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

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

	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K Max (1st Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2023	October 2021
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	AV1, HEVC and H.264 hardware decoding up to 4K at 60 fps; VP9 up to 4K at 60 fps	AV1, HEVC and VP9 hardware decoding up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 fps; H.264 up to 4K at 30 fps
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG	–
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	Dolby Atmos via Dolby Digital Plus JOC on compatible Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ titles and equipment
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Fire 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 MT8696 + MT7921LS; quad-core 1.8 GHz CPU; IMG GE9215 GPU at 750 MHz
Memory
Memory	2GB LPDDR4	2GB DDR4
Software and services
Software and services	–	Fire OS 7, based on Android 9 (API level 28); AFTKA build model
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 output; micro-USB power; optional external 10/100 Mbps Ethernet 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 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax with 2×2 MIMO (2.4 and 5 GHz); Bluetooth 5.0
Smart home
Smart home	Alexa control of compatible smart home devices; Alexa Home Theater with compatible Echo speakers	Live View Picture-in-Picture for compatible cameras; Alexa Home Theatre with compatible Echo speakers; hands-free Alexa needs a linked Echo
Remote
Remote	Alexa Voice Remote with mic button	Alexa Voice Remote with microphone button, TV power and volume controls, and four preset app buttons
Design
Type
Type	Stick	Stick