Back in 2019, Amazon announced a Fire TV Cube in the USA. After a long delay, it has finally brought the flagship streaming box to India.

Amazon Fire TV Cube India Price, Availability

The Amazon Fire TV Cube is priced at ₹12,999 in India. This is the 2nd-gen Fire TV Cube (2019) that’s already retailing in the US for $119.99.

Users can purchase the Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen) in Amazon India from Today, i.e, April 21. The streaming box will also be available on other platforms like select Croma and Reliance Digital outlets in the country.

Introductory offers include a free AmazonBasics HDMI cable. This streaming box goes head to head with Apple TV 4K 2021 and offers better Alexa integration with hands-free access, connectivity features in addition to 4K streaming.

Amazon Fire TV Cube Specifications and Features

The Amazon Fire TV Cube measures 86.1 mm x 86.1 mm x 76.9 mm and weighs about 465 grams. The streaming box has a single Black Color option. The streaming box has I/O like HDMI, Power, Infrared, and micro-USB ports.

Under the hood, the Fire TV Cube is powered by an Amlogic S922X Hexa-core processor clocked up to 2.2GHz. This is paired with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. This is said to offer the best-ever Fire TV experience with video content maxing out at 4K Ultra HD resolution at 60 fps.

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The Fire TV Cuber also supports HDR formats like Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HLG, and HDR10. That’s not all as the streaming box also has an in-built 1.6-inch speaker(40mm) that supports Dolby Atmos, 7.1 surround sound, and HDMI audio pass-through up to 5.1 surround sound.

Other features include Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi ac, 8x omnidirectional microphones, Remote with Hotkeys for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Amazon Music, and ability to control IR devices like TV, soundbars, etc.

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While select Android TV devices are waiting to get a new user interface (UI) via Google TV, Amazon is already rolling out a new user interface to its Fire TV devices.

The new user interface, which is more personalized, was announced in September and began rolling out in December 2020 to some of its streaming devices (Fire TV Stick Lite and 3rd Gen Fire TV Stick) but will just be arriving for the Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Cube next month.

Some of the changes that the new UI brings include a profile selection screen. This is a feature that Android TV users have been demanding for years. Fire TV users will be able to create up to six different profiles, four of which can be kids’ profiles.

Another feature is the addition of a Find tab that opens up a card-based interface for categories and genres. By clicking on a genre, content related to that genre from multiple sources is presented to the user. This is not only faster but better than having to go through individual apps to find what to watch. The Find Tab sits inside the Nav Bar at the top which has other tabs such as Library, Home, and Live, as well as your favorite apps.

Alexa is still an essential part of the experience and using it (voice) to find shows is faster than having to manually search for a show or movie. Of course, you can still use it to control compatible devices too.

There is no specific date for when the update will arrive on these two devices but if you own either of them, you should get a notification once the update lands on your device. The source also adds that the new user interface will be made available for TVs running Fire TV OS and older streaming devices in the coming months.

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