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Fire TV Stick Lite
The included Alexa Voice Remote Lite remote comes with Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and Hulu app buttons, a guide button for channel and program listings to see all your live TV apps. You also get an Alexa button for “push to talk” TV voice control. However, the remote does not have TV controls and can not control power and volume on your TV, soundbar, or receiver like the rest of the other Fire TV Stick remotes.
Fire TV Stick
The Fire TV Stick is an upgrade to the Fire TV Stick Lite. For just $39, you get quite more features with this streaming stick. The major difference between this Fire TV Stick and the Lite version is the support for Dolby Atmos audio. You also can control the TV’s volume and power on/off with the included remote. This device supports 1080p Full HD(1920×1080) resolution, comes with 8GB of storage, 1GB of RAM, 1.7GHz Quad-core processor and Dolby Atmos audio. This device supports WiFi 5 (802.11 ac) for fast internet connections as well as Bluetooth 5.0 for connecting to your speakers, headphones, game consoles etc. This model however, doesn’t support 4K Ultra and HDR streaming.
Fire TV Stick 4K
Fire TV Stick 4K Max
The Fire TV Stick 4K Max is the most powerful streaming player in the Fire TV Stick series. It mirrors the Fire TV Stick 4k but adds WiFi 6 the latest and fastest WiFi standard up from WiFi 5 on the other devices. This device also supports Live view Picture-in-picture, so you can view your smart security camera’s live feed on the TV while binge watching your favorite TV series. It’s also powered by a slightly powerful Quad-core CPU 1.8GHz, GPU 750MHz processor. WiFi 6 brings faster wireless speeds(upto 9.6 Gbps), less latency by handling large amounts of network traffic more efficiently and sports better power management. However, you’ll also need a compatible WiFi 6 router to take full advantage of the benefits of this standard. You also get hardware accelerated AV1 codec support with this Fire Stick. If you’re an avid gamer, then you should definitely go with the Fire TV Stick 4K Max. This stick supports HDMI 2.1 which is specifically tuned to support fast-paced gaming. This standard supports faster bandwidth upto 48Gbps, higher refresh rate upto 120 FPS, dynamic HDR and Variable Refresh Rate(VVR) which reduces lag and stutter among other features. So whether you are going for fast 4K UHD streaming over fast wireless WiFi network or are an avid gamer, the Fire TV Stick Max seems to be the better choice. For $54.99 $39.99, it blows everything else out of the water. In conclusion, get the Fire TV Stick Lite if you’re working on budget, the Fire TV Stick for Full HD streaming with a remote that also controls your TV, the Fire TV Stick 4K for the most affordable 4K HDR content streaming and the Fire TV Stick 4K Max for the fastest WiFi and gaming experience.
