For years, the cheap Onn stick meant one thing: 1080p and nothing more. If you wanted actual 4K from Walmart’s house brand, you had to step up to the box. That gap finally closed in 2026 when Walmart quietly put a real 4K Stick on shelves for about $30, slotting it right between the old HD Stick and the pricier 4K Pro. I picked one up mostly out of curiosity about whether a stick this cheap could really handle 4K HDR without choking, and it genuinely surprised me.

What’s Inside the Box

The Onn 4K Stick ships with the stick itself, a voice remote with Gemini built in, batteries for the remote, a power adapter, and a short HDMI extender cable. That extender matters more than it sounds like it should — a lot of wall-mounted TVs and recessed HDMI ports don’t leave room for a stick to plug in directly, and Walmart clearly learned that lesson from complaints about earlier models.

Setting It Up (It’s Genuinely Quick)

Plug the stick into an open HDMI port on your TV — use the included extender if the port is tight against a wall or another cable. Connect the power adapter to the stick and a wall outlet (it does not reliably power over a TV’s USB port), switch your TV’s input to that HDMI source, and you’ll land on the Google TV setup screen.

  • Pair the remote by following the on-screen prompt (it usually pairs automatically within a few seconds)
  • Pick your language and region, then connect to your Wi-Fi network
  • Sign in with your Google account (or create one) to sync apps and preferences
  • Choose which streaming apps to install from the recommended list, or skip and add them later
  • Let the device finish its setup and profile configuration, and you’re on the Google TV home screen

The whole process takes about ten minutes, most of which is waiting on your Wi-Fi to sign in and app installs to finish rather than anything complicated.

How It Compares to the Rest of the Onn Lineup

The 4K Stick runs a quad-core Cortex-A55 CPU with a Mali-G57 GPU, 2GB of RAM, and 8GB of storage, and it outputs 4K with Dolby Atmos audio. That’s a real step up from the old 1080p-only stick, and it’s a meaningfully smaller, cheaper alternative to the 4K Box it’s replacing in Walmart’s lineup. It doesn’t match the Onn 4K Plus on storage (the Plus doubles it to 16GB and adds Dolby Vision), and it doesn’t touch the Onn 4K Pro’s 3GB of RAM, Wi-Fi 6, or Ethernet port. Think of it as the pick when you want real 4K in the smallest, cheapest possible form factor, not when you want the best performance Walmart sells.

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Final Thoughts

For a bedroom or guest room TV where you just want Netflix, YouTube, and live TV apps in real 4K without spending $50 or more, the Onn 4K Stick is hard to argue with. If you’re setting up your main TV or you sideload a lot of apps, the extra RAM and storage on the 4K Plus or 4K Pro will feel less cramped over time.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does the Onn 4K Stick cost?

It launched at around $30, positioning it between Walmart’s older 1080p HD Stick and the pricier Onn 4K Pro.

Does the Onn 4K Stick support Dolby Vision?

No. It supports 4K resolution with Dolby Atmos audio, but Dolby Vision HDR is reserved for the Onn 4K Plus and Onn 4K Pro.

What TV OS does the Onn 4K Stick run?

It runs Google TV with Gemini voice features built into the remote, the same platform used on the newer Onn 4K Plus and 4K Pro models.

Do I need the included HDMI extender?

Only if your TV’s HDMI port is recessed, on a wall mount, or crowded by other cables. If you have open, easy access to an HDMI port, you can plug the stick in directly.

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