Amazon Fire TV Stick (1st Gen) vs Roku Streaming Stick (3500)

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Fire TV Stick (1st Gen) compared with Streaming Stick (3500)

	AmazonFire TV Stick (1st Gen)	RokuStreaming Stick (3500)
Overview
Released
Released	November 2014	April 2014
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	Up to 1080p HD (Roku's original HDMI-version announcement)
Audio
Audio	Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus support	–
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Roku OS
Storage
Storage	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	ARM11 at 600 MHz (Roku's exact Sugarland/3500X developer row)
Memory
Memory	1 GB RAM, divided into 512 MB system and 512 MB video memory	512 MB (Roku's exact Sugarland/3500X developer row)
Storage
Storage	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.	Roku OS; maker now lists this as a legacy model limited to Roku OS 11. App availability varies by region and software version
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 4	Wi-Fi 4
Ethernet
Ethernet	No	No
Voice remote
Voice remote	No	No
Ports
Ports	Integrated HDMI plug; Ethernet not supported	HDMI plug and Micro-USB power input; USB cable and mains adapter included; distinct from the earlier MHL-powered Roku Ready stick
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 802.11b/g/n (Tech Advisor); 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz (Tom's Guide)
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.	Wi-Fi Direct remote with navigation, playback and app shortcuts; no microphone, headphone socket or motion sensors (Tech Advisor). Original app shortcut labels vary by region
Design
Type
Type	Stick	Stick
Size
Size	–	3.1 × 1.1 × 0.5 in (Tom's Guide)