Roku 4 (4400) vs Roku Premiere (4620)

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4 (4400) compared with Premiere (4620)

	Roku4 (4400)	RokuPremiere (4620)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2015	October 2016
Video and audio
Resolution
Resolution	4K	4K
HDR
HDR	None	None
Video
Video	Up to 4K Ultra HD at 60 fps; HDCP 2.2 required for 4K (Roku launch announcement)	4K UHD up to 60 fps; HDCP 2.2; upscales 720p/1080p to 4K and 720p to 1080p (Roku launch release reproduced by Display Daily)
HDR
HDR	No HDR support (TechRadar)	No HDR in Roku's exact Cooper/4620X developer row and original launch release; distinct from the later HDR-capable Premiere with model number 3920
Audio
Audio	–	Night listening mode adjusts sound levels for consistent volume (Roku launch release)
Performance
Software
Software	Roku OS	Roku OS
Chip details
Chip details	Quad-core Arm processor; maker does not identify the processor model or clock rate	Arm Cortex-A53 quad-core at 1.2 GHz; OpenGL ES 2.0 (Roku's exact Cooper/4620X developer row)
Memory
Memory	1.5 GB (Roku's exact Dallas/4400X developer row)	1 GB (Roku's exact Cooper/4620X 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	Roku OS; apps and features vary by region and software version
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 5
Ethernet
Ethernet	Yes	No
Voice remote
Voice remote	Yes	No
Ports
Ports	HDMI, optical digital audio, Ethernet, USB media playback, microSD channel-storage slot and power	HDMI output and power input only; no Ethernet or microSD card slot (The Gadgeteer)
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Dual-band 802.11ac MIMO Wi-Fi (Roku launch announcement)	Dual-band 802.11ac MIMO (Roku launch release)
Remote
Remote	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)	Original infrared remote with navigation, playback and app shortcuts; no microphone or headphone socket. Mobile-app voice search is separate
Design
Type
Type	Box	Box
Size
Size	16.5 × 16.5 × 2 cm, width × depth × height (TechRadar)	Approximately 5-inch-square black box (The Gadgeteer); original box includes remote, two AAA batteries and power adapter
In the box
In the box	Player, enhanced remote and headphones (Roku launch announcement)	–