Amazon wants to make streaming your favourite movies and TV shows easier with the redesigned Fire TV Stick HD. Slimmer, faster, and dropping the external power requirement, it seems to be the true embodiment of plug-and-play.
At $79, it’s cheaper than Amazon’s low-priced $89 4K model from last year, but the new HD (1080p) version does several things better. One is its use of the faster Wi-Fi 6 technology (compared to Wi-Fi 5 in the Select), in addition to the more recent Bluetooth 5.3 standard for connecting headphones and game controllers.
The 2026 Fire TV Stick HD is also smaller than any other Amazon streaming device. According to the company, it’s “about 30 per cent narrower” than the previous model. On top of that, it’s claimed that the latest HD streaming stick is upwards of 30 per cent faster, turning on quicker and navigating between apps more smoothly.
Perhaps the biggest upgrade in terms of convenience is that this new model doesn’t need an external power adapter. Instead, the device plugs into a TV’s HDMI port, as it always has, and then it draws enough power by plugging a cable into a TV’s USB port.
Amazon says the Fire TV Stick HD can still run off a wall adapter, but the option of TV USB power makes it a more versatile streaming device when travelling. When all you need is the stick and the included USB cable, it’d be easy to bring it to a friend or a relative’s house, or to a hotel room, so you can keep watching your shows away from home.
Available to pre-order now from Amazon, the Fire TV Stick HD officially launches in Australia on 29 April. In the months after release, Amazon will release an accessibility update to add an ‘Adaptive Display’ setting that scales up text and menu items for easier readability.
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