Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)

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Fire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)

	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2018	October 2023
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	HEVC, H.264 and VP9 hardware decoding up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 fps; no AV1 listed in Amazon's device table	AV1, HEVC and H.264 hardware decoding up to 4K at 60 fps; VP9 up to 4K at 60 fps
HDR
HDR	–	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG
Audio
Audio	Dolby Atmos via Dolby Digital Plus JOC; Amazon lists support on selected Prime Video and Disney+ titles with compatible equipment	Dolby Atmos (Dolby Digital Plus JOC and AC-4); Dolby MAT transcoding; Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD (basic profile) and MPEG-H pass-through
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Fire OS
Storage
Storage	8 GB	8 GB
Chip details
Chip details	MTK8695+MT7668; quad-core 1.7 GHz CPU; IMG GE8300 GPU	MediaTek MT8696D; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz; GE9215 GPU up to 650 MHz
Memory
Memory	1.5GB DDR4	2GB LPDDR4
Software and services
Software and services	Fire OS 6, based on Android 7.1 (API level 25); AFTMM build model. First shipped 31 October 2018 in the US and Canada; UK, Germany and India followed on 14 November. Later remote bundles are not separate stick generations.	–
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 6
Ethernet
Ethernet	No	No
Voice remote
Voice remote	Yes	Yes
Ports
Ports	HDMI output; micro-USB power; 10/100 Mbps Ethernet through an optional external adapter	HDMI 2.1 output with ARC input support; 10/100 Ethernet with Amazon's adapter
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with 2×2 MIMO; Bluetooth 5.0	Wi-Fi 6 dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4 and 5 GHz); Bluetooth 5.2 and BLE
Smart home
Smart home	Alexa can control compatible smart home devices; hands-free voice control requires a linked Echo	Alexa control of compatible smart home devices; Alexa Home Theater with compatible Echo speakers
Remote
Remote	Original Alexa Voice Remote with microphone button, infrared TV power, volume and mute controls	Alexa Voice Remote with mic button
Design
Type
Type	Stick	Stick