The new OnePlus TV U Series launched yesterday comes with a brand new TV remote that can be termed as an improved version of the one that launched with the Q series last year. The Y-series also comes with a new remote too.
When OnePlus announced the Q series TVs last year, it came with a remote with design inspiration from the Apple TV’s Siri Remote. While the OnePlus TV remote (RC-001A) is pretty cool in its appearance, there were complaints about its design, such as it being uncomfortably thin. Also, not everyone liked the side-mounted volume control buttons.
A few months after the launch of the OnePlus TV Q series, a new remote was announced called the Netflix Remote (RC-002A) which has a dedicated Netflix button. The design is also entirely different and unlike the original, it doesn’t have a rechargeable battery.
OnePlus is known for listening to feedback and the launch of these two new remotes reaffirms it.
OnePlus TV U Series Remote (RC-003A)
The new OnePlus TV Remote (RC-003A) for the U-series announced today has a silver finish and appears to be made of metal but it is actually plastic. It is significantly thicker but just the right thickness like most TV remotes.
Coming to the buttons, the squircle D-Pad has been kept at the top and seems to have a glossy finish. The remote also keeps the OnePlus button (for launching OxygenPlay and powering off/on the TV), the back button, the home button, and the Google Assistant button. Alongside the aforementioned buttons, it comes with new ones too.
There are dedicated buttons for Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video, a mute button, and buttons for volume control. There is also an apps button on the remote. There is no dedicated button for YouTube nor is there an input source button as seen on the Netflix Remote. The new remote is powered by AAA batteries and they should come bundled with the TV.
OnePlus TV Y series Remote (RC-002B)
The Y-series also gets a new remote while it is different from that of the U-series, it is more like the Netflix remote that launched last December.
The new remote keeps the design of the Netflix Remote. The differences are in the buttons. First, there is a power button now at the top left corner. It replaces the OnePlus button whose function is for calling up OxygenPlay and turning the TV on or off.
OnePlus has also swapped the Input Source button on the Netflix Remote for a Menu button on the new remote. The last change is the addition of a OnePlus logo to the bottom of the remote.
Other than the aforementioned changes, the rest of the features are the same. There are dedicated buttons for Netflix, Prime Video, and YouTube. The remote also uses AAA batteries.
OnePlus has definitely listened to feedback and has come up with better remotes for its TVs. We presume the new U-series remote will be the one that will ship with new models of its more expensive TVs (U and Q series) going forward while the Y-series remote will be the one that ships with its more affordable models.
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