Amazon Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen)

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Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen)

	AmazonFire TV Cube (3rd Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2022	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	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	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 (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG	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, 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 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	MediaTek MT8696T; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 2.0 GHz; GE9215 GPU up to 850 MHz
Memory
Memory	2GB LPDDR4/4X	2GB LPDDR4
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 6E
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 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	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	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	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	Alexa control of compatible smart home devices; Live View Picture-in-Picture camera feeds
Remote
Remote	Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced; Bluetooth 5.0; 2 × AAA; 38 × 158 × 17 mm, 51 g without batteries	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 × 86 × 77 mm; 513 g	99 × 30 × 14 mm (108 mm with the HDMI connector); 43.5 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)	Fire TV Stick 4K Max, Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced, power cable and power adapter, HDMI extender cable, 2 AAA batteries, quick start guide