Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select vs Roku Streaming Stick Plus (2025)
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| AmazonFire TV Stick 4K Select | RokuStreaming Stick Plus (2025) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | October 2025 | June 2025 |
| Video and audio | ||
| Resolution | 4K | 4K |
| HDR | HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG | HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | – |
| Video | 2160p, 1080p and 720p up to 60 fps; AV1, HEVC, H.264 and VP9 hardware decoding up to 4K at 60 fps | Up to 2160p at 60 fps (3840 × 2160) with up-scaling from 720p and 1080p; needs HDCP 2.2 for 4K |
| HDR | HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG | HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG |
| Audio | HDMI pass-through of Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos (E-AC-3 JOC), DTS, DTS-HD (basic profile) and MPEG-H | Digital stereo over HDMI; DTS Digital Surround and Dolby-encoded audio pass-through over HDMI (Roku doesn't list Dolby Atmos) |
| Performance | ||
| Software | Vega OS | Roku OS |
| Storage | 8 GB | – |
| Chip details | MediaTek MT8698; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz; Arm G310 V2 GPU up to 500 MHz | Arm Cortex-A55 |
| Memory | 1GB LPDDR4 | 1 GB |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Dual-band Wi-Fi |
| Ethernet | No | No |
| Voice remote | Yes | Yes |
| Ports | HDMI 2.1 output (HDCP 1.4, 2.2 and 2.3); micro-USB for power only; Ethernet with Amazon's adapter | Built-in HDMI; USB-C for power |
| Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with 2x2 MIMO; Bluetooth 5.0 and BLE | Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) |
| Smart home | – | Works with Apple AirPlay and HomeKit, Google Home and Alexa |
| Remote | Alexa Voice Remote with power and volume buttons for TVs, soundbars and receivers (IR); Bluetooth; 2 × AAA; 38 × 142 × 16 mm, 43.4 g without batteries | Voice remote with TV power, volume and mute buttons; two pre-installed AAA batteries |
| Design | ||
| Type | Stick | Stick |
| Power | – | 5 V, 1 A; about 2.5 W typical when streaming 4K |
| Size | 99 × 30 × 14 mm; 42 g | 3.7 × 0.80 × 0.45 in; 26.0 g |
| In the box | Fire TV Stick 4K Select, Alexa Voice Remote, power cable and power adapter, HDMI extender cable, 2 AAA batteries, quick start guide | Roku Streaming Stick Plus, voice remote, two AAA batteries, USB-C to USB-A power cable |
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