Amazon Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick (3rd Gen)

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Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick (3rd Gen)

	AmazonFire TV Cube (3rd Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick (3rd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2022	September 2020
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	2160p, 1080p and 720p up to 60 fps, for output and HDMI input; AV1 and HEVC decoding up to 4K at 60 fps; Super Resolution Upscaling from HD to 4K	HEVC and H.264 decoding up to 1080p 60 fps; VP9 up to 1080p 60 fps
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG	–
Audio
Audio	Dolby Atmos, 7.1 surround and stereo; Dolby MAT transcoding, including for HDMI input; Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD (basic profile) and MPEG-H pass-through; built-in 11 W speaker	Dolby Atmos over Dolby Digital Plus for compatible equipment and supported titles; Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Fire OS
Storage
Storage	16 GB (better)	8 GB
Chip details
Chip details	Amlogic POP1-G; 4× Arm Cortex-A73 at 2.2 GHz and 4× Cortex-A53 at 2.0 GHz; Arm G52 MP8 GPU at 800 MHz	MT8695D; quad-core CPU at 1.7 GHz; IMG GE8300 GPU; 32-bit applications
Memory
Memory	2GB LPDDR4/4X	1 GB DDR4 RAM
Storage
Storage	–	Internal storage includes space used by operating software
Software and services
Software and services	–	Fire OS 7 based on Android 9 (API level 28); build model AFTSSS. Amazon’s Japanese release confirms shipping from 30 September 2020; the global announcement says shipping in selected countries the following week.
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 5
Ethernet
Ethernet	Yes	No
Voice remote
Voice remote	Yes	Yes
Ports
Ports	HDMI 2.1 input; HDMI 2.1 output with ARC; HDCP 2.3; USB-A 2.0 (for webcams); IR extender; 10/100 Ethernet; power	HDMI plug and Micro-USB power; 10/100 Ethernet through a separate external adapter, with no built-in Ethernet socket
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wi-Fi 6E tri-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax with 2x2 MIMO (2.4, 5 and 6 GHz); Bluetooth 5.0 and LE	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with 2 × 2 MIMO; Bluetooth 5.0; Miracast supported according to Amazon’s developer specifications
Smart home
Smart home	Hands-free Alexa with a four-microphone array; controls TVs, soundbars, cable and satellite boxes and receivers by voice and IR; Alexa video calling with a USB webcam	–
Remote
Remote	Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced; Bluetooth 5.0; 2 × AAA; 38 × 158 × 17 mm, 51 g without batteries	Original Alexa Voice Remote has microphone, television power, volume and mute controls; later remote bundles do not create a new Stick hardware generation
Design
Type
Type	Box	Stick
Power
Power	External power adapter	External power supply
Size
Size	86 × 86 × 77 mm; 513 g	–
In the box
In the box	Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen), Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced, power adapter, 2 AAA batteries, quick start guide (HDMI, IR extender and Ethernet cables sold separately)	–