The TV box is still very useful, convenient and cheap. It is one of the most popular digital products in Laoguan store every summer! However, when it comes to which TV box has the best performance at present, many people don’t know. According to the sales volume of Laoguan’s digital stores in the past six years, the three best-selling brands are Xiaomi, Tmall Magic Box, and Taijie Box. In order to answer which TV box has the best performance at present, Lao Guan selected three TV boxes: Xiaomi Box 4, Tmall Magic Box 4Pro, and Taijie WE40 for comparative evaluation.
Xiaomi is a well-known electronic product manufacturer in China. It has produced many cost-effective digital products, and TV boxes are one of them. The largest user of Xiaomi Box is through Xiaoai classmates, who build the entrance to smart homes, so sales are still good.
The advantage of the Tmall Magic Box brand is that it is backed by Alibaba’s leading big data, AI, voice interaction and other capabilities. It provides a high-quality interactive experience for home entertainment through Tmall Genie voice remote control and intelligent content recommendation. It also has its own shopping area.
Taijie is a brand that focuses on professional technology. Its team has been focusing on the audio and video field for 10 years. It has strong technical strength and has also received investment from Tencent. Because the smoothness of one box is as good as three, it is very popular and is the box with the highest repurchase rate.
1. Look at the configuration:
Xiaomi Mi Box 4: Amlogic chip, 2G RAM and 8G storage
Tmall Magic Box 4Pro: Amlogic chip, 2G RAM Storage 16G storage
Taijie WE40: Rockchip microchip, 3G storage 32G storage
In terms of configuration, which is the best performing TV box currently?
Xiaomi Mi Box 4 uses Amlogic’s chip, which has average performance. In terms of memory, it only has 2G of RAM and 8G of storage, which can meet the needs of daily use. However, the price of Xiaomi Mi Box 4 is also the lowest, and friends who are not sensitive to memory can also buy it.
Compared with the previous generation products, Tmall Magic Box 4Pro has many upgrades in configuration. First of all, the hardware uses a true 8-core 64-bit Amlogic 912-H chip, which is mainly excellent in terms of security. In terms of memory, it has been upgraded to 2G memory + 16G flash memory, which can download more ultra-clear blockbusters and games.
Although the price of Taijie WE40 is a bit high, the configuration is top-notch. The combination of 3G memory + 32G flash memory allows users to have no worries and can download any software they want. Moreover, Taijie WE40 uses very high-end materials, such as Rockchip microchip. The advantage is that it has strong video decoding capabilities and makes watching videos more stable and smooth. The memory uses imported brands such as Hynix and Toshiba, and its performance is much better than ordinary boxes. Therefore, Lao Guan believes that it is still worth the money!
Second, watch videos:
Xiaomi Mi Box 4: There are many advertisements in the pre-titles, and the video is slightly laggy
Tmall Magic Box 4 Pro: There are many advertisements and rich film and television resources.
Taijie WE40: Taijie video has no ads and a good experience, watching 4K smoothly without lag
The memory of Xiaomi Mi Box 4 TV box is the smallest, which will have a certain impact on video playback , playing high-definition videos runs smoothly, but when switching to 4K videos, there will be lags. If you keep watching, the buffering times will be relatively small. Moreover, most of the videos on Xiaomi Mi Box 4 come from other video software platforms, and advertisements are inevitable. If you really can't stand it, you can only solve it by opening a membership.
Tmall Magic Box 4Pro is better than Xiaomi, mainly because there are many video resources. In terms of video experience, Laoguan chose more than ten 4K resources to test local playback. The effect of the 8-core processor is indeed good, except Except for one or two slightly lagging resources, it can basically be played smoothly, which is very attractive to users who like DIY or have a rich video collection. However, the advertising problem remains the same, and everyone should be accustomed to this.
When it comes to smoothness, Taijie WE40 is the best.
The Taijie video in Taijie WE40 does not have any ads, and the resources are also very rich. Almost 80% of them support 4K definition, which is very praised. In terms of smoothness, Laoguan uses Taijie WE40 to watch ultra-clear and high-definition videos without waiting and can be played in seconds. If you switch to 4K resources, a few videos will need to be loaded for 1-2 seconds when entering, but this can be ignored. It's much better than other TV boxes on the market. After all, the six core technologies and hundreds of video technology patents developed by the Taijie team are exclusive advantages.
3. Operating system
Xiaomi Box 4: patchwall artificial intelligence system, rich built-in pre-installed software
Tmall Magic Box 4Pro: Taobao shopping area
Taijie WE40: "Zeroji" closed system, faster and smoother
The patchwall artificial intelligence system used in the Xiaomi Mi Box 4 TV box. The biggest advantage of this system is that it can control the box with voice. You can also push videos based on your viewing history. However, the disadvantage is that the system comes with a lot of software, which puts a heavier burden on the system. Not only does the boot speed become slower, but also if the old switch is used for a long time, the system response speed will be slower and lags will increase.
Tmall Magic Box 4Pro also uses a waterfall flow design. The interface is really beautiful, and some of it is dynamic. It can be seen that Alibaba still attaches great importance to this aspect. In addition, the feature of this box is that there is a Taobao area in the functional area, which contains a lot of discount information to guide everyone in shopping. There are also a lot of bundled software in the box, which causes the box to respond a little slowly and occasionally crash.
Taijie WE40 uses an exclusively optimized "zero-level" system. It strictly manages and controls the system, and purifies the memory management. The memory occupancy rate directly affects the system running speed, which affects the system running speed. More scientific memory management, as well as a strategy that puts video running experience and efficiency as the first principle, can make Taijie's video experience the best!
During the month of use in Laoguan, the response of Taijie WE40 was very sensitive, and there was no remote control delay or crash. Even if you watch TV continuously for more than 24 hours, it still runs as fast and smoothly as before, which is rare.
4. Appearance and workmanship
Xiaomi Mi Box 4: minimalist design, canceling the network port and heat dissipation holes
Tmall Magic Box 4Pro: bold and eye-catching colors, No heat dissipation holes
Taijie WE40: light luxury and texture, good heat dissipation
The design of the Xiaomi Mi Box 4 TV box is not bad. The biggest advantage is that it is small in size, about the size of a palm, and has a whole body Pure white, the appearance is very simple and "Xiaomi". However, while the size is small, the heat dissipation performance cannot be taken into consideration. Anyway, there are no heat dissipation holes visible in the box, so I usually only use it for 2 or 3 hours at most before taking a rest.
The appearance of Tmall Magic Box 4Pro is another style. It adopts bold red color. There is basically no such bright color on the market. It is highly recognizable and has rounded corners. There is a Tmall logo on the top of the fuselage. Similarly, although this box looks good, it does not have heat dissipation holes, so it will still have heat dissipation problems after being used for a long time.
The Taijie WE40 TV box is not only very good-looking, but also has a shell-shaped body with piano paint technology, and has a lot of sense of technology and texture. At the same time, in order to increase the heat dissipation performance, Taijie WE40 adopts difficult workmanship and designs invisible heat dissipation holes in the middle of the box. Laoguan has tested it and found that even if it is played continuously for 10 hours, the temperature will not be very high and there will be no The more you use it, the more stuck it gets.
Who is the best performing TV box currently? After Lao Guan’s long-term evaluation, Lao Guan believes that when it comes to watching TV, the professional-grade Taijie WE40 has the best experience, with high configuration, no ads, and the highest smoothness. Of course, if you just want to build a smart home and have Xiao Ai or Tmall Elf at home, the other two models are also available!