Roku Ultra vs Streaming Stick+ : Specs and Price Comparison

Are you planning to invest on streaming device and deciding between Roku Ultra vs Streaming Stick+? In this post, we’ll go through the differences and hopefully help you to decide on whether to for Roku Ultra or Streaming Stick+.

Specification

Feature	Roku Streaming Stick+	Roku Ultra
Processor	Quad-Core	Quad-Core
Wifi Technology	802.11ac dual-band	802.11ac dual-band
MIMO Wireless	Yes	Yes
Ethernet Port	No	Yes
Bluetooth Streaming	No	Yes
Video: 1080 HD	Yes	Yes
Video: 4K	Yes	Yes
HDR Support	Yes	Yes
Dolby Vision	No	Yes
MicroSD Port	No	No
USB Port	No	Yes
Long-range wireless	Yes	Yes
Fast Channel Launch	No	Yes
Volume Leveling	Yes	Yes
Night Mode	Yes	Yes
Dolby Atmos	No	Yes
Dolby Audio & DTS pass through HDMI	Yes	Yes
Voice Remote	Yes	Yes
Headphone Jack on Remote	No	Yes
Personal shortcut buttons	No	Yes
Lost remote finder	No	Yes
Screen Mirroring	Yes	Yes
Roku Mobile App	Yes	Yes
Private Listening using App	Yes	Yes
Use Phone as Remote	Yes	Yes
Price

Reasons to go for Roku Streaming Stick+

• Roku Streaming Stick+ is a basic streaming device and affordable, it is cheaper than Roku Ultra.
• Easy setup
• You can enable private listening using Roku app on mobile with headphones
• You can browse through several free channels available through Roku
• Capable of playing 4K UHD content

Reasons to go with Roku Ultra

• Roku Ultra is capable of playing 4K, Dolby Vision and HDR content
• You can connect your headphones to remote for private listening
• You can also connect your headphones to mobile and enable private listening via mobile
• You can play local media using a USB stick
• Roku Ultra gives Ethernet Port option to connect to internet which can leverage higher bandwidth
• You can cast media to TV using Bluetooth streaming
• Roku Ultra features a lost remote finder option. Upon pressing the button it force the remote to play a tone by which you can identify the location