Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (3rd Gen)

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Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick 4K (3rd Gen)

	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (3rd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2023	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	AV1, HEVC and H.264 hardware decoding up to 4K at 60 fps; VP9 up to 4K at 60 fps	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	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG	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 (Dolby Digital Plus JOC and AC-4); Dolby MAT transcoding; Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD (basic profile) and MPEG-H pass-through	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	MediaTek MT8696D; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz; GE9215 GPU up to 650 MHz	MediaTek MT8698E; four Arm Cortex-A55 cores up to 1.7 GHz; Arm G310 V2 GPU up to 500 MHz
Memory
Memory	2GB LPDDR4	1GB LPDDR4-3733 RAM
Software and services
Software and services	–	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 6	Wi-Fi 6
Ethernet
Ethernet	No	No
Voice remote
Voice remote	Yes	Yes
Ports
Ports	HDMI 2.1 output with ARC input support; 10/100 Ethernet with Amazon's adapter	HDMI 2.1; USB-C 2.0; Ethernet supported through a separate adapter
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wi-Fi 6 dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4 and 5 GHz); Bluetooth 5.2 and BLE	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 control of compatible smart home devices; Alexa Home Theater with compatible Echo speakers	–
Remote
Remote	Alexa Voice Remote with mic button	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