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Google’s event on September 30 will not only be about the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G, as we also expect a new Nest smart speaker to appear, as well as the long-leaked Android TV streaming device / dongle with name. in code Sabrina. .
Think of this as an Android TV box, but in the form of a dongle. Or a Chromecast dongle that runs Android TV. And it comes with a remote control and access to the full suite of Android TV apps, of course. Here are some recently released official looking images.
Google HDMI stick with remote control
By the way, according to the source of this leak, Google will once again rename Android TV, bringing it back to the Google TV name it used to have before the name was changed to Android TV. If you’re confused, don’t worry, so are we. But we stopped trying to understand Google’s naming strategy a long time ago.
The new streaming device will feature an Amlogic S905X2 SoC, which has a quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU and a Mali-G31MP2 GPU. It’s unclear how much RAM and storage the Google device will get, but for smooth operation we expect to see at least 2GB and 16GB, respectively. In fact, an earlier rumor mentioned 2GB of RAM.
The remote is minimalist as you can see, but it still finds space to put dedicated buttons for Netflix and YouTube, with the former undoubtedly being paid for by the streaming service of the same name. You also get a Google Assistant button, of course, as with all Android TV remotes, which have voice control. The volume buttons are weirdly on the side of the remote, like it’s a smartphone or something. This is an odd design decision, considering the amount of empty space left at the bottom of the remote’s front fascia.
Source (in German)
