Amazon today announced Fire TV Stick 4K and an all-new Fire TV Remote.
Like the Fire TV Stick HD launched earlier this year, Fire TV Stick 4K has a new slimmer form factor. Fire TV Stick 4K features Direct Power that lets customers power the device using a TV’s USB port with the included cable, which means fewer cables are needed—making it easier to tuck behind a TV or pack for travel.
The Fire TV Stick 4K is built with Amazon’s Vega operating system and comes with Alexa+ and the new Fire TV experience out of the box.
Since releasing the first Fire TV product built on Vega OS last year, Amazon has added over 2,000 more apps, including Spotify, Xbox, VLC, and a range of VPNs. That’s in addition to popular apps customers love to use, like Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, Prime Video, HBO Max, Peacock, Tubi, Pluto, Instagram, and more.
The Fire TV Stick 4K comes with 8 GB internal storage, a quad-core 1.7 GHz processor, and support for Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, and Bluetooth Low Energy. It supports HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, H.265, H.264, VP9, and AV1 video content formats and features 2160p, 1080p, and 720p output resolution up to 60 frames per second.
Inside the design of the new Fire TV Remote
Alongside Fire TV Stick 4K, Amazon is introducing a new Fire TV Remote design. This remote was designed with more tactile controls so it would be easier to hold and navigate key buttons.
The asymmetric shape—a flat top and curved, weighted bottom—was designed to make it quicker and easier to tell which direction to hold it. The home button—pressed over 100 million times per day on average across Fire TV devices—now has its own distinct metal surface, and other buttons on the remote are indented or distinctly shaped to make finding them intuitive by touch alone. Previously only available on Amazon’s more premium remote, the new Fire TV Remote has a customizable star button.
With the redesign, Amazon will also launch the new Fire TV Remote Plus early next year. Featuring distinctive aluminum housing and backlit buttons, Fire TV Remote Plus will replace Alexa Voice Remote Pro.
Fire TV Remote Plus will also come with a built-in Find My Remote feature—just say “Alexa, find my remote” and your remote will play a sound and lead you right to it. The feature works with any compatible Alexa device, the Alexa app, or the Remote Finder button in the Fire TV mobile app.
Pricing and availability
Fire TV Stick 4K is $59.99 and starts shipping today in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and Australia, with additional countries following in late October.
The new Fire TV Remote is available today for preorder as a standalone option for customers who want to upgrade their existing Fire TV device. It will start to ship in late October for $14.99 in the U.S. Fire TV Remote Plus is expected to launch in early 2027.
See the announcement blog for more details:
And the device specifications: