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Streaming Stick (2025)
Roku's entry-level 1080p stick from 2025, powered over USB-C and sold with a voice remote, suited to HD TVs; it replaced the Roku Express in the UK.
- Type
- Stick
- Resolution
- 1080p
- HDR
- –
- Software
- Roku OS
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree it is a cheap, simple way to add streaming apps and AirPlay to an HD TV, powered from the TV's USB port. They differ on speed: PCMag found it quick, TechRadar a little laggy. Pocket-lint found the battery-powered remote toy-like and saw occasional low-power warnings.
From pcmag.com, techradar.com and pocket-lint.com
Specifications
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- Resolution
- 1080p
- HDR
- None
- Video
- Up to 1080p (1920 × 1080) with up-scaling from 720p
- Audio
- Digital stereo over HDMI; DTS Digital Surround and Dolby-encoded audio pass-through over HDMI (Roku doesn't list Dolby Atmos)
Performance
- Software
- Roku OS
- Chip details
- Arm Cortex-A55
- Memory
- 512 MB
Connections
- Wi-Fi
- Dual-band Wi-Fi
- Ethernet
- No
- Voice remote
- Yes
- Ports
- Built-in HDMI; USB-C for power
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
- Smart home
- Works with Apple AirPlay and HomeKit, Google Home and Alexa
- Remote
- Voice remote with TV power, volume and mute buttons; two pre-installed AAA batteries
Design
- Type
- Stick
- Power
- 5 V, 1 A; about 2.2 W typical when streaming
- Size
- 3.7 × 0.80 × 0.45 in; 26.0 g
- In the box
- Roku Streaming Stick, voice remote, two AAA batteries, USB-C to USB-A power cable
Pros and cons
Pros
- Voice remote with TV power, volume and mute buttons
- Powered over USB-C, with no separate box or cable clutter
- Works with Apple AirPlay and HomeKit, Google Home and Alexa
Cons
- 1080p only, with no HDR
- 512 MB of RAM
- No Ethernet option listed
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Resolution | HDR | Software | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stick | 1080p | HDR10+, HDR10, HLG | Fire OS | Oct 2024 | |
| Stick | 1080p | HDR10+, HDR10, HLG | Vega OS | Apr 2026 | |
| Stick | 1080p | HDR10+, HDR10, HLG | Google TV | Sept 2022 |
Sources
- roku.com/en-gb/products/players/roku-streaming-stick
- roku.com/blog/en-gb/players-25-uk
- developer.roku.com/docs/specs/hardware.md
- Roku Streaming Stick 3840EU UK HD retail box, upright voice remote and player: Roku UK exact3840EU-GB product gallery, boxed configuration
- Roku Streaming Stick 3840EU UK HD retail box with angled supplied voice remote and player: Roku UK exact3840EU-GB metadata product photograph; highest-resolution original of three same-shot encodings
