fire TV Stick 4K’s remote control doesn’t have dedicated media buttons but it’s got all the required controls as well as a voice button.
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The Realme 4K Smart Google TV Stick is powered by Google Assistant for hands-free voice control. On the other hand, the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K uses Alexa for voice control.
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The Realme 4K Smart Google TV Stick supports 4K, HDR10+, and HDMI 2.1 as well. You get 4K content with the Fire TV Stick as well in addition to Dolby Vision.
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As the name suggests, the Realme TV Stick runs on the Google TV platform with Chromecast built-in and access to the Play Store. Amazon uses the Fire TV UI with all the popular OTT apps, live TV channels, and more for the Fire TV Stick 4K.
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