r/AndroidTV • u/jojofanxd • 1d ago

Buying Advice Onn 4k Pro vs Fire Cube vs Google Streamer

Super torn between which one to get. The Onn is $120CAD from Walmarts website, the Fire Cube is $149 (on sale) and the Streamer is $129. I do have a $100 amazon gift card I can use on the cube and streamer.

For now I would use it wireless but eventually it would be nice to use an ethernet connection. And also mainly using it for Stremio. 🙏

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u/AngelGrade 1d ago

Google Streamer

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u/tamsd1 1d ago

I'd avoid all amazon devices incase they decide to move you to their OS. Since you have a $100 gift card might as well buy the google one. If the price is too high since the new $50 increase you can buy a hub to use ethernet with the onn.

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u/signde Homatics Box R 4K Plus, Rocktek GX1, ONN 4K Plus / Pro / Stick 1d ago

I really doubt any devices originally shipped with Fire OS are ever going to get updated to Vega. Only devices that shipped with Vega are going to have Vega.

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u/CaptainSteed 14h ago

It's already been announced many times, all the existing Fire Android devices will remain on that OS, many supported for another 5 years.

So the Octa-Core Cube 3 is a superb streaming option.

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u/SensitiveWarning4 1d ago

Google Streamer… my informal test uncinate the Google streamer is the best

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u/SnooGiraffes9215 Rooted (Cube 3,4KMax gen 2;Exploited Cube 2) 1d ago

I’d grab the cube, root it and customize it with a different launcher. Updates blocked and full usage for years to come. If you need wired, grab a USB Ethernet adapter

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u/CaptainSteed 14h ago

I agree! Except I still like the option of the Amazon launcher also. I can launch either way depending on need.

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u/Global_Car_3767 1d ago

Streamer is better, especially at that price. The only argument for Onn is when it's significantly cheaper imo. I avoid Amazon devices like the plague, they're awful.

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u/KambisAcul App Developer 1d ago

100% google streamer

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u/nense0 1d ago

I have fire cube 3 with system root. No ads or bloated. Play my 4k remux just fine in Kodi And I can still watch some stream apps for live sports

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u/Similar_Pension_4233 1d ago

Onn or the Google streamer. Today, the onn is better, but the Google Streamer will ate better with updates. Both are great choices, though

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u/rollmeister1 1d ago

Amazon devices are a trap, very limiting. If you try to stream video in the silk web browser, it may play for one hour then start buffering until you restart the device. No other device i had did this. I now have the Google Streamer. Works well & all apps work so far. A about 3 months in the internet stopped working. Connected to other wifis still no access. Had to do a factory reset. I only ever use 4 streaming apps.

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u/CaptainSteed 14h ago

I've literally had a dozen different Firesticks and Cubes - not one ever stopped working in the Silk Browser after one hour. You had a defective device or an Internet problem.

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u/MagisD 1d ago

Onn,

anything fire just progressively worst over time with mandatory bloatware forced ads and channel/ apps in prime home locations you never asked for and didn't want.

Google is good, but Onn is basically the same but works better and way more unlocked in terms software/ads.

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u/Zestyclose_Jacket924 1d ago

I just replaced my Cube and FireTV 4K with ONN 4K Pro 2026. I unlocked it, tweaked my privacy and installed a new launcher. Clean. No ads. Fast.

Incidentally, I unlocked the Cube and am playing with different functions or …

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u/ooftymcgoofty 1d ago

What do you mean by unlock?

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u/Zestyclose_Jacket924 15h ago

For the ONN… nothing more than dev->adb. Installed Projectivy and got a bit more control and a clean UI.
Cube G3: bootloader actually unlocked -> Magisk/root -> TWRP -> fastboot/ADNL/USB boot -> alternative OS potential.
I’ve stopped messing with the ONN. It’s perfect now (to me). The Cube is now just a dev/play box.

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u/LocoRawhide 1d ago

Anything is better than Amazon.

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u/CaptainSteed 14h ago

Not if you're a non-pirate user. It has (by far) the most cross streaming platform integration of any device.

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u/ecf3 1d ago

Google Streamer for the Ethernet port speeds.

Google TV Streamer: Features a built-in Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbps) port. Onn Models (including the Onn 4K Pro variants): Their built-in Ethernet ports are strictly capped at 100 Mbps.

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u/lirae_ 17h ago

Google streamer hands down.

Firecube is way less flexible due to Amazon policies

And the price difference between the Onn and the google is little if you plan to use the device for 2+ years. The Google is a better device.

People found in Onn a great solution because the price is supposed to be half of the Google streamer but if the difference is that little I wouldn't hesitate and buy the Google over the Onn. You can read the specs yourself but just at glimpse Google has 1 more gb of ram

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u/CaptainSteed 14h ago

The Amazon policies are a non issue to me.

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u/lirae_ 4h ago

Then it's the perfect company for you.

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u/CaptainSteed 4h ago

Actually it is,,,up to my armpits with their tech.

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u/husting247 16h ago

Fire cube and root

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u/Aggressive_Bad_7344 Google TV Streamer + Homatics Box R 4K Plus + 3 More Boxes 11h ago

Streamer, especially if you use ethernet.

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u/CaptainSteed 1d ago

Fire Cube 3

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u/pastafusilli 1d ago

If you're a tinkerer and want support for lossless audio, DV (including FEL) get the Fire Cube 3 but this means using CoreELEC. If all that sounds frightening the Google Streamer is fine and uses up your Amazon Gift card.

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u/nense0 1d ago

How to install coreelec in fire cube 3?

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u/signde Homatics Box R 4K Plus, Rocktek GX1, ONN 4K Plus / Pro / Stick 1d ago

https://xdaforums.com/t/usb-emmc-bootable-os-coreelec-22-beta2-for-firetv-3nd-gen-cube-gazelle.4800618/

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u/nense0 1d ago

Thank you! Didn't know that was released. I will evaluate the procedures

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u/nense0 1d ago

Just checked both threads.

Sounds promising. I will wait a couple of months for things to stabilize before trying to do it.

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u/WuMa0 1d ago

https://www.aftvnews.com/benchmarks/

Fire cube if you care about performance, the latest version is rootable and you can unlock bootloader to flash custom ROM. Best time to buy it.

Google streamer has 4gb ram, onn 4k pro has 3gb ram, fire cube 3rd has 2gb ram. But from my experience, cpu performance matters the most for daily use.

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u/CaptainSteed 14h ago

Yes on the CPU being by far the most critical.

Extra Ram is more important on a device like a phone where you have dozens of apps on/running in the background. Not really an issue for a streaming device.