Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (3rd Gen)

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Fire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick 4K (3rd Gen)

	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (3rd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2018	September 2026
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	4K	4K
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG (better)	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 VP9 decoding up to 4K at 60 fps; H.264 up to 4K at 30 fps or 1080p at 60 fps
HDR
HDR	–	HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG; 8-bit and 10-bit HEVC, AV1 and VP9 input. Dolby Vision is not listed in the maker's specifications.
Audio
Audio	Dolby Atmos via Dolby Digital Plus JOC; Amazon lists support on selected Prime Video and Disney+ titles with compatible equipment	HDMI pass-through for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos, DTS, DTS-HD and MPEG-H
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Vega OS
Storage
Storage	8 GB	8 GB
Chip details
Chip details	MTK8695+MT7668; quad-core 1.7 GHz CPU; IMG GE8300 GPU	MediaTek MT8698E; four Arm Cortex-A55 cores up to 1.7 GHz; Arm G310 V2 GPU up to 500 MHz
Memory
Memory	1.5GB DDR4	1GB LPDDR4-3733 RAM
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.	Vega OS 2.0; includes the redesigned Fire TV experience and Alexa+. App availability differs from older Android-based Fire OS devices.
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; USB-C 2.0; Ethernet supported through a separate adapter
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with 2×2 MIMO; Bluetooth 5.0	Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2.4 and 5 GHz); Bluetooth 5.3 and Bluetooth Low Energy
Smart home
Smart home	Alexa can control compatible smart home devices; hands-free voice control requires a linked Echo	–
Remote
Remote	Original Alexa Voice Remote with microphone button, infrared TV power, volume and mute controls	Included Fire TV Remote (2026) has a microphone button, dedicated power, volume and mute controls for compatible TVs, soundbars and receivers, and a customisable star button
Design
Type
Type	Stick	Stick
Power
Power	–	Direct Power from the TV's USB port with the included cable
In the box
In the box	–	Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Remote; included cable enables Direct Power