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Asianet Satellite Communications has recently announced a smart dongle with the device running Android TV 9 Pie and supporting 1080p HD resolution video along with high dynamic range (HDR). The company engaged in digital cable TV and broadband services said on Twitter that the viewers can watch YouTube, Hotstar and Amazon Prime through the smart dongle. The remote for the smart dongle features a dedicated button for Google Assistant and YouTube. The company in 2019 released its Android powered hybrid set-top box (STB) with support for 4K Ultra HD. With the release of its smart dongle, the company has a similar product portfolio as the majority of the DTH operators.
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Asianet Smart Dongle: Specifications and Features
According to the data from Asianet, the smart dongle is powered by the Amlogic S805Y platform with quad core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU clocked at 1.2 Ghz and penta core ARM Mali-450 GPU.
Further, the smart dongle features 1GB of RAM and 8GB flash storage with support for 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2.
With the device being powered by Android TV, features like Chromecast are also built-in which lets users cast their photos, videos or music from their device to TV. The Google Assistant lets users discover more content and get updates using their voice.
The device could also be updated to Android 10 in the upcoming months as TelecomTalk has spotted Android 10 tags on its website.
