The launch of the OnePlus TV draws closer and OnePlus is not keeping a tight-lip on details. Today, Pete Lau, posted on the OnePlus forum, an article that focused on the software part of the upcoming smart TV.
The OnePlus TV will run Android TV and not a new operating system made by OnePlus or any of the other operating systems available on smart TVs. But before OnePlus settled for that, there were “several rounds of comparisons” and a “long negotiation process”.
Pete Lau said in the post that the goal is to offer the same fast and smooth experience of OnePlus phones for the OnePlus TV and the only way to achieve that was by adopting Android TV as the platform for their smart TV. Below are the reasons that influenced the decision to go with Android TV:
- Based on Android. Android TV is the most powerful TV operating system, and offers a ton of great features like the Play Store and Google Assistant.
- OnePlus TV is our first step to gradually establish a OnePlus IoT ecosystem. In order to do so, we had to choose an operating system that can interact and seamlessly connect with your Android phone. Android TV is the natural choice.
- Strong strategic partnership with Google. We are able to work alongside Google to optimize the Android TV user experience and offer our users Android TV updates for at least 3 years.
We are pretty excited about the OnePlus TV and we are happy that just like OnePlus phones, the TV will be getting impressive software support too. Do note that while it runs Android TV, OnePlus will include features and optimizations that you will not find on other devices running Android TV.
Some of the OnePlus TV’s specs leaked last week and it revealed the smart TV will be powered by a MediaTek MT5670 processor, have 3GB of RAM, and run Android TV Pie. It will have a 55-inch QLED display but we expect other sizes will also be announced based on the Bluetooth SIG listing.
The OnePlus TV is expected to launch on September 26 in Delhi alongside the OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro.
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