The price of the certified GD1 Stick, a small device for those who simply want to enjoy paid streaming apps in the highest quality, has dropped.
A small dongle with Android TV designed 100% for streaming based on the SoC Quad Core AMlogic S905Y4 that will give us the necessary power to move any app. As an extra comment that includes support for Dolby audio, DTS and even the AV1 codec. The operating system of the GD1 is Android TV 11 with what we have integrated Chromecast 4K and has support for playing Netflix 4K and others paid streaming platforms in high quality.
A stick with few connectivity options, we can only connect a HUB through the USB Type-C power port to have extra ports.
Stick GD1 Specifications
The small multimedia player GD1 includes an AMlogic S905Y4 processor manufactured in 14nm. A Quad Core chip with ARM Cortex-A35 processors and an ARM Mali-G31 MP2 GPU reaching 850 Mhz. This SoC includes decoding of the new AV1 codec, support for video output up to 4K@60fps resolutions and compatibility with HDR 10, HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision technologies.
On its small board, we have soldered 2 GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 16 GB of eMMc storage memory.
Other notable features
Regarding wireless connectivity, we find Dual Band Wi-Fi aC and Bluetooth 5.0. The included connectors are only a USB Type-C for power and an HDMI 2.1 video output.
The operating system of the GD1 is Android TV 11 and a small Bluetooth remote control with microphone and several shortcut keys to streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney, and Amazon Prime Video is included.
Pricing and availability
- The GD1 Certified Stick can be purchased on AliExpress starting at $38 with free shipping using AliExpress Coins.
