Glory box voice and millet box 3. Which one should I choose?



The television box was pressed by layers of radio and television, and under various pressures, it was still prosperous. From the perspective of the number of people concerned recently, it was still a healthy upward trend. It can be seen that the style of TV boxes is basically unstoppable. The temptation to watch online video on your couch is undoubtedly great.


Huawei's glory box voice is a heavyweight new product on the anniversary of glory in 2015, featuring such advantages as small size, voice search, high-definition viewing of massive resources, and one-touch direct connection of the HiLink protocol. When the new product first appeared, it made people's eyes full. We can't help but be curious as to how this new product box is configured. What will be the performance of Xiaomi Box 3 on the market today? Which TV box should I choose? Today, the author gave everyone a talk about Huawei's glory and the millet box 3 to make a comprehensive comparative evaluation, so that everyone has some understanding.

First, the appearance of contrast

As part of the living room, in addition to the functional needs of television boxes, the decorative nature has become more and more important. Good process design has also become an important measure for consumers to choose, and the design also reflects the corporate culture and technical strength. . Here's a look at which box is "Gao Fu Shuai / Bai Fu Mei".


First of all, to glorify this new flagship, Huawei's glory box voice followed the usual compact design, more light and thin than the previous few boxes, solid color processing more eye-catching.




The overall white, light color style can be integrated into any style of family, body width is only 60% of the general bus card, can be placed in the palm of your hand, much smaller than the traditional TV box, length and width are 54 mm, and It does not require an external power adapter and the plug is integrated into the box body, avoiding the messy feel of accessing more wires.


Next is the millet box 3, the overall look is no different from the other cottage manufacturers' boxes. It is still black as the main tone. The matte process is a bit easy to contaminate dust and fingerprints, but it is easy to clean. The black surface is not afraid of dirty. In addition its rounded corners, streamline modeling. In terms of appearance size, the product size is 101*101*19.5mm and weighs 176.5g.



Both have their own characteristics in appearance, Huawei's glorious box of small square design style in the glory box voice follow, the entire white box filled with a strong sense of strong sense of technology and the sense of the times; millet box 3 uses the current network set-top box popular The use of a square design, from the size of the appearance, the glory box voice can better meet the needs of me to go away, for friends who travel frequently, travel, obviously fit. From the color match, the white glory box voice, light color style can be integrated into any style of family.


Although the appearance of the box can not directly determine our purchase, but when the hardware parameters can not open the gap, the design seems to have become the most basic principle of our purchase box, after all, the box is a very common in our living room Home appliances, choose the glory box VOICE this kind of calm and rich sense of technology products or millet box 3 this black public box, I think as a bystander you already have the answer in mind.

Second, the configuration comparison

In order to make everyone more intuitive to see the differences in configuration parameters of the two popular boxes, I will summarize the parameters of the two boxes in the form of the following:


Through the above configuration comparison table, we can see:




CPU and Decoding: Glory Box VOICE adopts quad-core 1.5GHz Hass professional media chip, built-in hardware decoder HiVPX4, uses 2x decoding pipeline unit, decoding capacity is 100% higher than ordinary quad-core box; 4K ultra HD output, H .265 hard decoding (1080P), can show more vivid and vivid clear details! The millet box 3 is equipped with a quad-core 64-bit 2.0GHz A53, upgraded S905, support H.265 hard solution.




Development and Interface: Glory Box VOICE this time a major highlight is support TF card development, up to support 64G storage expansion! And millet box 3 no TF card expansion interface, support for USB expansion; in other interfaces, glory box VOICE does not support The AV connector connects to the old TV. But Glory voice comes with a power supply design, plug and play, it is also more convenient to use, as long as a HDMI connection to the TV can be, there is no tangle of cables near the TV, arc waist, easy to plug. Its built-in power supply is very convenient.


Operating system: The VOICE glory box uses the latest Android 5.1.1 system, millet box 3 uses the Android 5.0 system, the former is better in software compatibility.

4K output: Glory box VOICE support true 4K output, frame rate can reach the current fastest 60 frames / second, and millet box 3 with a new generation of crystal morning CPU and HDMI 2.0 interface, also supports 4K @ 60Hz decoding.

WIFI Transmission: Thanks to Huawei's strengths in communications, the VOICE of Glory Box supports dual-band dual-antenna signal transmission and reception, which is also a configuration that many now call mainstream boxes. Especially the dual antenna design, the signal transmission rate is more than 2 times than the previous single antenna, can increase the bandwidth utilization rate of 50%, the equivalent of 8M broadband free upgrade to 12M, greatly reducing the dependence of playing high-definition video on the speed, so that 4K viewing Experience a more cool and smoother experience. This also means that under the same circumstances, the chance of Caton appearing in the VOICE glory box is smaller than that of the Millet Box 3, and this is actually reflected in the actual experience.

Third, film and television resources

Connected to the TV, we can see that the licenses for the two boxes are GITV/Yangguang Yinhe. As the SARFT authorized broadcast control platform, we provide users with massive amounts of genuine video resources. The content coverage includes movies, TV dramas, variety shows, and anime. Documentary and other resources to meet the family's viewing needs!


In fact, because the video resources of the current set-top boxes or smart TVs all depend on third-party software, there is no doubt that these two can be installed third-party software, as long as they can install third-party software boxes, video content resources and differences Not too much.

Fourth, the system UI

The system UI represents the ease of use of the box. A good UI can make the operation easier and improve the experience. Glory box VOICE and millet box 3 are all based on Android (Android), but manufacturers have gone through their own depth optimization, so the UI is also a different style.


The main interface of Huawei Glory Box uses a static poster display mode. It distributes categories and function keys up and down. It has both recommendations and users have their own initiative. The interface design is also very refreshing. The style is unique and intuitive.


Millet's UI design is relatively pure in the overall visual sense, and the content is basically embodied in one screen. Of course, there is a second set of menus. Overall, it is still a combination of content and navigation.

Fifth, accessories:




Let's take a look at the millet box 3 accessories, a remote control, a power adapter and an HDMI cable, which looks tedious!


Let's take a look at the glory box voice, a Bluetooth remote control, an HDMI cable, and a box body! It's much easier to watch!




Glory box voice remote control and millet box 3 remote control, using Bluetooth transmission signals, without aiming, multi-angle accessibility remote control can be achieved. By connecting a variety of Bluetooth devices such as headphones and speakers, you can build a private audio and video world and easily create a home theater. All support voice search, in the specific use of the glory box voice recognition rate is much stronger than the millet box 3 remote control, glory box voice can search the title through the voice, director, actor's name and other operational control. For voice commands such as "Daisy", "Rewind/Fade to 20 minutes," and "Open the App Market", Huawei's Voice of Honor Box can achieve accurate responses. It also supports two-way voice communication, convenient, interactive, and highly interactive operation experience!

Although millet box 3 remote control also supports somatosensory, but what can Bluetooth experience do? Do you play such a mentally handicapped game as table tennis and badminton?

Sixth, price:




The above mentioned so much about the price, millet box 3 priced at 299 yuan, glory box voice only 228 yuan, cheaper than the millet box 3 more than 60 yuan.

Users of the Huawei Glory Box voice can refer to the tutorial: Huawei Glory Box Voice Installation Method Install a sofa housekeeper to implement a third-party application extension.

Users of Xiaomi TV 3 can refer to Tutorial: Xiaomi TV 3 Installation Method Install sofa manager to implement third party application extensions.

to sum up:

In terms of the above, the author believes that the glory box voice as its glory in the 2015 annual conference launched a new flagship product, its quality is indeed superior, is a box of strength and competitiveness of a product, for the pursuit of a high box The user is a good choice for the market segments of middle-aged and elderly people. The powerful voice assistant function keys are highly targeted in terms of content, function, operation, and voice recognition. It is the most suitable for parents in the entire network. The operation of the TV box; Glory Box voice to humanize it, is the personality of stable, decent gas field, forced slightly higher elite, and therefore is the preferred choice for business people; with dual antenna transmission glory box voice optimization in its live On the basis of stability, fluency, and non-staccination, the emphasis is on the true meaning of “fast, unbreakable,” which is undoubtedly closer to the ordinary consumer's daily habits.

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