Amazon Fire TV Cube (1st Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)

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Fire TV Cube (1st Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)

	AmazonFire TV Cube (1st Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	June 2018	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 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	AV1, HEVC and H.264 hardware decoding up to 4K at 60 fps; VP9 up to 4K at 60 fps
HDR
HDR	HDR10; Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are not listed for this generation	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), 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 (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	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	MediaTek MT8696D; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz; GE9215 GPU up to 650 MHz
Memory
Memory	2 GB RAM; memory type not specified by Amazon’s developer table	2GB LPDDR4
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	–
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 6
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 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	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	Eight far-field microphones and beamforming; Alexa controls compatible televisions, soundbars, receivers and cable boxes through infrared, HDMI CEC and supported cloud protocols	Alexa control of compatible smart home devices; Alexa Home Theater with compatible Echo speakers
Remote
Remote	First-generation Alexa Voice Remote included; voice microphone button and navigation controls	Alexa Voice Remote with mic button
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	–