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When Walmart released its Onn 4K media streamer in 2021, the $30 box was one of the cheapest Android TV devices available. The company followed a few months later with an even cheaper 1080p model, and Walmart has released several updates since then that drop prices even lower while adding support for new features like the updated Google TV user interface.
But on The newest The Onn 4K media streamer from Walmart is both the most expensive model yet and the most versatile. The new In 4K Pro Google TV media streamer has enough upgrades to easily justify its $50 price tag.
While the Onn 4K Pro’s Amlogic S905X4 processor is a lot like the S905Y4 chip used in the $20 model, that’s not necessarily a bad thing: both chips are good enough to handle streaming 4K video without much difficulty.
But the Onn 4K Pro brings a number of improvements over the basic Onn 4K media streamer, including:
- 3GB RAM (up from 2GB)
- 32GB memory (up from 8GB)
- WiFi 6 (from WiFi 5)
- USB 3.0 Type-A, 10/100 Ethernet and HDMI ports (from HDMI and micro USB 2.0 only)
- Dolby Vision
- Upgraded remote control with illuminated keys and remote find function
- Microphone and speaker for hands-free use
This microphone and speaker actually allows you to use the Onn 4K Pro as a smart speaker. This $50 box is basically what you’d get if you combined a Google Nest Mini smart speaker with Chromecast with Google TV.
In other words, if the $15 Onn HD stick and $20 Onn 4K box were Walmart’s answer to the Amazon Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick 4K, the $50 Onn 4K Pro is Walmart’s version of the Amazon Fire TV Cube, which has a list price of $140.
Walmart has yet to officially announce the new Onn 4K Pro, but rumors that the company plans to launch a new media streaming box have been circulating for weeks. And it recently started shopping in select brick-and-mortar stores. some people can also find it on Walmart’s website (although the link didn’t work for me, so availability may vary by region…even online).
YouTuber SuperDell-TV was one of the first with the new Onn 4K Pro Google TV Box at a Walmart store and posted an unboxing and first look video (it’s kind of long because it was a live stream).
Shortly after the SuperDell-TV video dropped, AFTVNews’ Elias also picked one up at his local Walmart, ran some benchmark tests, and created a useful comparison showing how the new model stacks up against earlier members of the Onn line of Google TV devices.
| Onn 4K Pro (2024) | Onn 4K Box (2023) | Onn HD Stick (2023) | |
| Price | $50 | $20 | $15 |
| Processor | Amlogic S905X4 4 x Cortex-A55 cores @ 2 GHz Mali-G31 MP2 graphics |
Amlogic S905Y4 4 x Cortex-A35 cores @ 2 GHz Mali-G31 MP2 graphics |
Amlogic S805X2 4 x Cortex-A35 cores @ 1.8GHz Mali-G31 MP2 graphics |
| RAM memory | 3GB | 2GB | 1.5 GB |
| Storage (internal) | 32GB | 8GB | 8GB |
| Storage (external) | USB 3.0 Type-A | Micro USB 2.0 OTG | Micro USB 2.0 OTG |
| Networking | Wi-Fi 6 10/100 Ethernet |
Wi-Fi 5 (Additional Ethernet via micro USB adapter) |
|
| Ports | 1 x HDMI 1 x USB 3.0 Type-A 1 x 10/100 Ethernet 1 x DC power input |
1 x HDMI 1 x micro USB (for power and date) |
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| microphone | Far-field microphones for hands-free operation Remote microphone |
Remote microphone | |
| Speaker | Yes | No | |
| Software | Google TV / Android 12 | ||
| Video | 4K/60fps HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision |
4K/60fps HDR10, HDR10+ |
1080p/60fps HDR10, HDR10+ |
While one of the key differences between the Onn 4K Pro and earlier models is that you can use it as a hands-free smart speaker, this may not be something that want to be used all the time. Fortunately, there’s a hardware switch that lets you mute the microphone and an option to turn off “OK Google” voice recognition in the device’s privacy settings.
And the improved RAM, storage, remote control, and inclusion of USB-A and Ethernet jacks alone are more than enough to justify the higher price for the new model… even if there’s actually a small markup short than the $20 model on some synthetic metrics.
via 9to5Google
This article was first published on May 1, 2024 and last updated on May 4, 2024.
