Nokia has been diversifying its technological offer for much longer than you might think. It is true that their main business is still communication networks, but that does not prevent them from launching new proposals like this Nokia Streaming Box 8000, a player with Android TV that competes directly with Chromecast or the recent Fire TV Cube.
This is the Nokia Streaming Box 8000
Choosing a new multimedia player for the TV in the living room or any other room where we have a screen with HDMI is as easy as it is complicated. Many manufacturers have launched their own proposals, so it is impossible not to find the one that best suits the needs of each one.
If you are looking for a cheap option, Amazon's Fire TV Lite is irresistible. If, on the other hand, you want as many options as possible, you have the new Fire TV Cube or the ever-solvent Nvidia Shield. And all this without counting the ubiquitous Chromecast with Google TV, AppleTV, etc.
Well, now join the battle Nokia with its Streaming Box 8000. This multimedia player is nothing more than a collaboration between the company StreamView GmbH and the Finnish brand to continue promoting a sector where to a certain extent they were already involved. Because Nokia even has Smart TV in some markets.
Focusing on the product itself, this Nokia Streaming Box 800 offers a small media player that is capable of playing content with a maximum resolution of 4K. So you're ready to take advantage of panels from recent TVs and displays. In addition, not only the image quality is interesting in this player with a small square box format, the device has HDMI 2.0 output, USB 3.0, USB C, optical audio output, AV output and ethernet connection.
All this is a body that, as we said, is quite small and with a square form factor that to some extent reminds us of the third-generation Apple TV or other similar players such as Xiaomi's Mi Box.
Along with this display of technical data, we have that the device will come with its own remote control, a conventional control with dedicated buttons for services such as Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video or Google Play and Android TV 10 as an operating system.
The detail of using the operating system for Google televisions is ultimately one of its attractions due to the options it offers at the level of applications and access to services. Without forgetting that this also implies being able to use Google Assistant for voice control of both the system and other smart and connected devices that you may have at home.
Price and Availability
With all this set of features and technical details, the new Nokia Streaming Box 8000 It will go on sale at the end of the year and is expected to reach a large number of European countries at a price of around 100 Euros.
The cost of the device is not bad at all if we take into account its characteristics. Although it is true that despite the value of Nokia as a Brand, other manufacturers such as Amazon, Google or Xiaomi are already well established. Therefore, they are going to have to set up a good marketing and communication strategy if they want their device to be considered as a purchase option by all those users who are not so aware of technology.