Amazon Fire TV (1st Gen) vs Apple TV HD

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Fire TV (1st Gen) compared with TV HD

	AmazonFire TV (1st Gen)	AppleTV HD
Overview
Released
Released	April 2014	October 2015
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	1080p	1080p
HDR
HDR	None	None
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	–	No
Video
Video	H.264 decoding up to 1080p 30 fps or 720p 60 fps; MPEG-4 up to 1080p 30 fps; HDCP 1.4	HEVC SDR up to 1080p, 30 fps, Main/Main 10 profile; H.264 up to 1080p, 60 fps, High or Main Profile level 4.2 or lower
Audio
Audio	Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus input formats; Amazon’s launch release advertises surround sound up to 7.1 channels	AC-3 (Dolby Digital 5.1) and E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1); Apple Lossless, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, AAC, HE-AAC and MP3
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	tvOS
Storage
Storage	8 GB	32 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	A8 chip with 64-bit architecture
Memory
Memory	2 GB RAM	2 GB (9to5Mac, from Apple's developer documentation)
Storage
Storage	Internal storage includes operating software; no microSD slot	32GB; a 64GB model was also sold at launch in 2015
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 5
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 1.4; 10/100BASE-T Ethernet; USB-C for service and support; IR receiver
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	802.11ac Wi-Fi with MIMO; Bluetooth 4.0
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	Siri Remote (1st generation) with touch surface, microphone, accelerometer and three-axis gyro, Bluetooth 4.0, IR transmitter and Lightning charging, 124 × 38 × 6.3 mm, 45 g; Siri Remote (2nd generation), with clickpad and Bluetooth 5.0, from May 2021
Design
Type
Type	Box	Box
Power
Power	External power supply	Built-in power supply
Size
Size	–	35 × 98 × 98 mm (H × W × D); 425 g
In the box
In the box	–	Apple TV HD, Siri Remote, power cord, Lightning to USB cable, documentation