Amazon · Fire TV
Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)
Amazon's 2023 mid-range 4K stick with Wi-Fi 6, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, renamed Fire TV Stick 4K Plus in 2025.
Model history · 2 models, 2018–2023
- 2018Fire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen)Compare
- 2023Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)
- Type
- Stick
- Resolution
- 4K
- HDR
- Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG
- Software
- Fire OS
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree it is an affordable 4K stick with good video quality and plenty of apps, though Tom's Guide found it a small upgrade on the first model. They differ on speed, fast for PCMag but slightly slow for Tom's Guide, which also found the interface pushes Amazon content heavily; PCMag noted there is no AirPlay or Google Cast.
From pcmag.com and tomsguide.com
Specifications
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- Resolution
- 4K
- HDR
- Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG
- Dolby Atmos
- Yes
- Video
- AV1, HEVC and H.264 hardware decoding up to 4K at 60 fps; VP9 up to 4K at 60 fps
- HDR
- Dolby Vision (profiles 4-MEL, 5, 8, 9 and 10), HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG
- 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
Performance
- Software
- Fire OS
- Storage
- 8 GB
- Chip details
- MediaTek MT8696D; 4× Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz; GE9215 GPU up to 650 MHz
- Memory
- 2GB LPDDR4
Connections
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Ethernet
- No
- Voice remote
- Yes
- Ports
- HDMI 2.1 output with ARC input support; 10/100 Ethernet with Amazon's adapter
- 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
- Smart home
- Alexa control of compatible smart home devices; Alexa Home Theater with compatible Echo speakers
- Remote
- Alexa Voice Remote with mic button
Design
- Type
- Stick
Pros and cons
Pros
- Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG at up to 4K 60 fps
- Wi-Fi 6 and AV1 hardware decoding
- Amazon quotes nearly 30% more power than the previous generation
Cons
- 8GB of storage, half the 4K Max
- No Ethernet port; wired networking needs Amazon's micro-USB adapter
- No Fire TV Ambient Experience, unlike the 4K Max
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Resolution | HDR | Software | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stick | 4K | Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG | Fire OS | Oct 2023 | |
| Stick | 4K | Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG | Fire OS | Oct 2021 | |
| Stick | 4K | Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG | Fire OS | Oct 2025 |
Previous model: Fire TV Stick 4K (1st Gen). Newer model: Fire TV Stick 4K Plus.
Sources
- developer.amazon.com/docs/device-specs/device-specifications-fire-tv-streaming-…
- aboutamazon.co.uk/news/devices/amazon-autumn-event-2023-announcements
- press.aboutamazon.com/2023/9/amazon-introduces-its-most-powerful-fire-tv-sticks…
- aboutamazon.jp/news/devices/new-generation-fire-tv-stick-4k-max-and-fire-tv-sti…
- aboutamazon.es/noticias/dispositivos/amazon-nuevo-fire-tv-experiencias-personal…
Photo: m.media-amazon.com
