Amazon Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick HD (2026)

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Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick HD (2026)

	AmazonFire TV Cube (2nd Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick HD (2026)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2019	April 2026
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	4K (better)	1080p
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG (better)	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	Full HD (1080p) output
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG	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	HDMI pass-through of Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos, DTS, DTS-HD and MPEG-H
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Vega OS
Storage
Storage	16 GB (better)	8 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 MT8698D; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz; Arm G310 V2 GPU up to 500 MHz
Memory
Memory	2 GB DDR4-2400 RAM, as listed by Amazon’s developer specifications	1GB LPDDR4-3200
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 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. The included Amazon Ethernet Adapter supplies 10/100 Ethernet through USB.	HDMI 2.1; USB-C 2.0 (power); 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 5.0	Wi-Fi 6 dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4 and 5 GHz); Bluetooth 5.3 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 and Ring cameras
Remote
Remote	Alexa Voice Remote (2nd Gen); 38 × 142 × 16 mm, 43.4 g without batteries; two AAA batteries included	Alexa Voice Remote with power and volume buttons for TVs, soundbars and receivers, and preset app buttons
Design
Type
Type	Box	Stick
Power
Power	External power adapter	Direct Power from the TV's USB port with the included 0.4 m USB-C cable, or a USB-C cable and wall adapter
Size
Size	86.1 × 86.1 × 76.9 mm; 465 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 HD, Alexa Voice Remote, 0.4 m USB-C power cable (HDMI extender sold separately)