HMD Global’s Nokia has launched its latest Media Streamer product with the aim to pounce into a new segment that helps make non-smart TVs smart.
For now, Nokia states that the newly launched device is available only in India. 28 August is the scheduled date for the product to be made exclusively available with Flipkart and go on sake. Nokia Media Streamer is priced at Rs 3,499.
The design of Nokia’s Media Streamer has more similarities to Apple TV’s format. The streaming device supports FullHD resolution at 60fps. The device gets a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor which is assisted by a Mali 450 GPU. The streaming device gets 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage in order to store applications.
Running compatibility is on Android 9.0 system. Connectivity supports dual-band Wifi support (2.4GHz/5GHz) and in-built Bluetooth. The device uses HDMI2.0 and also offers HDR support. For audio, the Media Streamer will get Dolby Audio. It also supports Miracast, DLNA, Airplay, WiFi display, Google home as casting options.
The pre-loaded apps include Netflix, Zee5, Youtube, Google Music, Google Play Store and Google Play movies.
The streaming device will support Google Assistant for voice commands and users will also be able to download an application on their smartphones to treat it like a remote.
In terms of the price range, the device will be going against similar products in the market.