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

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

	AmazonFire TV Cube (2nd Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2019	October 2023
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	4K	4K
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes
Video
Video	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	2160p, 1080p and 720p up to 60 fps; AV1, HEVC, H.264 and VP9 hardware decoding up to 4K at 60 fps; Auto Low Latency Mode
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG	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, 7.1 surround and stereo; 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	16 GB
Chip details
Chip details	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	MediaTek MT8696T; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 2.0 GHz; GE9215 GPU up to 850 MHz
Memory
Memory	2 GB DDR4-2400 RAM, as listed by Amazon’s developer specifications	2GB LPDDR4
Storage
Storage	16 GB internal storage; operating software occupies part of it	–
Software and services
Software and services	Fire OS 7 based on Android 9 (API level 28); developer build model AFTR	–
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 6E
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. The included Amazon Ethernet Adapter supplies 10/100 Ethernet through USB.	HDMI 2.1 output with ARC input support; micro-USB for power; 10/100 Ethernet with Amazon's adapter (sold separately)
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with 2 × 2 MIMO; Bluetooth 5.0	Wi-Fi 6E tri-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4, 5 and 6 GHz); Bluetooth 5.2 and BLE
Smart home
Smart home	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.	Alexa control of compatible smart home devices; Live View Picture-in-Picture camera feeds
Remote
Remote	Alexa Voice Remote (2nd Gen); 38 × 142 × 16 mm, 43.4 g without batteries; two AAA batteries included	Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced with power, volume and channel buttons for TVs, soundbars and receivers (IR); Bluetooth; 2 × AAA; 38 × 157 × 17 mm, 51 g without batteries
Design
Type
Type	Box	Stick
Power
Power	External power adapter	–
Size
Size	86.1 × 86.1 × 76.9 mm; 465 g	99 × 30 × 14 mm (108 mm with the HDMI connector); 43.5 g
In the box
In the box	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	Fire TV Stick 4K Max, Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced, power cable and power adapter, HDMI extender cable, 2 AAA batteries, quick start guide