Smartphone brands have been venturing into the smart TV category for the past few years. OPPO is one of the giants to enter the idiot box segment last October. It has been more than a year, however, the company’s televisions remain exclusive to China. As per new information, this might change soon.
According to a report by 91Mobiles, OPPO TV will launch in India in Q2 2022. This piece of information comes from tech influencer Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings).
Unfortunately, the source does not reveal anything about this television, except for the rough release timeline. Hence, it’s not known whether the firm will bring its existing model or launch something new altogether.
We think that there’s a high chance for the latter than the former. Because almost all smartphone brands assemble their TVs locally in India. Since OPPO’s sister brands OnePlus and realme follow this, it will most likely do the same.
In that case, the OPPO TVs launching in India will be different from the models sold in China, just like Xiaomi televisions. But at least, Xiaomi has brought its self-developed content aggregation service called PatchWall outside mainland China with tweaks catering to Indian customers. We are not sure about the same for OPPO.
Having said that, we can expect OPPO TV models to run Android TV in India like most smart televisions in the country. As far as other features are concerned, we will have to wait till more details emerge in the form of leaks, certifications, and teasers.
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