Amazon Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick HD (2026)

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Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick HD (2026)
AmazonFire TV Cube (3rd Gen)AmazonFire TV Stick HD (2026)
Overview
ReleasedOctober 2022April 2026
Video and audio
Resolution4K (better)1080p
HDRDolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG (better)HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG
Dolby AtmosYesYes
Video2160p, 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 4KFull HD (1080p) output
HDRDolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLGHDR10, HDR10+ and HLG
AudioDolby 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 speakerHDMI pass-through of Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos, DTS, DTS-HD and MPEG-H
Performance
SoftwareFire OSVega OS
Storage16 GB (better)8 GB
Chip detailsAmlogic POP1-G; 4× Arm Cortex-A73 at 2.2 GHz and 4× Cortex-A53 at 2.0 GHz; Arm G52 MP8 GPU at 800 MHzMediaTek MT8698D; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz; Arm G310 V2 GPU up to 500 MHz
Memory2GB LPDDR4/4X1GB LPDDR4-3200
Connections
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6
EthernetYesNo
Voice remoteYesYes
PortsHDMI 2.1 input; HDMI 2.1 output with ARC; HDCP 2.3; USB-A 2.0 (for webcams); IR extender; 10/100 Ethernet; powerHDMI 2.1; USB-C 2.0 (power); Ethernet with Amazon's adapter
Wi-Fi and BluetoothWi-Fi 6E tri-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax with 2x2 MIMO (2.4, 5 and 6 GHz); Bluetooth 5.0 and LEWi-Fi 6 dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4 and 5 GHz); Bluetooth 5.3 and BLE
Smart homeHands-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 webcamAlexa+ control of compatible smart home devices and Ring cameras
RemoteAlexa Voice Remote Enhanced; Bluetooth 5.0; 2 × AAA; 38 × 158 × 17 mm, 51 g without batteriesAlexa Voice Remote with power and volume buttons for TVs, soundbars and receivers, and preset app buttons
Design
TypeBoxStick
PowerExternal power adapterDirect Power from the TV's USB port with the included 0.4 m USB-C cable, or a USB-C cable and wall adapter
Size86 × 86 × 77 mm; 513 g–
In the boxFire 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, 0.4 m USB-C power cable (HDMI extender sold separately)

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