Comparison Chromecast 2 EZCast 2
WiFi 802.11ac 2.4Ghz/5Ghz 802.11ac 2.4Ghz/5Ghz
Antenna design On board External antenna with better signal
Connection Connected through router Connected through router
Turbo hotspot
Wi-Fi direct (P2P)
Platform support Mainly Android OS, Chrome OS. Others through Chrome browser and apps iOS 9.0, Mac OS10.10, Windows 7 and higher, Windows Phone, Android4.4 and higher, Chrome OS
App support Chrome, Youtube and 3rd party apps Own EZCast app and 3rd party DLNA or Airplay enabled apps
Video Formats H.264 in MP4 Rich AV formats
Mirroring support Android and Chrome browser
Google Home
EZCast app across Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS
Google Home (coming soon)
Miracast (Video)
AirPlay (Video)
Streaming support Google cast for YouTube, Netflix, etc. DLNA for WebCast, Tencent Video, etc.
Background image Images selected by Google Can be customised with "keyword" to search from Unsplash.com (Video)
Smart speaker support Google Home Google Home (Video)
Amazon Echo
AliGenie (coming soon for China Users)
Autoplay on startup NA Autoplay EZChannel playlists on startup
Features Photo, Browser, Video streaming *Screen mirror for all platforms through EZCast app
*EZChannel for aggregating online videos across multiple platforms
*Local and cloud storage multimedia streaming
*Web browser designed for screen mirroring
*Live camera
*Web video access, Cloud storage access
Firmware update Over the air update Regular Over the air update
Comparison Chromecast Audio EZCast Audio
WiFi 802.11ac 2.4Ghz/5Ghz 802.11b/g/n 2.4Ghz
Antenna design On board On board
Connection method Through router needed Direct link and through router concurrently
Case Material Plastic Metal
Output *Only 3.5mm phone jack *Optical out
*3.5mm phone jack
User Interaction NA Voice User Guidance
Output quality unknown 96Kbps
Others NA USB host reader for USB disk playback
App support Chrome, Youtube and 3rd party apps Own EZCast app and 3rd party DLNA or Airplay enabled apps
Platform and app support Mainly Android OS, Chrome OS
Others through Chrome browser and apps
iOS, Mac OS, Windows, Windows Phone, Android, Chrome OS
Features *Audio casting
*1-to-multi casting
*Local and cloud storage audio streaming
*Youtube audio casting
*Internet radio
*1-to-multi casting(Coming soon)
Audio Formats MP3, AC3 Full formats, including lossless audio
PowerOnPlay NA EZChannel Autoplay, without smartphone involvement
Firmware update Over the air update Over the air update
Comparison Chromecast Ultra EZCast 4K
WiFi 802.11ac 2.4Ghz/5Ghz 802.11ac 2.4Ghz/5Ghz
Antenna design On board On board
Connection Through router needed Direct link and through router concurrently
Platform support Android 4.1 and higher, iOS 8.0 and higher, Mac OS X 10.9 and higher, Windows 7 and higher iOS 9.0, Mac OS10.10, Windows 7 and higher, Windows Phone, Android4.4 and higher, Chrome OS
App support Chrome, Youtube and 3rd party apps Own EZCast app and 3rd party DLNA or Airplay enabled apps
Video Formats H.264 in MP4 Rich AV formats
Stream video/audio/subtitle directly to big screen with wide coverage of formats.
Mirror Capable Android and Chrome browser OSX EZCast, OSX/iOS airplay, Android/Windows miracast & EZCast, WP miracast, Chrome EZCast.
PowerOnPlay NA EZChannel Autoplay, without smartphone involvement
Features Photo, Browser, Video streaming "*Screen mirror for all platforms through app
*Local and cloud storage multimedia streaming
*Sketch tool for photo/web/documents
*Embedded office viewer
*Live camera
*Web video access, Cloud storage access
*Internet radio
*1-to-multi casting
*App to App cast (EZScreen)"
Resolution "Up to 4K Ultra HD
Supports all resolutions up to 4K Ultra HD and high dynamic range (HDR) for stunning picture quality."
4K HD
Ethernet port Yes NA
Firmware upgrade Over the air update Regular Over the air update
 
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