The Amazon All-New Fire TV is a versatile streaming box with excellent Alexa integration and a reasonable price tag, but the design is a head-scratcher.

Tons of content; Leverages Amazon Prime subscription; Excellent Alexa integration

Baffling appearance; Lackluster search; Focus on Amazon content can be overwhelming

“After all of Amazon’s chest beating, The FireTV might feel disappointing in some regards, but it’s still a great little streaming media box with a snappy, intuitive interface and plenty of promise.”

Slick hardware look and feel; Voice recognition works well; Snappy; easily navigable user interface; Great remote; Gaming is better than expected

Voice search is not universal; Apps not pre-installed; App load times are no faster than competition; Game controller feels cheap; Drawn out setup process

The Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite is a new HD streamer for 2020, packing in HDR support and 60fps playback for a competent streaming experience. For its low price, though, you will be sacrificing 4K resolution as well as some TV and volume controls we're loath to give up if we can help it.

HDR support; Good value; 60fps playback;

Persistent ads; Only HD streaming; No volume controls on remote

The most stunning fact about the Amazon Fire TV is probably how much better it is compared to the built-in platforms in most Smart TVs that can cost you several thousand dollars. But the same is true for others media streamers such as Apple TV and the Roku devices.

The Fire TV streaming-media box is an impressive living room debut for Amazon, with standout features like voice search, gaming, and superfast video streaming, but it falls short of being an elite streamer -- at least for now.

The Amazon Fire TV is best way to watch Amazon Instant movies and TV yet, and Prime subscribers can stream thousands of titles for no additional charge; Voice-search feature is cool and works well; The interface is zippy, and Amazon content streams lightning-fast.

The user interface strongly favors Amazon Instant content over other services, and the voice-search feature doesn't comb through Netflix or most other non-Amazon apps; Some major apps are missing, including HBO Go and Spotify.

A great streaming media player, but Amazon is a little heavy-handed

Speedy operation; Voice search; Good performance and build quality

Voice search is not universal; Amazon features strongly prioritised; No bundled HDMI cable; No USB playback

Powerful, flexible and user-friendly, Amazon’s box has staked a spot among the streaming elite

Simple setup and UI; Good AV performance; Compact; tidy design

Voice search limited to Amazon content; Occasional remote lag

Adds UHD HDR playback, but Amazon’s streamer only has a clear advantage over 4K smart TVs when used with an Echo device

Cheap; 4K HDR support; Alexa voice control works well;

Can’t be powered by some TVs; No access to Now TV;

Amazon did the right thing in releasing a super-portable streaming stick. The Fire TV Stick is small enough to take on holiday with you or to lend to a mate, and looks very respectable when stacked up against Google's Chromecast or Roku's Streaming Stick. While it doesn't offer quite as many apps, it's got all the basic, popular streaming services stacked up, with the bonus of a selection of high quality casual games to dip into. The problem really comes with the Fire TV Stick's core audience - people who already pay for Amazon Prime and want to get the most from it. Given that you're paying £79 or $99 a year for the service, saving a little on a cut-down streaming device doesn't add up. The standard Fire TV box comes with a revolutionary voice control remote, beautifully smooth video and pretty fast gaming - the Fire TV Stick really only has its price and size going for it. The Fire TV Stick is a solid performer at a very cheap price, then, but if you're a streaming veteran there's probably not enough reason to up sticks and switch to this. READ MORE: The Best Connected Home Gadgets in the World right now

Cheap, well made and easy to use; Good audio and video quality; Fun one-button casual gaming; Great deal for Prime members;

Slower than its big brother; No voice search; Fewer apps than rivals;

The Amazon Fire TV Stick (2020) is the latest refresh of the standard Fire TV streaming stick, adding a host of new improvements such as HDR, a 60fps frame rate, and compatibility with Dolby Atmos audio. There's now a cheaper iteration in the Fire TV Stick Lite, but you'll want this step-up model for a remote with fully-fledged volume and AV controls.

60fps and HDR; Dolby Atmos audio; Volume controls;

Lite model is cheaper; Persistent ads; Only HD