Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) vs Amazon Fire TV Stick HD (2026)

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Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) compared with Fire TV Stick HD (2026)

	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)	AmazonFire TV Stick HD (2026)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2023	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	AV1, HEVC and H.264 hardware decoding up to 4K at 60 fps; VP9 up to 4K at 60 fps	Full HD (1080p) output
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG	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	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	MediaTek MT8696D; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz; GE9215 GPU up to 650 MHz	MediaTek MT8698D; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz; Arm G310 V2 GPU up to 500 MHz
Memory
Memory	2GB LPDDR4	1GB LPDDR4-3200
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 (power); Ethernet with Amazon's 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	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 control of compatible smart home devices; Alexa Home Theater with compatible Echo speakers	Alexa+ control of compatible smart home devices and Ring cameras
Remote
Remote	Alexa Voice Remote with mic button	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)