Amazon conscionable unveiled a slimmer and faster Fire TV Stick 4K (2026) and a caller Fire TV Remote. The instrumentality is 20%-40% faster than likewise priced 4K sticks from different brands, says Amazon. The pricing is $60, by the way, but you tin person it for fractional that – spot below.
The caller Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2026) is powered by a quad-core 1.7GHz processor with 8GB of interior storage. It supports Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 and LE. It tin decode up to 4K video astatine 60fps with the H.264, H.265, VP9 and AV1 codecs. It besides supports respective HDR formats: HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG. Notably, there’s nary Dolby Vision – if you request that, you’ll person to get the Fire TV Stick 4K Max. The Max besides has Wi-Fi 6E.
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2026)
Here’s different crushed wherefore you whitethorn privation the Max – that 1 inactive runs the Android-based Fire OS. The caller Stick 4K uses the caller Vega OS instead. Amazon says that app enactment is improving and implicit 2,000 apps person been added successful the past year.
This includes the essentials – video streaming apps similar Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, Prime Video and HBO Max and adjacent little fashionable ones similar Peacock, Tubi and Pluto. You tin adjacent scroll done Instagram connected your TV, truthful that you tin instrumentality a interruption from scrolling done Instagram connected your phone.
The caller Fire TV Stick 4K comes with the caller distant and runs Vega OS
Jokes aside, Vega OS besides supports section video players similar VLC, euphony streaming apps similar Spotify and gaming services similar Xbox. You tin adjacent link it to VPNs for definite uses that Amazon doesn’t spell retired (but you cognize what they are for).
Amazon created the pursuing demo to amusement disconnected however accelerated the caller Fire TV Stick 4K (2026) is compared to akin 4K sticks and to astute TVs’ autochthonal app capabilities:
Anyway, the caller instrumentality adopts the slimmer signifier origin of the Fire TV Stick HD from earlier this year. It tin beryllium powered straight from the TV if you plug successful the cablegram into 1 of its USB ports (Amazon calls this Direct Power). This saves the hassle of uncovering an bare outlet for a powerfulness adapter down the TV.
A examination betwixt Amazon Fire TV streamers
The institution besides unveiled the caller Amazon Fire TV Remote, which volition vessel with the caller Stick 4K. You tin besides bargain it separately for $15 – it works with each Fire TV streaming devices dating backmost to 2019 arsenic good arsenic each Amazon Ember TVs.
The distant has a level apical and a weighted and rounded bottommost for easier handling. The Home fastener present has a chiseled metallic aboveground that makes it easier to find by touch.
Amazon besides brought a premium diagnostic to this distant – the Star button, which tin beryllium assigned to your favourite app. Alternatively, you tin acceptable it to activate a commonly utilized diagnostic similar enabling closed captioning oregon the Screen Magnifier.
The caller Amazon Fire TV Remote
The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2026) is disposable present connected Amazon US, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Australia. It volition motorboat successful caller markets adjacent month. As noted above, it usually costs $60, but you tin get it for $30 during Prime Big Deal Days.
The caller Amazon Fire TV Remote volition beryllium disposable connected Amazon US for $15. It volition vessel successful precocious October. Note that Amazon besides plans to merchandise a Fire TV Remote Plus with a premium aluminum assemblage and backlit keys adjacent year.
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