Product Comparison: Amazon Fire TV vs Roku Premiere

Advertiser Disclosure

This site is a free online resource that strives to offer helpful content and comparison features to its visitors. Please be advised that the operator of this site accepts advertising compensation from certain companies that appear on the site, and such compensation impacts the location and order in which the companies (and/or their products) are presented, and in some cases may also impact the scoring that is assigned to them. The scoring that appears on this site is determined by the site operator in its sole discretion, and should NOT be relied upon for accuracy purposes. In fact, Company/product listings on this page DO NOT imply endorsement by the site operator. Except as expressly set forth in our Terms of Use, all representations and warranties regarding the information presented on this page are disclaimed. The information which appears on this site is subject to change at any time. More info

Amazon Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD

Check Price

Best Pick

Roku Premiere 4K UHD Streaming Media Player

Check Price

General Specifications

Brand

Amazon

Roku

Model

Fire TV

Premiere

Origin

China

About the Product

Amazon Fire TV connects your HDTV to a world of online entertainment, letting you stream over 500,000 movies and TV shows in 4K Ultra HD, 1080p, or 720p. Use the included Alexa Voice Remote to easily find the content you love with universal search across more than 190 channels and apps, or discover something new with personal recommendations right on the home screen.

Roku Premiere delivers brilliant picture quality to your 4K UHD or 1080p HD TV with crisp, life-like images that practically jump off the screen. Get the visual rush of 4K Ultra HD streaming when using a compatible 4K TV and content. The Roku 4K Spotlight channel helps to find 4K content. Check with the channel provider for bandwidth requirements.

Key Specs

Max Resolution

2160 p

CPU Cores

CPU Speed

2 GHz

Max Resolution
CPU Cores

Amazon Fire TV

Roku Premiere

Amazon Fire TV

Roku Premiere

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

0.7 in.

0.85 in.

Width

4.5 in.

Depth

4.5 in.

Weight

0.6 oz.

0.5 oz.

Amazon Fire TV

Roku Premiere

Amazon Fire TV

Roku Premiere

Amazon Fire TV

Roku Premiere

Amazon Fire TV

Roku Premiere

Hardware

Processor & GPU

MediaTek Quad-core: 2x2.0 GHz + 2x1.6 GHz / Power VR GX6250

RAM

2 GB

Storage

8 GB

Interfaces

HDMI output, LAN, USB, microSD card, DC Jack

HDMI output

What customers say about "Hardware"

Amazon Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD

Glad to have a way to access tons of content via my TV and not a computer. 2 GBs of RAM makes it very snappy.
Simply the best. All great content, with Ethernet and USB port, micro SD card slot and 2GB of RAM.
Extra ports usb, micro sd, ethernet
Love it. I wish it had 3G ram than 2 but it still works great
The unit comes with 8GB standard, which isn't much

Software

Operating System

Android-based Fire OS

Roku OS

Compatibility With Other OS

iOS 7.0 and higher, Android 2.3 and higher

Included Apps

Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, HBO GO, Hulu Plus, Showtime ESPN, X-Ray

Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube, Hulu, Roku, Spotify, ABC News, Google Play Store, TED

What customers say about "Software"

Amazon Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD

Alexa is a great addition. The ability to sideload Android apps like Kodi is the best. Even better if you are an Amazon Prime member. Enjoy
The user interface and OS is simple, straight forward and easy to use.
It works great with Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, and Netflix.
Lots of apps to watch including Netflix and Slingbox. I used this in Israel to watch my TV back home.
The new OS of fire TV is MUCH slower than the original OS. This new edition comes with it and the first edition has now been upgraded to it as well. I'm constantly restarting due to lagging and freezing, which I never ever had to do with the original software.

Features

Form Factor

Desktop

Additional Modes

Console

Supported Formats

H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, AAC, MP3, WMA, AC3/EAC3, JPG, Dolby Atmos, PNG, FLAC, DTS, Vorbis, GIF, BMP, PCM/Wave

H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, AAC, MP3, WMA, AC3/EAC3, DTS, GIF, PNG

Wireless Standart

Bluetooth (V.4.0 Low Power, Full Speed), Wi-Fi Dual-band (802.11a/b/g/n/ac)

802.11ac MIMO dual-band

Remote

Amazon Fire TV Voice Remote, Alexa Voice Remote

Roku standard remote

Extras

Alexa Voice

More channels

What customers say about "Features"

Amazon Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD

When it comes play back from a local file (DLNA, USB), it has literally no competition. It supports a wide range of A/V codec and containers (MPEG2/4, MKV, H264, DivX, True HD, HDMA, etc.) No other device comes even close
Another cool thing is that it can connect to bluetooth items.
I'm very impressed with how good the WiFi reception and speed is.
Simple remote (and a free app so you can turn your cell or tablet into a remote).
The Fire TV does NOT support NTFS disk partitioning! Therefore, you have to reformat any external hard drive as FAT32. After formatting to FAT32, BIG SURPRISE - you can NOT write to the hard drive!
The remotes seem overly delicate. My first remote unregistered itself and ceased to function within six hours of first use. My second remote (Amazon replaced for free) did the same thing, though I am fortunate in that it began working again.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)