Amazon Fire TV (3rd Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)

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Fire TV (3rd Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)

	AmazonFire TV (3rd Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2017	October 2023
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	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 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 (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	Amlogic S905Z; quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU up to 1.5 GHz; Mali-450 MP3 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 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 6
Ethernet
Ethernet	No	No
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 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/ac with 2 × 2 MIMO; Bluetooth 4.2 with BLE; Miracast not supported according to Amazon’s developer specifications	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	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 with mic button
Design
Type
Type	Box	Stick
Power
Power	External mains supply; cannot be powered from the television’s USB port according to Stuff’s exact-model inspection	–