Well, the wait is finally over. Alongside the much-awaited OnePlus 7T upgrade, OnePlus officially unveiled its first-ever smart TV and it’s called the OnePlus TV Q1 series. Yeah, OnePlus TV series. At its launch event in New Delhi, OnePlus announced two smart TVs – the Q1 and Q1 Pro, featuring 55-inch 4K QLED panels, 50W speaker, Android TV, and a hoard of other features.
As has become standard for us, let’s start off with the design and work our way down to the nitty-gritties of the OnePlus TV Q1 series. The company says that the OnePlus TV Q1 lineup consistently inherits OnePlus’ burdenless design philosophy and the brand’s Never Settle spirit. The company has created a premium smart TV offering, with a focus on the design elements, display quality, materials, and more.
Design + Display
Under the Hood
OnePlus TV is powered by the MediaTek MT55670 chipset that was unveiled earlier this week for 4K smart TVs. It comes with 4 ARM Cortex-A53 cores operating at 1.5GHz, along with an ARM Mali-G51 GPU, 3GB of RAM, and 8GB of internal storage. The chipset packs support for 4K UHD content at 60Hz, meaning it’s perfect for the Q1 series.
- Connectivity
The OnePlus TV Q1 series is flush with a slew of connectivity options including a USB 3 port, a USB 2 port, 4 HDMI ports, Ethernet, Optical, AV in and RF port – all of which are hidden under a protective cover that completes the seamless carbon fiber aesthetics of OnePlus’ first smart TV lineup.
Connectivity
Speakers
OnePlus TV Q1 Pro comes outfitted with an 8 speaker stereo sound system (as had been tweeted by the company weeks before launch), including 4 full-range speakers, 2 tweeters, and 2 woofers that can provide you a 50-watt output. The first smart TV from OnePlus features 3-way digital crossover, 6-channel amplification, and an integrated 2.1 audio channel configuration (with Dolby Atmos support) to offer users a desirable sound experience. The speaker system is covered in a matte-finish seamless fabric which complements the carbon fiber back panel.
OnePlus TV Remote
OnePlus showed off the sleek and beautiful remote control for the new OnePlus TV Q1 series weeks before launch. The company has revealed that its design is inspired from OnePlus 3, offering a metal finish and minimalist construction with fewer buttons than traditional TVs.
Oxygen Play
Both the OnePlus TV Q1 and Q1 Pro run relatively stock Android TV 9, with the Chinese giant promising at least three years of software updates. It has introduced some meaningful changes to the experience and well, the most essential one will have to be Oxygen Play. Well, you can think of Oxygen Play as PatchWall for OnePlus TV – this is a central content destination that’s tuned to your interests.
Oxygen Play is designed to surface content based on your tastes – defined by what you have recently consumed on OnePlus TV. It’s a one-stop-shop for content from local and international content providers including YouTube, Prime Video, Eros Now, Jio Cinema, Hungama, and Zee 5. These are its launch partners and OnePlus plans to add more content providers in the coming months.
