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"At OnePlus, we continued to strengthen our vision of building a premium accessible connected ecosystem. This achievement is a testament to our dedication towards providing the best of innovative technology to our user community," Navnit Nakra, India CEO and Head of India Region, OnePlus India, said in a statement.

The range extends from the fully-loaded 32-inch series to 43-inch (FHD and UHD), 50-inch (4K UHD), 55-inch (4K UHD) and 65-inch (4K UHD), and is priced from Rs 29,990 to Rs 139,990. "We are excited on the establishing of Aiwa India, as our Regional Headquarter, via which hope to assure Aiwa's permanency to the Indian consumers," Kure Shouichi ci, Managing Director of AIWA Electronics International Co. Ltd., said in a statement.

"Hisense is the most awarded brand globally for laser TV innovations. We have made rapid strides by amplifying our product range and with the launch of this industry-first large screen 4K smart laser TV, we look forward to redefining the home cinema experience of our users in India," Rishi Tandon, COO, Hisense India, said in a statement.

As Smart TVs come of age, more and more Indians, especially millennial and Gen Z, are seeking connected experiences and OnePlus is targeted to bring an even more accessible connected ecosystem experience with smarter TV experience at affordable price points, the company's India CEO said on Friday. OnePlus stepped into the smart TV segment in Q3 2019 with the launch of its Q Series in India.

The new TVs -- OnePlus TV Y1S and OnePlus TV Y1S Edge -- will be available in 32-inch and 43-inch variants. The Y1S 32-inch is priced at Rs 16,499 and the Y1S 43-inch at Rs 26,999. Meanwhile, Y1S Edge 32-inch will be available at Rs 16,999 and Y1S Edge 43-inch at Rs 27,999.

Last year, PatchWall witnessed over 2,000 crore interactions across different categories such as movies, TV shows, music and kids' entertainment, witnessing an incredible growth of 28 per cent from 2020 and 2X growth on the time spent on the platform. "Having sold over 7 million devices and continuing to be the number 1 player in the industry, we are constantly working towards introducing a plethora of smart functionalities to make our users' lives highly convenient and entertaining," said Eshwar Nilakantan, Category Lead, Xiaomi India.

This new feature is there to fix the hassle of browsing apps on the play store on a smart TV. Same Google account is the only condition you need to fulfill while using this feature. Also only those applications which are available on Android TV can be accessed using this feature

Global TV panel shipment reached 135.2 million units in the first half of the year, up 3.5 percent from a year earlier, and high-end OLED TV panels accounted for about 2.6 percent of them, or 3.55 million pieces over the period, according to market researcher TrendForce. It predicted OLED TV panel shipment to further grow throughout the remainder of the year to reach 8 million pieces.

The sales of Smart TVs grew by 7.4 per cent in 2020 to reach 186 million units, accounting for 79 per cent of all Flat Panel TVs sold, according to Strategy Analytics. Samsung was the leading Smart TV manufacturer in terms of annual sales units for the ninth straight year in 2020 while TCL climbed above LG and into second place for the first time.