Android TV, by way of Google TV, will be a big deal in 2021, and it looks like Walmart wants to enter the action. After bringing Android to its affordable tablets, the Walmart Onn brand will now use Android TV to power a power stick.
An FCC list noted by @AndroidTV_Rumor gives us our first look at a stick branded by Walmart. The new device has a modest design and uses only matte black and an HDMI plug with the logo for Walmart’s “Onn” brand on top.
The FCC list also contains quite a few details about this device. When it debuts, this Walmart Onn streaming stick will apparently use Android TV 10 – it’s unclear if it’s going to use Google TV – and will work on a fairly standard but low package. This includes the Amlogic S805Y disk drive. The chip in particular is only 1080p60. This is quite low given the abundance of 4K, but that probably means that this device is a very affordable price point. As a reference point, it is the same disc that drives the Xiaomi Mi TV Stick.
Apparently, the device is certified for both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, and clearly offers support for Disney + and HBO Max given the dedicated keyboard shortcut that adorns the remote.
Speaking of remote control, this is perhaps one of the first Android TV devices to be sold in the United States with Google’s new reference design remote servers. We’ve reported on this standardized distance design before, and the G10 model used here is the one optimized for sticks like this Walmart Onn device.
To round off what we can see from this list, it unfortunately looks like this device will use microUSB for power – always sorry.
Walmart devices have gone through the FCC several times in the past before being introduced, and generally this is a sign that a formal release is around the corner. We will keep you posted on when this stick will move to the market.
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