Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen) vs Roku 4 (4400)

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Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen) compared with 4 (4400)

	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen)	Roku4 (4400)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2023	October 2015
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	4K	4K
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG (better)	None
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	–
Video
Video	2160p, 1080p and 720p up to 60 fps; AV1, HEVC, H.264 and VP9 hardware decoding up to 4K at 60 fps; Auto Low Latency Mode	Up to 4K Ultra HD at 60 fps; HDCP 2.2 required for 4K (Roku launch announcement)
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG	No HDR support (TechRadar)
Audio
Audio	Dolby Atmos, 7.1 surround and stereo; Dolby MAT transcoding; Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD (basic profile) and MPEG-H pass-through	–
Performance
Software
Software	Fire OS	Roku OS
Storage
Storage	16 GB	–
Chip details
Chip details	MediaTek MT8696T; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 2.0 GHz; GE9215 GPU up to 850 MHz	Quad-core Arm processor; maker does not identify the processor model or clock rate
Memory
Memory	2GB LPDDR4	1.5 GB (Roku's exact Dallas/4400X developer row)
Storage
Storage	–	microSD expands channel/app storage; USB supports local media playback. User-accessible internal capacity is not published in the maker sources used
Software and services
Software and services	–	Launched with Roku OS 7. Roku lists OS 11.5 as the last supported release for model 4400X; channel availability varies by region and software version
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 5
Ethernet
Ethernet	No	Yes
Voice remote
Voice remote	Yes	Yes
Ports
Ports	HDMI 2.1 output with ARC input support; micro-USB for power; 10/100 Ethernet with Amazon's adapter (sold separately)	HDMI, optical digital audio, Ethernet, USB media playback, microSD channel-storage slot and power
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wi-Fi 6E tri-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4, 5 and 6 GHz); Bluetooth 5.2 and BLE	Dual-band 802.11ac MIMO Wi-Fi (Roku launch announcement)
Smart home
Smart home	Alexa control of compatible smart home devices; Live View Picture-in-Picture camera feeds	–
Remote
Remote	Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced with power, volume and channel buttons for TVs, soundbars and receivers (IR); Bluetooth; 2 × AAA; 38 × 157 × 17 mm, 51 g without batteries	Original enhanced wireless remote with voice search, headphone socket, motion/game controls and a speaker for the player's remote-finder button. Uses Wi-Fi rather than Bluetooth (Ars Technica)
Design
Type
Type	Stick	Box
Size
Size	99 × 30 × 14 mm (108 mm with the HDMI connector); 43.5 g	16.5 × 16.5 × 2 cm, width × depth × height (TechRadar)
In the box
In the box	Fire TV Stick 4K Max, Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced, power cable and power adapter, HDMI extender cable, 2 AAA batteries, quick start guide	Player, enhanced remote and headphones (Roku launch announcement)