Amazon Fire TV (1st Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick (1st Gen)

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Fire TV (1st Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick (1st Gen)

	AmazonFire TV (1st Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick (1st Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	April 2014	November 2014
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	1080p	1080p
HDR
HDR	None	None
Video
Video	H.264 decoding up to 1080p 30 fps or 720p 60 fps; MPEG-4 up to 1080p 30 fps; HDCP 1.4	H.264 and MPEG-2 decoding up to 1080p 30 fps; H.264 also supports 720p 60 fps
Audio
Audio	Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus input formats; Amazon’s launch release advertises surround sound up to 7.1 channels	Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus support
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Fire OS
Storage
Storage	8 GB	8 GB
Chip details
Chip details	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8064; quad-core Krait 300 CPU up to 1.7 GHz; Adreno 320 GPU; 32-bit applications	Broadcom Capri 28155; dual-core Arm Cortex-A9 up to 1 GHz; Broadcom VideoCore IV GPU/VPU; 32-bit applications
Memory
Memory	2 GB RAM	1 GB RAM, divided into 512 MB system and 512 MB video memory
Storage
Storage	Internal storage includes operating software; no microSD slot	Internal storage includes space used by operating software
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	Fire OS 5 based on Android 5.1 (API level 22), as listed in Amazon’s developer table; build model AFTM. First shipped in the US on 19 November 2014.
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 4	Wi-Fi 4
Ethernet
Ethernet	Yes	No
Voice remote
Voice remote	Yes	No
Ports
Ports	HDMI, Ethernet, optical digital audio, USB and power; port list cross-checked in TechRadar’s exact-model review	Integrated HDMI plug; Ethernet not supported
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	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n with 2 × 2 MIMO; Bluetooth 3.0 without BLE; Miracast display mirroring
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	Original bundle includes a basic button remote without a microphone; Amazon offered the Fire TV Voice Remote separately. The launch phone app supplied voice search.
Design
Type
Type	Box	Stick
Power
Power	External power supply	–