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Amazon launches Fire TV Stick 4K for $59.99

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Amazon launches the Fire TV Stick 4K in the United States and 11 other countries.
The stick costs $59.99, dropping to $29.99 during Prime Big Deal Days on Oct 6-7.
The new device replaces the Fire TV Stick 4K Select and 4K Plus models.
The stick runs Vega OS and includes a quad-core 1.7 GHz CPU with 8 GB storage.
It supports Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, HDR10+, HDR10 and AV1, but not Dolby Vision.

History

Historical Context

In 2014, Amazon introduced the first-generation Fire TV, a streaming set-top box priced at $199 that sparked a new hardware market. The device sold over 4 million units in its first year, outpacing Roku’s 2013 streaming stick which moved 2 million units. Today’s Fire TV Stick 4K, priced $59.99 and discounted to $29.99 during Prime Big Deal Days, mirrors Amazon’s strategy of aggressive pricing and rapid model turnover. This pattern pressures competitors like Google’s Chromecast, Apple TV, and Samsung’s Smart TVs to continuously upgrade specs such as Wi-Fi 6 and HDR support.

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Story summary

Amazon launches the Fire TV Stick 4K in the United States and 11 other countries.
The stick costs $59.99, dropping to $29.99 during Prime Big Deal Days on Oct 6-7.
The new device replaces the Fire TV Stick 4K Select and 4K Plus models.
The stick runs Vega OS and includes a quad-core 1.7 GHz CPU with 8 GB storage.
It supports Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, HDR10+, HDR10 and AV1, but not Dolby Vision.

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