Amazon Fire TV (2nd Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen)

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Fire TV (2nd Gen) compared with Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen)

	AmazonFire TV (2nd Gen)	AmazonFire TV Cube (3rd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2015	October 2022
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	4K	4K
HDR
HDR	None	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG (better)
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	–	Yes
Video
Video	HEVC and H.264 decoding up to 3840 × 2160 at 30 fps; HEVC Main 10 input but 8-bit output; VP9 up to YouTube 4K; HDCP 2.2	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	HDR output is not supported, according to Amazon’s developer specifications	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG
Audio
Audio	Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus input formats; surround audio via HDMI	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	MediaTek 8173C; two Cortex-A72 cores up to 2 GHz and two Cortex-A53 cores up to 1.573 GHz; PowerVR Rogue GX6250 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; microSD expansion supports up to 128 GB for downloaded apps and games	–
Software and services
Software and services	Fire OS 5 based on Android 5.1 (API level 22); build model AFTS. Amazon’s launch release confirms US shipping from 5 October 2015.	–
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 6E
Ethernet
Ethernet	Yes	Yes
Voice remote
Voice remote	Yes	Yes
Ports
Ports	HDMI, Ethernet, USB 2.0, microSD and power; no optical audio output. USB version and port list confirmed by AVForums’ exact-model inspection.	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/ac with 2 × 2 MIMO; Bluetooth 4.1 with 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	Included microphone-equipped voice remote; Alexa functions varied by region, with AVForums reporting no Alexa assistant in the UK at its 2015 review	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)