Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen) vs Roku Premiere (3920)

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Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen) compared with Premiere (3920)

	AmazonFire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen)	RokuPremiere (3920)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2023	October 2018
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	4K	4K
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG (better)	HDR10
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	720p, 1080p and 4K Ultra HD; up to 4K at 60 fps (Roku's exact Gilbert 4K/3920X developer row). HDCP 2.2 required for 4K/HDR
HDR
HDR	Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG	HDR10 in Roku's exact developer row; the 2019 UK reviews report no Dolby Vision, HDR10+ or HLG
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 processor (Roku announcement); Arm Cortex-A53 and OpenGL ES 2.0 (exact maker developer row)
Memory
Memory	2GB LPDDR4	1 GB (Roku's exact Gilbert 4K/3920X developer row)
Software and services
Software and services	–	Roku OS; app availability varies by region and software version. US retail availability began in early October 2018; the developer row lists 2019, while the original US maker announcement specifies October 2018
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 4
Ethernet
Ethernet	No	No
Voice remote
Voice remote	Yes	No
Ports
Ports	HDMI 2.1 output with ARC input support; micro-USB for power; 10/100 Ethernet with Amazon's adapter (sold separately)	HDMI output, micro-USB power and reset; no Ethernet, USB media or memory-card slot
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	Single-band 802.11b/g/n; no 5 GHz support (Tech Advisor)
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	Standard infrared remote with channel shortcuts; no microphone, television power/volume controls or headphone socket. Premiere+ 3921 was the voice-remote bundle
Design
Type
Type	Stick	Box
Power
Power	–	USB power cable and mains adaptor; maker recommends the adaptor if the television's USB port supplies insufficient power
Size
Size	99 × 30 × 14 mm (108 mm with the HDMI connector); 43.5 g	–
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, infrared remote, two AAA batteries, HDMI cable, USB power cable, power adaptor and removable adhesive strip (UK quick-start guide)