Last week, a new Huawei smart TV was certified by 3C along with the company’s first-ever high-end monitor. Only a little information was available at that time. Now, days later, a couple more details about this upcoming smart television emerge.

According to a well-known Huawei-focussed tipster Changan Digital King on Weibo, the forthcoming Huawei TV will come with an audio system powered by Devialet. Further, he revealed that this television will be available in an 85-inch version, in addition to a 75-inch variant that was certified by 3C.

In case you do not know, Huawei had already partnered with Devialet, a French audio technology for its products. These products are none other than the company’s smart speakers – HUAWEI Sound X and HUAWEI Sound.

The leakster says that with Devialet sound, the upcoming Huawei television, which is expected to be part of a new series codenamed Frea will offer natural audio output. Additionally, he even claims that users may not require external speakers for this smart TV.

As per the 3C certification, this TV will sport an LED-backlit LCD panel. The 75-inch variant will come with model number HD75FREA and will be manufactured by Changhong (Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd.).

Apart from the above-mentioned specifics, nothing else is known about Huawei’s upcoming smart TV.

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The US ban has severely affected Huawei’s smartphone business. As a result, the company’s Consumer Business Group (CBG) has been lately focussing on other products. According to new certifications, the firm may soon release its first high-end monitor and a new smart TV.

Last year, Huawei launched MateStation B515 as its first desktop computer. The bundle includes a CPU, monitor, keyboard, and mouse. The company even sells this monitor (AD80HW) separately. In other words, it is Huawei’s first monitor.

Now, as per a 3C certification, the Chinese telecom giant may soon release a high-end monitor. This upcoming Huawei monitor with codename HSN will ship with a 135W adapter with model number HW-200675CD1.

Going by this monitor’s power input capacity, the blogger who shared it on Weibo suggests it to be a high-end model. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about this monitor except for the fact that it is manufacture by BOE (Hefei BOE Vision-electronic Technology Co, Ltd.)

At the same time, a new Huawei smart TV has been certified by 3C, as per the same blogger. The listing reveals that this television with model number HD75FREA will have a 75-inch LED-backlit LCD panel and will be manufactured by Changhong (Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd.).

The blogger implies that this TV could be a part of a new series codenamed Frea. Because Huawei’s S, V, and X series of smart televisions are codenamed Kant, Hege, and Plato respectively.

That said, Huawei is yet to officially tease and announce the launch date of the above-mentioned two products.

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Huawei has a big event tomorrow in Munich, Germany where it will announce its new flagship phones – the Mate 30 series. While those are the anticipated devices, Huawei will be unveiling more than just phones.

We already know that a successor to the Huawei Watch GT will be arriving as well as the launch of the Harmony OS-powered Huawei TV. Gresh details have revealed that there will also be a new fitness band and a global release of the MediaPad M6. There are also some new details about the ones we already know are launching tomorrow.

Huawei TV

Huawei announced Harmony OS at its Developer Conference last month. The first commercially available product running the new OS is the Honor Vision TV which is already on sale in China.

About a week ago, reservation for Huawei’s own TV went live on JD.com in China and the listing page revealed the TV will be unveiled on September 19.

Images of the 55-inch TV along with new details have now surfaced on the web thanks to AndroidHeadlines. The photos show the TV will have a pop-up camera like the Honor Vision Pro.

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There are vents on the sides of the TV and the right side is also home to a plethora of ports including HDMI ports, USB ports, and an ethernet port. The TV is designed to be placed on a surface and not hanged.

The back has a brush metal finish with two giant circles which we are not sure what they do. There is also a large speaker at the base of the screen. Leaked posters on Weibo show the Huawei TV will have Huawei Share and what is called Huawei Sound. The former will allow owners to share files from their phone to the TV.

Huawei Band 4 Pro?

Huawei will also announce a new fitness band tomorrow. The name is unconfirmed but seeing as the Huawei Band 3 Pro was announced alongside the Mate 20 series last year, this may arrive as the Huawei Band 4 Pro.

AndroidHeadlines has also provided images of the band. It has an AMOLED touchscreen display and a silicone strap which appears to be non-replaceable. The one in the images has a bright orange color but there should be other variants available.

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The watch has a heart rate sensor and we may see Huawei announce a new version of its TruSeen heart monitoring system. We also expect a new version of its TruSleep sleep monitoring system. AndroidHeadlines adds that it will be able to measure oxygen saturation. The Huawei Band 3 Pro has built-in GPS, so we expect this will have too.

Huawei Watch GT 2

We already covered some leaks of the Watch GT 2 but more details have surfaced. First, the watch will be available in two sizes – a 42mm version with a 1.2-inch 390 x 390 display and 20mm strap and a 46mm version with a 1.39-inch 454 x 454 display and 22mm strap.

Previously, it was reported that the Watch GT 2 will have a speaker and microphone. While there isn’t a confirmation of an LTE modem, there is a high chance it will have one. However, the smaller Watch GT 2 doesn’t have a microphone according to AndroidHeadlines, so that rules out LTE for it.

The two sizes will come with the same Kirin A1 chip present in the Huawei Freebuds 3 announced at IFA 2019. The chipset brings Bluetooth 5.1 and Bluetooth 5.1 LE.

Above are renders of the smartwatch with different straps and styles.

MediaPad M6

The MediaPad M6 is also expected to get a global launch tomorrow. The tablet already launched in China back in June and last month, Huawei announced a Turbo Edition. The MediaPad M6 is powered by the Kirin 980 processor which powers the Huawei P30 Pro and comes in 8.4-inch and 10.8-inch versions with WiFi-only and LTE variants for both sizes.

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Huawei announced its alternative to Google’s Android operating system dubbed Harmony OS recently. The company’s much-anticipated smart TV was tipped to be among the first products to have the OS on board. Reservations for the Huawei TV has now opened today (09/09) in China via Jingdong (JD.com).

The JD product page includes a timetable of the product release including the launch date. From the page, we can grab that Huawei will hold a global launch conference on September 19 where the TV dubbed Huawei Smart Screen will be unveiled. According to an official poster released by Huawei on Weibo, the launch event will hold in Munich, Germany. The smart TV will go on pre-order on September 20 but the release date wasn’t stated. The part that was supposed to contain the date contains the words “Stay tuned”. However, we expect the device to go on sale in no distant time after the launch.

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The new smart device will become the second device from Huawei to feature Harmony OS after the Honor Smart Screen that was launched packing The new OS. Little is known about the Huawei Smart Screen but it was recently certified at China’s National Quality Certification Center. The certification page shows the smart TV will have a 55-inch model and a 65-inch model, and both are from Hefei BOE Video Technology Co., Ltd, one of China’s leading LCD makers. Huawei’s CEO Richard Yu later disclosed that there is also a 75-inch model. The new smart device is also expected to feature a pop-up camera, AI technology, powerful sound systems, cloud services and others, in addition to the new operating system. It will equally become a new control centre for Huawei’s Internet of Things (IoT), providing artificial intelligence-powered interactive user experiences.

The launch of the smart TV, which is expected to ship globally, is a superb opportunity for the Chinese tech giant to showcase the capabilities of Harmony OS. This has become even more imperative considering that the company is positioning the OS as an alternative to Android OS on the Huawei P40 next year if it remains on the US government blacklist and unable to access Google’s Android service. The self-developed OS is also expected to find its way to Huawei smartwatches and laptops in the near future.

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Recently, an executive of Huawei’s sub-brand Honor confirmed that the company is working on Smart TVs. Now, insiders aware of the development say that the first Smart TV from Huawei will come powered by the company’s own HongMeng OS.

As per the reports, Huawei will be launching its first Smart TV as early as August this year. The company is aiming its Smart TV product, which it likes to call “Smart Screens”, the hub for controlling all internet-connected devices at home.

The TV will also act as an entertainment as well as an information center for the families, claims Honor President George Zhao. While he took the stage recently to confirm the development of smart TVs, he didn’t reveal much about the features of the upcoming TV.

We’ve known about the HongMeng OS from Huawei from quite some time now. After the US government put Huawei in the “Entity List”, effectively banning US-based firms to do business with the Chinese giant, Huawei confirmed that it had been working on its own operating system and it’s ready to get launched.

As per the reports, the HongMeng OS is currently in the testing phase and is expected to get launched in the coming months. Recently, during an interview with French media, Huawei CEO confirmed that the HongMeng OS or Oak OS won’t be limited to smartphones and will run on a wide range of devices, including routers, network switches, tablets, computers and data centers.

Huawei is aiming to create a singular operating system for all of its products. The company’s CEO Ren Zhengfei also said that it’s very likely that HongMeng OS is faster than the Android and macOS. Earlier, it was reported that the upcoming operating system is about 60 percent faster than Android.

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After the success of Xiaomi in the smart TVs market, more and more smartphone manufacturers are now looking to expand their products portfolio by entering the Smart TV market. After OnePlus announced that it’ll soon be entering the smart TV market, Huawei is also joining the race.

While we earlier reported about TVs coming from Huawei and Honor and now, the latest report reveals that the Huawei TV could make its appearance pretty soon. It suggests that Huawei will be launching a 55-inch TV under its Honor brand.

A couple of months ago, we reported that Huawei is planning to launch two series for Smart TVs — one with Honor brand and another under the ‘Huawei AI Window’ lineup. The application for protecting the term ‘Huawei AI Window’ suggested that the television sets could be powered by some sort of artificial intelligence technology.

Huawei has already revealed that it is developing a new AI-based voice assistant that is intended for the global market. However, the said solution isn’t ready for deployment and it remains to be seen if its new AI voice assistant gets ready by the time the smart TV series arrives or the company chooses to opt for Google Assistant or Amazon’s Alexa for voice commands.

Previous reports suggest that Honor will launch its first smart TV in April while Huawei will launch its first TV in the second half of the year. Huawei’s smart TVs won’t be affordable ones like Xiaomi’s but mid-range and high-end ones but Honor-branded TVs are expected to be cheaper and available online only. There are also reports suggesting that Huawei already has a team of about 200 – 300 people for its TV division which is under its Internet of Things Department.

On the other hand, the OnePlus TV will come with an artificial intelligence assistant and will also have a way to seamlessly connect with the smartphone, enabling it to show reminders and traffic information among others. There will also be a built-in camera and the company will also have a solution for the concerns related to the home-privacy. It’ll receive software updates for over five years following its launch, to make it smarter and more connected.

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It’ll be interesting to see Huawei’s take on Smart TVs and how its products fares with the competitors, including Xiaomi and OnePlus, when it launches its own TV. It also remains to be seen how these smartphone brands handle their TV strategy, which could become a hub for all other IoT devices.

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