After teasing for days, realme has officially launched the realme smart TV Neo 32” in India. It was announced alongside the realme narzo 50 series and realme Band 2. Just like we expected, this television does not run Android TV. We thought that this TV will be more affordable than the competition because of this reason. But unfortunately, that’s not the case.

realme Smart TV Neo 32” Specifications and Features

The realme Smart TV Neo 32” sports a 32-inch LED-backlit LCD panel. The resolution should be 1366 x 768 pixels (HD Ready) but realme has not mentioned it. Anyway, the brand does say that the display is TÜV Rheinland-certified for low blue light emission.

Further, the television is powered by an unknown chipset with a quad-core CPU. Unfortunately, there are no details on its RAM and storage.

On the connectivity front, the TV arrives with WiFi, 2 x HDMI, 1 x USB, Antenna, audio out (3.5mm), and Ethernet. There’s no mention of Bluetooth, and therefore, we think the television lacks it. Hence, it does not appear to have voice control as well.

 Talking about software, TV runs some other operating system other than Android TV (probably a Linux-based OS). It comes with YouTube 2021, Quick Cast (Miracast), and realme’s proprietary Chroma Boost Picture Engine color profile.

Going by the renders on the official website, the television may only support streaming platforms like Hungama Play, Eros Now, and Yupp TV. Hence, buyers will have to invest separately in a streaming device to get access to popular streaming services like Netlfix, Amazon Prime Video, and others.

Last but not least, the television uses 20W speakers with support for Dolby Audio.

realme Smart TV Neo 32” Price and Availability in India

The realme Smart TV Neo 32” is priced at ₹14,999 ($203) in India. For comparison, the newly announced Redmi Smart TV 32 with Android TV and a better set of features just costs ₹1,000 more (₹15,999). 

The first sale of the television is scheduled at 12 PM on October 3. It will be also available at a discounted price tag during the upcoming Flipkart Big Billion Days sale, which will run from October 7 to 12.

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The world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand realme has scheduled a launch event for September 24 in India. The company has confirmed to announce a number of products at this conference. One of them will be realme Smart TV Neo 32”. Unlike other smart TV models from the brand, this television will not run Android TV.

When realme revealed that it will be launching the realme Smart TV Neo 32”, it also put up a teaser page on its website. The page does not mention Android TV at all.

Even after multiple teasers, there’s still no indication of Android TV. The only thing we can notice is that the television will come with ‘Youtube 2021’ built-in. We even mentioned the same in our previous article.

This clearly suggests that this particular TV will boot some other operating system. We believe it will run a Linux-based OS like cheap smart TV models from Sony.

If that’s the case, then the television may lack many features that are common among smart TVs. First and foremost, it may not have support for leading streaming platforms. The render on realme’s website only shows YouTube, Hungama Play, Eros Now, and Yupp TV.

Secondly, it may not come with a voice assistant. Although it could have Miracast, the casting experience will not be as convenient as Chromecast.

One might think it is bizarre for realme to skip Android TV. But we think the company is making a smart move. Let us explain why.

For those unaware, the price of TV panels was in rising for the past few quarters. Hence, OEMs have been hiking the price of their televisions for a while. Although the price of panels is expected to drop in Q3 2021, consumers will see the effect only by the end of this year.

Hence, the Redmi Smart TV 32 launched today costs higher at ₹15,999 than the launch price of older 32-inch TVs from Xiaomi. This is what realme is trying to avoid.

We think that the brand is offsetting the price of the panel by opting for different software. In case you do not know, OEMs have to pay license fees to use Android TV. Hence, by using some other OS, realme does not have to spend more money on software.

Also, since the brand is advertising the realme Smart TV Neo 32 as ‘Dumb TV Killer’, we can surely expect it to be cheaper than other 32-inch televisions running Android TV.

Having said that, do you still consider buying this TV if it offers great picture and sound quality for the price? The answer is yes. You can easily get access to better smart features by using any cheap Android TV streaming stick or Amazon Fire TV Stick.

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Chinese tech brand realme has scheduled a launch event for September 24 in India. A few hours back, we reported that realme Band 2 and realme 4K Google TV stick will be unveiled at this conference, As per the teasers on the brand’s official website and social media, these two devices will be also accompanied by realme narzo 50 series and realme Smart TV Neo 32”.

The realme narzo 50 series is in the news for the past few days. Yesterday, a report even tipped the lineup’s launch timeline. Now, we finally know that these devices will be announced on September 24.

The landing page on the realme website merely says realme narzo 50 series. It does not mention the name of the models that will be debuting next week. Going by previous reports, we can expect the company to announce realme narzo 50A and realme narzo 50i.

The realme narzo 50A is said to arrive with a MediaTek Helio G85 chipset, 50MP (wide) + 2MP (depth) + 2MP (macro) triple camera setup, and a 6,000mAh battery. These specs are also mentioned on the teaser page. Unfortunately, not much information is available about the realme narzo 50i.

Further, apart from these phones, realme will be also unveiling a smart television called realme Smart TV Neo 32”. As the name suggests, this TV will come with a 32-inch panel.

According to the landing page, the television will pack 20W dual speakers with support for Dolby Audio. Also, its display will have TÜV Rheinland certification for low blue light emission.

Interestingly, unlike other realme TVs, the upcoming model may not run Android TV. It could ship with some other software, however, the brand confirms that the television will have ‘YouTube 2021’ and other popular streaming platforms.

Apart from the above-mentioned details, we know nothing about the forthcoming realme narzo 50 series and realme Smart TV Neo 32”. But we expect to learn more about them, including the price ahead of the launch event.

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