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When Walmart launched its Onn 4K media streamer in 2021, the $30 box box was one of the cheapest Android TV devices available. The company followed up 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 the newest Onn 4K media streamer from Walmart is both the most expensive model to date, and the most versatile. The new Onn 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 very similar to the S905Y4 chip used in the $20 model, that’s not necessarily a bad thing: both chips are good enough to handle 4K video streaming without much difficulty.
But the Onn 4K Pro brings a number of improvements when compared with the basic Onn 4K media streamer, including:
- 3GB of RAM (up from 2GB)
- 32GB of storage (up from 8GB)
- WiFi 6 (up from WiFi 5)
- USB 3.0 Type-A, 10/100 Ethernet, and HDMI ports (up from HDMI and micro USB 2.0 only)
- Dolby Vision
- Upgraded remote control with backlit keys and a remote finder function
- Mic and speaker for hands-free usage
That mic 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 a 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 hasn’t officially announced the new Onn 4K Pro yet, but rumors that the company was planning to launch a new media streaming box had been making the rounds for weeks. And recently it began to shop up in select brick and mortar stores. some folks can also find it on the Walmart website (although the link doesn’t work for me, so availability may vary by region… even online).
YouTuber SuperDell-TV was one of the first to the new Onn 4K Pro Google TV box in a Walmart store, and posted an unboxing and first look video (It’s kind of long, because it was a live stream).
Shortly after SuperDell-TV’s video dropped, Elias at AFTVNews also picked one up from his local Walmart, performed some benchmarks, and created a helpful 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 @ 1.8 GHz Mali-G31 MP2 graphics |
| RAM | 3GB | 2GB | 1.5GB |
| Storage (internal) | 32GB | 8GB | 8GB |
| Storage (external) | USB 3.0 Type-A | Micro USB 2.0 OTG | Micro USB 2.0 OTG |
| Networking | WiFi 6 10/100 Ethernet | WiFi 5 (Optional 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) | |
| Mic | Far-field mics for hands-free operation Mic on remote | Mic on remote | |
| 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, that might not be something you want to use all the time. Fortunately there’s a hardware switch that lets you mute the microphone and an option for turning off “OK Google” voice detection in the device’s privacy settings.
And the upgraded RAM, storage, remote, and inclusion of USB-A and Ethernet jacks alone are more than enough to justify the higher price tag for the new model… even if it actually scores a little lower than the $20 model on some synthetic benchmarks.
via 9to5Google
This article was first published May 1, 2024 and most recently updated May 4, 2024.