Google is expected to unveil several new products on October 4 and the Chromecast Ultra seems to be one of the most anticipated products alongside the Google Home and Google WiFi devices.
With a week before the actual unveiling of the products, there have been several information leaks regarding the upcoming devices from Google. The search engine giant has not yet confirmed any of them but their silence could mean that they do exist.
Google already has several Chromecast devices released in the past few years. However, the company seems to be planning to release a new one that is capable of 4K streaming.
The Chromecast Ultra leaked photos show a similar design to the 2nd gen Chromecast with the exception of the "G" logo found in the circular dongle itself, Droid-Life has learned. Google seems to have replaced the Chrome logo with the letter G which could be seen as a more minimalistic design.
Besides the design change, there are also huge differences between the Chromecast Ultra and its predecessors. For one, it can now stream 4K video which is still something of a luxury even for those who are already in the middle class.
Streaming 4K videos require a fast internet connection as it can eat up bandwidth fast. In addition, the file sizes are also huge which means that capped subscriptions are not recommended.
Google's Chromecast Ultra with 4K capabilities will beat the current HDMI dongles in the market including Apple's own Apple TV box, Pocket-Lint reported. Amazon's Fire TV stick and the Roku devices still do not support 4K streaming at the moment which still makes sense as not everyone has access to a 4K resolution TV or even a blazingly fast internet connection.
Other features of the Chromecast Ultra have not yet been revealed yet by Google themselves but they are expected to be unveiled in their October 4 event in San Francisco. The price is claimed by many to be $69 which is around twice as expensive as the previous devices but the new 4K capability and design could be worth it in the long run.