Amazon Fire TV Cube (1st Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen)

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Fire TV Cube (1st Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen)

	AmazonFire TV Cube (1st Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	June 2018	October 2018
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, H.264 and VP9 hardware decoding up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 fps; no AV1 listed in Amazon's device table
HDR
HDR	HDR10; Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are not listed for this generation	–
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 via Dolby Digital Plus JOC; Amazon lists support on selected Prime Video and Disney+ titles with compatible equipment
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Fire OS
Storage
Storage	16 GB (better)	8 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	MTK8695+MT7668; quad-core 1.7 GHz CPU; IMG GE8300 GPU
Memory
Memory	2 GB RAM; memory type not specified by Amazon’s developer table	1.5GB DDR4
Storage
Storage	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 6, based on Android 7.1 (API level 25); AFTMM build model. First shipped 31 October 2018 in the US and Canada; UK, Germany and India followed on 14 November. Later remote bundles are not separate stick generations.
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 power; 10/100 Mbps Ethernet through an optional external 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	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	Alexa can control compatible smart home devices; hands-free voice control requires a linked Echo
Remote
Remote	First-generation Alexa Voice Remote included; voice microphone button and navigation controls	Original Alexa Voice Remote with microphone button, infrared TV power, volume and mute controls
Design
Type
Type	Box	Stick
Power
Power	External power supply	–
In the box
In the box	Fire TV Cube, Alexa Voice Remote, batteries, power supply, Ethernet adapter and IR extender; HDMI cable not included	–