Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Specification and full Review

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Specification and full Review

It's taken time, but owning a 4K HDR TV and the hardware to use it with makes a lot of sense now. There is plenty of ultra-HD and HDR content now available, and owning the right TV is the first step towards a better home viewing experience. Once you have the TV though, there is a bit more to do. If you have a smart TV, chances are you already have access to the content you want. But what if you don't like the smarts in your smart TV, or your TV isn't smart at all.

The easiest way to access high-resolution, high-quality content is through a streaming device, such as the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4Kthat we are reviewing here. Priced at Rs. 5,999, the Fire TV Stick 4K is the newest in Amazon's Fire TV range of products, and the more expensive of the two Fire TV products you can currently buy in India. As the name suggests, this device brings 4K streaming to your TV, but there's a lot more to it as well, which we'll talk about in our review.

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There are few highlight

• • The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is priced at Rs. 5,999
  • You need a 4K HDR TV and fast Internet to make the most of it
  • You also get the new Alexa voice remote with the Fire TV Stick 4K

  • Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K design and specifications

  • The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K isn't large, and is rather plain to look at. This is the point of this device; it's meant to be plugged in at the back of your TV and will be out of sight for most of its working life. The device is plain, black, and somewhat chunky, with an Amazon logo at the top, the HDMI port at the front, and a Micro-USB port for power on the side. Its size might mean that it doesn't easily plug in to some HDMI ports on some TVs, but Amazon has usefully included an HDMI extender in the sales package to overcome this issue.

    Also in the box are a USB Type-A to Micro-USB cable, a wall adapter for power, and the Alexa voice remote to control the Fire TV Stick 4K with. You don't need to use the wall adapter if your TV has a USB port that can provide enough power to the Fire TV Stick 4K. The device has 8GB of internal storage for apps, a quad-core 1.7GHz CPU, and Bluetooth 5.

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    In comparison, the regular Fire TV Stick does not support 4K resolution, HDR and Dolby Atmos, uses Bluetooth 4.1 and has a slightly lower-clocked 1.3GHz CPU. However, the interface and apps are the same on the more affordable device, with the Fire TV Stick 4K only giving you the advantage of streaming 4K and HDR content.
    Bluetooth is used to connect to the remote (since there may not be a line-of-sight between the remote and Fire TV Stick 4K) and also to connect wireless speakers to the streaming device. The device supports video streaming at up to 4K resolution (3840x2160 pixels), as well as popular HDR formats including Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG, and HDR10+.

  • Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K remote

  • The Alexa voice remote is sold on its own for Rs. 1,999, but the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K includes this in the box. The styling of the remote matches that of the Fire TV Stick 4K itself, with the same colour and texture. It's compact, sleek, and well built, with buttons that feel good to press. It's powered by two standard AAA batteries (also included in the sales package).

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    Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Specification and full Review