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The batteries are replaceable.","remote_dimensions_mm":"Remote technical details: Size 38 x 142 x 16 mm. Width across the buttons 38 mm, length along the buttons 142 mm, thickness 16 mm.","remote_weight_g":"Remote technical details: Weight 43.4 g without batteries.","voice_assistants":"Voice support row names Alexa through the remote or the Fire TV app.","mobile_remote_platforms":"Voice support row names the free Fire TV app for Fire OS, Android and iOS. Fire OS is stored as other because there is no Fire OS option.","accessibility_features":"Accessibility features row names VoiceView, Screen magnifier, Text Banner, closed captions and Audio Description. Captions and descriptions are not available for all content.","smart_home_platforms":"Product page says Fire TV gets new Alexa skills and can show camera feeds from compatible smart home devices. This does not prove a Matter controller or Thread border router.","dimensions_mm":"Size row: 3.4 x 1.2 x 0.5 in (86 x 30 x 13 mm). Amazon does not say whether the fixed HDMI plug is included. Tom's Guide labels the same size of the near-identical Lite stick as housing. Stored depth is therefore the housing length without the plug.","weight_g":"Technical details row Weight: 1.1 oz (32.0 g). Device only, without remote, cable or adapter.","in_the_box":"Technical details row Included in the box: Fire TV Stick (3rd Gen), Alexa Voice Remote (3rd Gen), power cable and power adapter, HDMI extender, 2 AAA batteries and Quick Start Guide.","hdmi_cable_included":"The box holds an HDMI extender with a male and a female end. It is not a full male-to-male television cable. The fixed HDMI plug of the stick is not counted. This follows the interpretation used for the other Fire TV sticks in this catalog.","game_services":"Product page Games on Fire TV names Amazon Luna and the Appstore. A Luna subscription or Prime membership applies."}},{"url":"https://d1ergij2b6wmg5.cloudfront.net/Amazon+Fire+TV+User+Guides/Fire+TV+Stick+Device+Documentation/22-002693-01_FireTVStick_Gen3_Online_QSG_US.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["manual_url","remote_microphone","power_supply"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Official US quick start guide linked from the exact Amazon product page. It is an image-only PDF, so the single page was rendered and read.","remote_microphone":"Page 1 labels the remote Microphone and the Voice button.","power_supply":"Page 1 shows the supplied USB cable from the stick micro USB socket to the power adapter and a wall outlet."}},{"url":"https://digprjsurvey.amazon.com/csad/help/node/G201640900","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["expandable_storage","game_controller_support","app_store"],"notes":{"expandable_storage":"Amazon help table Which Fire TV Device Do I Have, entry Fire TV Stick (3rd Generation): 8 GB storage, 1 GB memory and the line No external storage. AndroidPCtv also found it not expandable.","game_controller_support":"Same entry, Compatible Bluetooth Devices: Bluetooth game controllers. No controller models are named.","app_store":"Same entry, Common features: Apps and games from the Amazon Appstore."}},{"url":"https://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-device-buyers-guide/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["release_date","status"],"notes":{"release_date":"Buyer's guide lists Fire TV Stick 3 (old remote) as released September 30, 2020 and the new-remote re-issue on March 23, 2021. Tom's Guide of September 25, 2020 and AndroidPCtv of October 8, 2020 both show it on sale in the US.","status":"Buyer's guide (last updated October 18, 2024) lists Fire TV Stick 3 as a past model and the Fire TV Stick HD of October 17, 2024 as the current entry model."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/news/amazon-fire-tv-stick-lite-price-release-date-features-and-more","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["dimensions_mm","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"dimensions_mm":"Review of the near-identical Fire TV Stick Lite lists size 3.4 x 1.1 x 0.5 inches (housing) and calls the Lite and the Fire TV Stick near clones inside. Used only to read the Amazon size as the housing length.","launch_price_usd":"Article of September 25, 2020 says the Fire TV Stick Lite costs $29.99 and the Fire TV Stick (2020) costs $10 more. AndroidPCtv states $39.99 on Amazon.com on October 8, 2020. 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No other source contradicts it.","launch_price_usd":"Review of October 8, 2020 says the Fire TV Stick with the remote that has TV control keys is available at Amazon.com for $39.99."}},{"url":"https://androidpctv.com/comparative-mediatek-mt8695/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["soc","cpu"],"notes":{"soc":"The review of the 2020 stick names the SoC as MediaTek MT8695 quad core. The Amazon table writes MT8695D. The MediaTek maker name comes from this review.","cpu":"The MediaTek MT8695 has four ARM Cortex-A53 cores. The MT8695D in this stick is the same family, and the 2020 review also names Cortex-A53 cores. Amazon does not name the core type."}}],"fields_filled":64,"updated":"2026-10-10"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}