Amazon Fire TV Cube (1st Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen)

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Fire TV Cube (1st Gen) compared with Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen)

	AmazonFire TV Cube (1st Gen)	AmazonFire TV Cube (2nd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	June 2018	October 2019
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 hardware decoding up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 fps; H.264 up to 4K 30 fps or 1080p 60 fps; VP9 up to 4K 60 fps with limitations	HEVC hardware decoding up to 2160p at 60 fps; H.264 up to 4K 30 fps or 1080p 60 fps; VP9 up to 2160p 60 fps with limitations
HDR
HDR	HDR10; Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are not listed for this generation	Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG
Audio
Audio	Dolby Atmos over Dolby Digital Plus for compatible equipment and supported titles; Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus; built-in speaker for Alexa responses	Dolby Atmos over Dolby Digital Plus for compatible equipment and supported titles; Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus; built-in speaker for Alexa responses
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Fire OS
Storage
Storage	16 GB	16 GB
Chip details
Chip details	Amlogic S905Z; quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 up to 1.5 GHz; Mali-450 MP3 GPU; 32-bit application support	Amlogic S922X; hexa-core CPU with four cores up to 2.2 GHz and two up to 1.9 GHz; Arm Mali G52-MP2 (3EE) GPU at 800 MHz; 32-bit application support
Memory
Memory	2 GB RAM; memory type not specified by Amazon’s developer table	2 GB DDR4-2400 RAM, as listed by Amazon’s developer specifications
Storage
Storage	16 GB internal storage; operating software occupies part of it	16 GB internal storage; operating software occupies part of it
Software and services
Software and services	Fire OS 6 based on Android 7.1 (API level 25); developer build model AFTA	Fire OS 7 based on Android 9 (API level 28); developer build model AFTR
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 5
Ethernet
Ethernet	No	No
Voice remote
Voice remote	Yes	Yes
Ports
Ports	HDMI output, Micro-USB, IR extender and power connections; no built-in Ethernet socket. Ethernet is supported through the included USB-connected adapter.	HDMI output, Micro-USB, IR extender and power connections; no built-in Ethernet socket. The included Amazon Ethernet Adapter supplies 10/100 Ethernet through USB.
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	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with 2 × 2 MIMO; Bluetooth 5.0
Smart home
Smart home	Eight far-field microphones and beamforming; Alexa controls compatible televisions, soundbars, receivers and cable boxes through infrared, HDMI CEC and supported cloud protocols	Eight far-field microphones and beamforming; Local Voice Control processes common navigation commands on the device. Alexa controls compatible equipment through infrared, HDMI CEC and supported cloud protocols.
Remote
Remote	First-generation Alexa Voice Remote included; voice microphone button and navigation controls	Alexa Voice Remote (2nd Gen); 38 × 142 × 16 mm, 43.4 g without batteries; two AAA batteries included
Design
Type
Type	Box	Box
Power
Power	External power supply	External power adapter
Size
Size	–	86.1 × 86.1 × 76.9 mm; 465 g
In the box
In the box	Fire TV Cube, Alexa Voice Remote, batteries, power supply, Ethernet adapter and IR extender; HDMI cable not included	Fire TV Cube, Alexa Voice Remote (2nd Gen), power adapter, two AAA batteries, IR extender cable, Amazon Ethernet Adapter and guides; HDMI cable sold separately