Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick HD (2026)

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Fire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick HD (2026)

	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick HD (2026)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2018	April 2026
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	4K (better)	1080p
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	Full HD (1080p) output
HDR
HDR	–	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	HDMI pass-through of 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 MT8698D; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz; Arm G310 V2 GPU up to 500 MHz
Memory
Memory	1.5GB DDR4	1GB LPDDR4-3200
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; USB-C 2.0 (power); 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 5.3 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 and Ring cameras
Remote
Remote	Original Alexa Voice Remote with microphone button, infrared TV power, volume and mute controls	Alexa Voice Remote with power and volume buttons for TVs, soundbars and receivers, and preset app buttons
Design
Type
Type	Stick	Stick
Power
Power	–	Direct Power from the TV's USB port with the included 0.4 m USB-C cable, or a USB-C cable and wall adapter
In the box
In the box	–	Fire TV Stick HD, Alexa Voice Remote, 0.4 m USB-C power cable (HDMI extender sold separately)