Amazon Fire TV

Amazon Fire TV
Third generation Fire TV Stick with the newer Alexa Voice Remote
DeveloperAmazon
ManufacturerFoxconn
TypeDigital media player, microconsole
Release date
  • USA: April 12, 2014
Introductory priceUS$99[7]
Operating systemOriginal: Fire OS 5 "Bellini"[8]
Current: Fire OS 8
System on a chipQualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T[9]
MediaTek MT8173C (2nd Gen)
CPUQualcomm Krait 300, quad-core up to 1.7 GHz (1st generation)[9]
dual-core ARM Cortex-A72 up to 2 GHz and dual-core ARM Cortex-A53 up to 1.573 GHz (2nd generation)
Memory2 GB LPDDR2 RAM[9]
Storage8 GB internal[9]
Display1080p and 4K[9]
GraphicsQualcomm Adreno 320 (1st Gen), 51.2 GFLOPS[9]
PowerVR GX6250 (2nd Gen), 57.6 GFLOPS[10]
SoundDolby Digital Plus 7.1 surround sound[9]
ConnectivityHDMI, Bluetooth 4.0, Bluetooth 4.1, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), 10/100 Ethernet, Fire game controller[9]
Power5.5 mm DC[9] (6.25 V 2.5 A power adapter[11])
Current firmware6.2.1.2
Dimensions115 × 115 × 17.5 mm (4.53 × 4.53 × 0.69 in)[9]
Mass281 g (9.9 oz)[9]
RelatedAmazon Fire, Amazon Luna
Websiteamazon.com
The former logo of Fire TV.

Amazon Fire TV (stylized as amazon fireTV) is a line of digital media players and microconsoles developed by Amazon since 2014.[12][13][14] The devices are small network appliances that deliver digital audio and video content streamed via the Internet to a connected high-definition television. They also allow users to access local content and to play video games with the included remote control or another game controller, or by using a mobile app remote control on another device.

The device is available in two forms, the first being a set-top box, of which the current model is the Fire TV Cube with embedded Amazon Echo smart speaker (which effectively replaced the original Fire TV box model[15][16]). The other product is a HDMI plug-in stick with, in general, lesser specifications than the contemporaneous boxes;[12] these are offered in the entry-level Fire TV Stick Lite, the standard Fire TV Stick, and the high-end Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick 4K Max (the third of which effectively replaced the third-generation "pendant" Fire TV[17][18][19]).[20] Additionally, Amazon licenses the Fire OS and Fire TV interface to be embedded and built into certain television sets from third parties sold to the public, labeled as Fire TV Edition.[21][22][23][24]

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  11. ^ Amazon Fire TV User Guide
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  21. ^ Lawler, Richard (January 3, 2017). "Amazon Fire TV Edition televisions put its box in the big screen". Engadget. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  22. ^ Low, Cherlynn (May 16, 2017). "The first television with Amazon Fire TV built in is just fine". Engadget. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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