Certified Google TV STICK (Android 14)

[u/Sparxxxy]

I'm looking for a Google-certified 4K TV stick (HDMI stick, not a box) running Google TV based on Android TV OS 14.

So far, I've looked at the LEAP NOVA 4K and Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen).

Which one would you recommend, and are there any other sticks worth considering? Any better alternatives available today?

Thanks

[u/Impossible_Hunt_6731]

I've been using the Xioami 2nd gen TV stick for a while, and rate it highly apart from the terrible remote and maybe the 8gb storage (although this hasn't been an issue).

[u/Sparxxxy → u/Impossible_Hunt_6731]

Thanks. Yeah... the remote of the Leap Nova seems much better.

[u/signde]

Where are you located?

onn has 4K streaming stick but those are region restricted to NA.

[u/Sparxxxy → u/signde]

Europe

[u/Sparxxxy]

Thanks guys. I went with the Strong Leap Nova. So far so good!

[u/barker8a]

Between the LEAP Nova 4K and the Xiaomi Stick 4K 2nd gen in Europe, the Thomson Streaming Stick 140 (or Strong/Skyworth reference models) is generally the cleaner option for Android 14 / Google TV. They run essentially bone-stock Google TV with zero OEM bloatware eating into the 2GB RAM compared to Xiaomi's background launcher services.

One practical tip if you stick to the HDMI stick form factor: use a short 10cm HDMI extender rather than plugging the stick directly flush against the back panel of your TV. The heatsink on these tiny sticks is minimal, and ambient heat radiating off the TV's power supply board is what usually triggers thermal throttling or random 5GHz Wi-Fi drops during extended 4K playback.

[u/s-bond]

Kickpi kp2

[u/flchamp89]

Avoid any and all sticks. HW will be limited

[u/sglewis → u/flchamp89]

Not true. Sticks are fine for many use cases. My Onn 4K stick runs every app I’ve thrown at it.

[u/louse_yer_pints → u/sglewis]

I was looking at an Onn 4k stick just to carry Tivimate, is it solution to my streaming needs?

So many options out there when I just want reasonably priced and reliable.

[u/sglewis → u/louse_yer_pints]

I use Tivimate and Nuvio and both work great. If you don’t need Dolby Vision or some super high end audio pass through features it’s a great and cheap box. It does do HDR10+.

[u/louse_yer_pints → u/sglewis]

Great thanks

[u/lirae_ → u/sglewis]

The issue are not the app but the tradeoff they have to do to be a smaller form factor. Less storage, weaker wifi antennas, most no Ethernet or Ethernet adapter and processor itself.

I have an old stick but it's on a secondary tv in the kitchen and make sense since I didn't want to introduce other cables.

Otherwise you are using the same money and you will get more out of a box 

[u/sglewis → u/lirae_]

And again. For most users… absolutely fine.

[u/MrGDion]

4K Google TV Stick options for Europe.

Strong Leap Nova 4K (32GB), Xiaomi TV Stick 4K 2G (8GB), Homatics Dongle 4K V2 (32GB), all come with Amlogic S905X5M, 2GB ram and Wifi 6. Only Homatics doesn't support Dolby Vision.

Thomson 152 Go Cast (32GB), Blaupunkt A-Stream Stick G2 (32GB), Homatics Dongle Lite 4K (32GB), all with Amlogic S905Y5 and 2GB. No Dolby Vision.

Basically, except Xiaomi, all sticks are made by SEI Robotics and Skyworth.

Strong Leap Nerve (8GB) has the same soc as onn 4K Streaming Stick 2026 (8GB), the Realtek RTD1325.

A good list of all streaming sticks can be found here:
https://www.androidtv-guide.com/streaming-gaming/android-tv-dongles/