The only way to definitively tell them apart is to power them on and check their settings. Both devices have “Model No: S3L46N” written on the side opposite the Amazon arrow logo. That’s because the hardware for both is identical. The 1st-gen Fire TV Stick Lite and 3rd-gen Fire TV Stick are completely indistinguishable from one another. Model Number: S3L46N (Printed on the back) Unique Characteristic: Only Fire TV Sticks that are 3.75 inches (95.3 mm) long, including the HDMI connector, AND have the arrow Amazon logo without the “Amazon” text. Image: Alexa Voice Remote Lite, 2020 Fire TV Stick Lite / Fire TV Stick 3, Alexa Voice Remote 1st-Gen Fire TV Stick Lite & 3rd-Gen Fire TV Stick The Basic Edition hardware is identical to the 2nd-Gen Fire TV Stick. Amazon also released the 2nd-Gen Fire TV Stick outside of the US as the Fire TV Stick Basic Edition.

If it’s 3.75 inches (95.3 mm) long and has the “Amazon” text logo, then it’s a 2nd-gen Fire TV Stick. If the tiny text is too hard to read, you can measure the longest side (including the metal HDMI connector).

LY73PR” if it is a 2nd-gen Fire TV Stick.

On the side opposite the Amazon logo is a lot of text written in glossy black. Model Number: LY73PR (Printed on the back) The size alone is not unique to this model. Unique Characteristic: Only Fire TV Stick that is 3.75 inches (95.3 mm) long, including the HDMI connector, AND has the text “Amazon” logo. Image: 2nd-generation Amazon Fire TV Stick (2016) If it’s 3.3 inches (84.9 mm) long, then it’s a 1st-gen Fire TV Stick. W87CUN” if it is a 1st-gen Fire TV Stick.

The 1st-gen Fire TV Stick is physically the smallest model. Model Number: W87CUN (Printed on the back) Unique Characteristic: Only Fire TV Stick that is 3.3 inches (84.9 mm) long, including the HDMI connector. Image: 1st-generation Amazon Fire TV Stick (2014) 2.1 Fire TV Sticksġst-generation Fire TV Stick 4K (2018) 1st-Gen Fire TV Stick If your Fire TV is turned off and you don’t want to power it on to use the Informer app to identify your device, scroll to the section below that describes the shape of your device to determine which model you have.

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