Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K comes with an actually good remote

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September 30, 2026, 1:43 PM

• •Amazon says the new Fire TV Stick 4K is slimmer and 20% to 40% faster than leading competitors.
• •The redesigned remote replaces the prominent blue Alexa button with a subtler microphone button and adds tactile cues for easier use without looking.
• •A new programmable Favorites button can launch an app or trigger functions such as Closed Captions or Dialog Boost.
• •The stick includes 8GB of storage, a quad-core 1.7 GHz processor, Wi‑Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, and support for HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, VP9, and AV1.
• •The Fire TV Stick 4K costs $59.99, launches at $29.99, and the standalone remote is priced at $14.99 in the U.S.

Amazon has introduced a new Fire TV Stick 4K as part of its fall hardware refresh, highlighting a slimmer design, faster performance, and USB power from a TV. The article emphasizes the redesigned remote as the biggest improvement, with tactile button changes, a relocated microphone button, and a programmable Favorites button meant to make navigation easier in the dark. The stick includes 8GB of storage, a quad-core 1.7 GHz processor, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, and support for major HDR and video formats up to 4K at 60 fps. Amazon is pricing the Fire TV Stick 4K at $59.99 with a $29.99 launch discount, while the remote will also be sold separately for $14.99 and ships in late October.

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