Amazon Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick HD (2024)

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Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick HD (2024)

	AmazonFire TV Cube (3rd Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick HD (2024)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2022	October 2024
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	1080p and 720p up to 60 fps; HEVC, H.264 and VP9 hardware decoding up to 1080p at 60 fps
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG	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	HDMI pass-through of Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos and DTS, up to 7.1
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	MediaTek MT8695D; quad-core 1.7 GHz; IMG GE8300 GPU
Memory
Memory	2GB LPDDR4/4X	1GB DDR4
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 output; micro-USB for power only; 10/100 Ethernet with Amazon's adapter
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 2x2 MIMO; Bluetooth 5.0 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
Remote
Remote	Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced; Bluetooth 5.0; 2 × AAA; 38 × 158 × 17 mm, 51 g without batteries	Alexa Voice Remote with power and volume buttons for TVs, soundbars and receivers (IR); Bluetooth; 2 × AAA; 38.68 × 141.3 × 17.6 mm, 45 g without batteries
Design
Type
Type	Box	Stick
Power
Power	External power adapter	–
Size
Size	86 × 86 × 77 mm; 513 g	86 × 30 × 13 mm; 32 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 HD, Alexa Voice Remote, power cable and power adapter, HDMI extender, 2 AAA batteries, quick start guide