This is also a big differentiator over cheaper streaming sticks as you’ll hardly ever experience any stutters or lag moving through the menus. That means better colors from supported content, and more future-proofing as media gets better and brighter down the line. Inside the new Apple TV 4K is where you’ll find the biggest change: A huge upgrade in chip technology with the A15 Bionic-the same that powers the iPhone 13-making the streaming box capable of supporting HDR10+ (its predecessor maxed out at HDR10). Call it a victory for anyone that hates clutter and using different cables to recharge devices. It looks the same as the older version, except this time it comes with a more universal USB-C port for recharging instead of Apple’s proprietary Lightning cable. It feels like the iPod Nano of old, milled out of a piece of aluminum with soft touch buttons and a sleek drag-and-move pad in the middle that lets you glide around menus like the trackpad on a laptop. The included remote is how you’ll interface with the Apple TV 4K, and it’s one of the most well built in the business.

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