Streaming Devices / Amazon
Fire TV Stick 4K Select
The cheapest 4K Fire TV stick — but Wi-Fi 5 and no Dolby Vision are the trade.
Overall score 6.1/10
Pros
- + 4K output for under $40 at list, and it is discounted hard and often
- + Snappier in use than the price suggests
- + Same TV-controlling Alexa remote as the pricier sticks
Cons
- − Wi-Fi 5 only — a step down from the 4K Plus and 4K Max, which both have Wi-Fi 6 or better
- − No Dolby Vision
- − Dolby Atmos is passthrough to an external receiver; Amazon's own documentation and hands-on reviews disagree on whether the device decodes Atmos itself
- − Vega OS means no sideloading, and reviewers found gaps including Xbox Game Pass and limited VPN options
- − 1GB of RAM — the first 4K Fire TV to ship with that little
Fire TV Stick 4K Select review: what the specs say
The cheapest 4K Fire TV stick — but Wi-Fi 5 and no Dolby Vision are the trade. At $39.99, Amazon's 2025 model sits among the cheapest we cover — the streaming Devices we compare run from $34.99 to $249. It scores 6.1/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Value at 8.0/10 — features and performance relative to price. The weakest is Smart Home at 5.0/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: Wi-Fi 5 only — a step down from the 4K Plus and 4K Max, which both have Wi-Fi 6 or better; and no Dolby Vision. Every specification on this page comes from Amazon's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Max Resolution | 4K (3840x2160) at 60fps |
| HDR Formats | HDR10, HDR10+, HLG |
| Dolby Vision | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| Processor | MediaTek MT8698 — quad-core Cortex-A55 at 1.7GHz |
| RAM | 1 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | Adapter only (sold separately) |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 + BLE |
| Operating System | Vega OS 1.1 (Linux-based, not Android) |
| Remote | Voice, TV power and volume; no backlight; no remote finder |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac 2x2 MIMO), Bluetooth 5.0 + BLE, HDMI, Ethernet via optional adapter |
| Material | Plastic HDMI stick |
| Warranty | 12 months |
Compare Fire TV Stick 4K Select With
Cheaper Alternative
Fire TV Stick HD (2026) — $34.99
Premium Alternative
Fire TV Stick 4K Plus — $49.99