Product Comparison: Roku 1 vs Amazon Fire TV Stick

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Roku 1 Streaming Media Player (2710R)

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Amazon Fire TV Stick

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General Specifications

Brand

Roku

Amazon

Model

Fire TV Stick

About the Product

The Roku 1 is the best basic player money can buy. Enjoy stunning video at up to 1080p HD* . Roku 1 comes standard with composite cables just in case your TV doesn't have HDMI. Enjoy more than 2,000 streaming channels, offering access to 250,000+ movies and TV episodes, plus, music, sports, international programming, kids programming and more*. Search the widest selection of channels by title, actor, or director. Follow new movies you want to watch, and receive automatic updates when they are ready to stream. *Some channels require payment. Channel availability can change and varies by country. Availability of 1080p HD video limited by channel provider and speed of broadband connection.

Enjoy smart access to videos, games and apps with this Amazon Fire TV stick. Its Alexa voice remote lets you deliver hands-free commands when you want to watch television or engage with other applications. With a quad-core processor, 1GB internal memory and 8GB of storage, this portable Amazon Fire TV stick works fast for buffer-free streaming.

Origin

China

Key Specs

Max Resolution

1080 p

CPU Cores

CPU Speed

1 GHz

Max Resolution

Roku 1

Amazon Fire TV Stick

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Amazon Fire TV Stick

As an owner of multiple devices of this type, I am extremely impressed with the Amazon Fire Tv Stick In a comparison to similar devices in core(s) and RAM, the Amazon Fire Tv Stick performs extremely well.
This is great, for $40.00 you are getting a dual core processor and 1 GB of RAM. Those are great specs for a device in this price range.
Fast responsive device, I have yet to have a freeze up. Easy to set up, takes literally minutes
The Amazon TV stick tends to buffer a lot while streaming through Kodi. that can probably be due to its Dual core ARM Cortex A9 CPU that runs up to 1GHz and it's 1GB of RAM.
With its dual-core processor and 8GB of storage, I have yet to experience any lag or connectivity issues. One minor con is that I had to connect an Amazon account with a linked credit/debit card before I could download any FREE apps but other than that, this product is amazing.

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

1.2 in.

0.5 in.

Width

3.7 in.

1 in.

Depth

3.7 in.

3.3 in.

Weight

0.22 oz.

0.05 oz.

Roku 1

Amazon Fire TV Stick

Roku 1

Amazon Fire TV Stick

Roku 1

Amazon Fire TV Stick

Roku 1

Amazon Fire TV Stick

Hardware

Interfaces

HDMI output, Composite Video/Audio output

HDMI output, Micro USB for power only

Processor & GPU

Broadcom Capri 28155, 2xARM A9 / VideoCore 4

RAM

1 GB

Storage

8 GB

What customers say about "Hardware"

Amazon Fire TV Stick

More ram/memory than the competition(keeps things running smooth)
It does come with Cloud Storage for photo's and you can view them on your tv screen.
It has a very limited amount of good games. Do to the ram size. And the apps like YouTube are the same as the one on Xbox and it doesn't support 60fps video. Very little storage.
Ram seems limited for when running heavy apps Iike video games or apps with lots of video previews.
If I have one complaint its the lack of RAM, and non expandable storage.
It seem's to me either it doesn't have enough ram or the processor isn't fast enough for the HDTV shows.

Software

Operating System

Roku OS

Android-based Fire OS

Compatibility With Other OS

iOS 7.0 and higher, Android 2.3 and higher

Included Apps

Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube, Hulu, Pandora, Roku, Rdio, TED

Amazon Prime, HBO GO, X-Ray, Showtime ESPN

What customers say about "Software"

Amazon Fire TV Stick

Speaking of Android, the OS on Fire TV devices is, of course, a heavily modified version of Android, but it is still Android at its core. This a major benefit over Roku and Chromecast
All of my subscription services such as Netflix Hulu HBO Go, showtime anytime etc are all comparable and are at my fingertips
I loved the convenience of having all the apps in one place so i can conveniently switch from amazon prime videos, to hulu, to HBO go, to showtime, etc.
Fire OS is very unstable, really needs monthly updates to improve reliability.

Features

Form Factor

Desktop

Smart-stick

Additional Modes

Console

Gaming

Supported Formats

H.264/AVC, MP3, AAC, WMA, JPG, MP4, MKV

H.264/AVC, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WMA, AC3/EAC3, JPG, PNG, Vorbis, PCM/Wave

Wireless Standart

IEEE 802.11b/g/n

Wi-Fi (Dual-Band 802.11a MIMO), Bluetooth 3.0 (HID, SPP)

Remote

Standard Remote

Extras

More channels, One-touch access to favorite streaming apps

What customers say about "Features"

Amazon Fire TV Stick

I love the formats and how easy it is to watch so many different streaming services and apps.
The remote is slim, easy to operate, and provides good button feedback.
The Player is unable to play common formats like AVI or MKV
No voice search without the additional remote(or phone app), but i really never used it
The remote given to you is so small easy to lose and not very durable.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications