Amazon Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) vs Apple TV 4K (2nd generation)

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

	AmazonFire TV Cube (3rd Gen)	AppleTV 4K (2nd generation)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2022	May 2021
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	4K	4K
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG (better)	Dolby Vision, 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	H.264/HEVC SDR video up to 2160p, 60 fps, Main/Main 10 profile
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG	HEVC Dolby Vision (Profile 5), HDR10 (Main 10 profile) and HLG up to 2160p, 60 fps
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; AC-3 (Dolby Digital 5.1) and E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1); Apple Lossless, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, AAC, HE-AAC and MP3; ARC or eARC over HDMI
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	tvOS
Storage
Storage	16 GB	32 GB (better)
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	A12 Bionic with 64-bit architecture
Memory
Memory	2GB LPDDR4/4X	3 GB LPDDR4 (iFixit teardown)
Storage
Storage	–	32GB or 64GB
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 6
Ethernet
Ethernet	Yes	Yes
Smart home hub
Smart home hub	–	Yes
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 (up to 4K 60 fps HDR output, ARC or eARC); Gigabit Ethernet; IR receiver
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	802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 with MIMO, simultaneous dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz); Bluetooth 5.0
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	Home hub; Thread, for HomeKit or Matter Thread accessories
Remote
Remote	Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced; Bluetooth 5.0; 2 × AAA; 38 × 158 × 17 mm, 51 g without batteries	Siri Remote (2nd generation) with clickpad, microphone for Siri, Bluetooth 5.0 and IR transmitter; controls the TV or receiver by IR or CEC; rechargeable over Lightning; 136 × 35 × 9.25 mm, 63 g
Design
Type
Type	Box	Box
Power
Power	External power adapter	Built-in power supply
Size
Size	86 × 86 × 77 mm; 513 g	35 × 98 × 98 mm (H × W × D); 425 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)	Apple TV 4K, Siri Remote, power cord, Lightning to USB cable, documentation