Amazon Fire TV (1st Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen)

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Fire TV (1st Gen) compared with Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen)

	AmazonFire TV (1st Gen)	AmazonFire TV Cube (3rd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	April 2014	October 2022
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	1080p	4K (better)
HDR
HDR	None	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG (better)
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	–	Yes
Video
Video	H.264 decoding up to 1080p 30 fps or 720p 60 fps; MPEG-4 up to 1080p 30 fps; HDCP 1.4	2160p, 1080p and 720p up to 60 fps, for output and HDMI input; AV1 and HEVC decoding up to 4K at 60 fps; Super Resolution Upscaling from HD to 4K
HDR
HDR	–	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG
Audio
Audio	Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus input formats; Amazon’s launch release advertises surround sound up to 7.1 channels	Dolby Atmos, 7.1 surround and stereo; Dolby MAT transcoding, including for HDMI input; Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD (basic profile) and MPEG-H pass-through; built-in 11 W speaker
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Fire OS
Storage
Storage	8 GB	16 GB (better)
Chip details
Chip details	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8064; quad-core Krait 300 CPU up to 1.7 GHz; Adreno 320 GPU; 32-bit applications	Amlogic POP1-G; 4× Arm Cortex-A73 at 2.2 GHz and 4× Cortex-A53 at 2.0 GHz; Arm G52 MP8 GPU at 800 MHz
Memory
Memory	2 GB RAM	2GB LPDDR4/4X
Storage
Storage	Internal storage includes operating software; no microSD slot	–
Software and services
Software and services	Amazon’s developer specifications list Fire OS 5 based on Android 5.1 (API level 22), build model AFTB; this reflects later software rather than the original launch version	–
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 4	Wi-Fi 6E
Ethernet
Ethernet	Yes	Yes
Voice remote
Voice remote	Yes	Yes
Ports
Ports	HDMI, Ethernet, optical digital audio, USB and power; port list cross-checked in TechRadar’s exact-model review	HDMI 2.1 input; HDMI 2.1 output with ARC; HDCP 2.3; USB-A 2.0 (for webcams); IR extender; 10/100 Ethernet; power
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n with 2 × 2 MIMO; Bluetooth 3.0 without BLE; Miracast supported	Wi-Fi 6E tri-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax with 2x2 MIMO (2.4, 5 and 6 GHz); Bluetooth 5.0 and LE
Smart home
Smart home	–	Hands-free Alexa with a four-microphone array; controls TVs, soundbars, cable and satellite boxes and receivers by voice and IR; Alexa video calling with a USB webcam
Remote
Remote	Original Bluetooth remote includes a microphone for voice search, confirmed by Amazon’s launch release; this is distinct from the developer table’s Alexa-control row	Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced; Bluetooth 5.0; 2 × AAA; 38 × 158 × 17 mm, 51 g without batteries
Design
Type
Type	Box	Box
Power
Power	External power supply	External power adapter
Size
Size	–	86 × 86 × 77 mm; 513 g
In the box
In the box	–	Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen), Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced, power adapter, 2 AAA batteries, quick start guide (HDMI, IR extender and Ethernet cables sold separately)