Amazon Fire TV Stick (1st Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick (2nd Gen)

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Fire TV Stick (1st Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick (2nd Gen)

	AmazonFire TV Stick (1st Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick (2nd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	November 2014	October 2016
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	1080p	1080p
HDR
HDR	None	None
Video
Video	H.264 and MPEG-2 decoding up to 1080p 30 fps; H.264 also supports 720p 60 fps	HEVC and H.264 decoding up to 1080p 30 fps; H.264 also supports 720p 60 fps
Audio
Audio	Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus support	Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus support
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Fire OS
Storage
Storage	8 GB	8 GB
Chip details
Chip details	Broadcom Capri 28155; dual-core Arm Cortex-A9 up to 1 GHz; Broadcom VideoCore IV GPU/VPU; 32-bit applications	MediaTek 8127D; quad-core Arm CPU at 1.3 GHz; Mali-450 MP4 GPU; 32-bit application support
Memory
Memory	1 GB RAM, divided into 512 MB system and 512 MB video memory	1 GB RAM
Storage
Storage	Internal storage includes space used by operating software	Internal storage includes space used by operating software
Software and services
Software and services	Fire OS 5 based on Android 5.1 (API level 22), as listed in Amazon’s developer table; build model AFTM. First shipped in the US on 19 November 2014.	Fire OS 5 based on Android 5.1 (API level 22); build model AFTT. First shipped in the US on 20 October 2016; UK launch on 6 April 2017. Amazon’s developer page groups the 2016 device and its 2019 remote update as the same second generation.
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 4	Wi-Fi 5
Ethernet
Ethernet	No	No
Voice remote
Voice remote	No	Yes
Ports
Ports	Integrated HDMI plug; Ethernet not supported	Integrated HDMI plug, Micro-USB power connection and no built-in Ethernet socket; 10/100 Ethernet supported through an external adapter
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n with 2 × 2 MIMO; Bluetooth 3.0 without BLE; Miracast display mirroring	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with 2 × 2 MIMO; Bluetooth 4.1 with BLE; Miracast display mirroring
Remote
Remote	Original bundle includes a basic button remote without a microphone; Amazon offered the Fire TV Voice Remote separately. The launch phone app supplied voice search.	Original bundle includes the first Alexa Voice Remote, with microphone and playback controls; a new remote bundle followed in 2019
Design
Type
Type	Stick	Stick
Power
Power	–	External power adapter