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

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

	AmazonFire TV (3rd Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (3rd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2017	September 2026
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	4K	4K
HDR
HDR	HDR10	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 VP9 decoding up to 4K at 60 fps; H.264 up to 4K at 30 fps or 1080p at 60 fps
HDR
HDR	–	HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG; 8-bit and 10-bit HEVC, AV1 and VP9 input. Dolby Vision is not listed in the maker's specifications.
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	HDMI pass-through for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos, DTS, DTS-HD and MPEG-H
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Vega 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 MT8698E; four Arm Cortex-A55 cores up to 1.7 GHz; Arm G310 V2 GPU up to 500 MHz
Memory
Memory	2 GB RAM	1GB LPDDR4-3733 RAM
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	Vega OS 2.0; includes the redesigned Fire TV experience and Alexa+. App availability differs from older Android-based Fire OS devices.
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; USB-C 2.0; Ethernet supported through a separate 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	Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2.4 and 5 GHz); Bluetooth 5.3 and Bluetooth Low Energy
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.	Included Fire TV Remote (2026) has a microphone button, dedicated power, volume and mute controls for compatible TVs, soundbars and receivers, and a customisable star 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	Direct Power from the TV's USB port with the included cable
In the box
In the box	–	Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Remote; included cable enables Direct Power