Amazon Fire TV (1st Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)

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Fire TV (1st Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)

	AmazonFire TV (1st Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	April 2014	October 2023
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	AV1, HEVC and H.264 hardware decoding up to 4K at 60 fps; VP9 up to 4K at 60 fps
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 (Dolby Digital Plus JOC and AC-4); Dolby MAT transcoding; Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD (basic profile) and MPEG-H pass-through
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	MediaTek MT8696D; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz; GE9215 GPU up to 650 MHz
Memory
Memory	2 GB RAM	2GB LPDDR4
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 6
Ethernet
Ethernet	Yes	No
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 output with ARC input support; 10/100 Ethernet with Amazon's adapter
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 6 dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4 and 5 GHz); Bluetooth 5.2 and BLE
Smart home
Smart home	–	Alexa control of compatible smart home devices; Alexa Home Theater with compatible Echo speakers
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 with mic button
Design
Type
Type	Box	Stick
Power
Power	External power supply	–