Amazon Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen) vs Google TV Streamer

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

	AmazonFire TV Cube (3rd Gen)	GoogleTV Streamer
Overview
Released
Released	October 2022	September 2024
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	Up to 4K HDR at 60 fps
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG	Dolby Vision, 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 Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Google TV
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	–
Memory
Memory	2GB LPDDR4/4X	4 GB
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 5
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 (Type A); Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1,000 Mbps); USB-C (power and data)
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 802.11ac (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz); Bluetooth 5.1
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	Matter; Thread border router; Google Home panel on the TV
Remote
Remote	Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced; Bluetooth 5.0; 2 × AAA; 38 × 158 × 17 mm, 51 g without batteries	Voice Remote with a customisable button, Bluetooth and IR for the TV, soundbar or receiver; rings when you ask a Google Assistant speaker or press the button on the back of the Streamer; 2 × AAA; 137 × 38 × 16 mm, 40 g without batteries
Design
Type
Type	Box	Box
Power
Power	External power adapter	Power adapter with a 1.8 m cable
Size
Size	86 × 86 × 77 mm; 513 g	161.6 × 75.6 × 26.7 mm; 160.7 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)	Google TV Streamer, Voice Remote with two AAA batteries, power adapter, 1.8 m power cable, quick start guide (certified HDMI 2.1 cable sold separately)