Amazon Fire TV (1st Gen) vs Roku Express (3700)

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Fire TV (1st Gen) compared with Express (3700)

	AmazonFire TV (1st Gen)	RokuExpress (3700)
Overview
Released
Released	April 2014	October 2016
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	1920 × 1080 playback; 1280 × 720 interface rendering (Roku's exact Littlefield/3700X developer row)
Audio
Audio	Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus input formats; Amazon’s launch release advertises surround sound up to 7.1 channels	–
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Roku OS
Storage
Storage	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	MIPS processor at 900 MHz (Roku's exact Littlefield/3700X developer row)
Memory
Memory	2 GB RAM	512 MB (Roku's exact Littlefield/3700X developer row)
Storage
Storage	Internal storage includes operating software; no microSD slot	No verified built-in user storage capacity published in the maker sources read
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	Roku OS; app availability varies by region and software version
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	HDMI output and Micro-USB power input; no Ethernet (Tom's Guide and Ars Technica)
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	802.11b/g/n, single-band 2.4 GHz (Roku launch release and Ars Technica)
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 infrared remote with navigation, playback and fixed app buttons; no microphone or TV power/volume controls. Mobile-app voice search is separate from the supplied remote
Design
Type
Type	Box	Box
Size
Size	–	Small external box supplied with adhesive mounting strip and HDMI cable; infrared receiver must remain visible
Power
Power	External power supply	–