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

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

	AmazonFire TV (3rd Gen)	AmazonFire TV Cube (3rd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2017	October 2022
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	4K	4K
HDR
HDR	HDR10	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG (better)
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes
Video
Video	HEVC up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 fps, 35 Mbps, Main 10 Profile Level 5.1; H.264 up to 4K 30 fps or 1080p 60 fps; VP9 up to 4K 60 fps; 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	–	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG
Audio
Audio	Dolby Atmos via Dolby Digital Plus for supported titles and compatible equipment; Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, AAC, FLAC, MP3, Vorbis, PCM and Opus input formats	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	Amlogic S905Z; quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU up to 1.5 GHz; Mali-450 MP3 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 capacity includes operating software	–
Software and services
Software and services	Fire OS 6 based on Android 7.1 (API level 25); build model AFTN; Amazon confirms US shipping from 25 October 2017	–
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 6E
Ethernet
Ethernet	No	Yes
Voice remote
Voice remote	Yes	Yes
Ports
Ports	Pendant housing with attached HDMI lead and Micro-USB power input; separate Ethernet adapter optional, no built-in socket or microSD slot	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 4.2 with BLE; Miracast not supported according to Amazon’s developer specifications	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	First-generation Alexa Voice Remote with microphone; no television volume controls. Hands-free control requires a linked compatible Echo; availability differed by region at launch.	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 mains supply; cannot be powered from the television’s USB port according to Stuff’s exact-model inspection	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)