Firestick’s new version of 2024 is called Fire TV Stick HD. The old version of Fire TV sticks to support HD or 1080p video streaming. This is the best small TV stick you can buy from Amazon. This budget TV stick runs on the Android operating system. Therefore, it supports almost all Android TV and Android apps and games. Watch movies, shows, and Live TV with 1080p HDR 10.
You can also install third-party TV app stores like Applinked, FileSynced or Unlinked. Those are the best movies and TV shows app stores available for free. You can use Aptoide TV on your Fire TV to install any play store application too.
Design
One of the smallest TV sticks on the market. You easily carry this device in your pocket like a flash drive. Best portable TV stick if you are traveling. Connect this TV stick to the TV in hotel rooms to get access to all your shows, live TV, Netflix, Prime Videos, etc.
Its rectangular shape makes it easier to connect to HDMI ports on wall-hanged TVs without reaching all the way in. The length of this device is 3.4 inches or 86mm weighing around 1.1 oz or 32 g.
Remote
The new Fire TV Stick has a new TV remote with new buttons. This TV remote has a built-in microphone for Alexa voice. You can control Alexa devices or your TV stick with voice control. No need to shout at the Television say it to the TV remote to use voice controls. There are dedicated buttons for Netflix and Prime videos. Most smart TV remotes do not have separate play, pause, fast forward, or backward buttons. Use the provided play/pause buttons to quickly control video players.
How to set-up
No need to read or watch tutorials to set up this TV stick. Having at least one HDMI port is the only requirement to use this device. Connect the Fire TV stick to an HDMI port of your TV and use the given power adapter to power up the device. Make sure to change the video output to connected HDMI. A simple and easy-to-use Android interface makes it easier to manage all your apps and games.
Specifications
Support up to 1080p with HDR 10+. This will be the best choice for Full HD TVs. Support Dolby encoded audio for a better audio experience. Does not have large storage space and cannot extend storage space. Has only 8GB of storage and most of it is occupied by the operating system and preinstalled apps. 1 GB RAM seems like a low value, but in usage, it doesn’t feel like a slow device at all. Even though this device does not support the latest Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5 also provides a fast internet connection which is more than enough to stream 1080p content.
| Processor: | Quad-core 1.7 GHz |
| Storage: | 8 GB internal |
| External Storage: | N/A |
| RAM: | 1 GB |
| Wi-Fi: | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet: | N/A |