Huawei announced its own 4K television, the Huawei Vision, during the Mate 30 Pro event today. Like the Honor Vision and Vision Pro TVs that were announced back in August, Huawei’s self-branded TV runs the company’s brand-new Harmony OS software as its foundation.
Huawei will offer 65-inch and 75-inch models to start, with 55-inch and 85-inch models coming later. The Huawei TV features quantum dot color, thin metal bezels, and a pop-up camera for video conferencing that lowers into the television when not in use. On TVs, Harmony OS is able to serve as a hub for smart home devices that support the HiLink platform.
The Huawei Vision will come with IoT Control and Huawei’s HiLink smart home platform to connect to your smart gadgets around the home. Microphones in the remote will also respond to voice commands – we’re told it’s “always listening” – while the remote also uses a USB-C charging port and touch-sensitive controls.
Harmony OS is Huawei’s attempt to branch out with its own operating system after the US government forced the move by barring Google from continuing to license Android to the China-based tech giant.
Huawei CEO Richard Yu stated that “it’s more like a large screen smartphone and a smart speaker” than a TV, when he announced it at the Huawei Mate 30 launch event.
There’s no pricing or release date as of yet, but given the Honor TV models have only been announced for the Chinese market so far, we’re not holding out hope of the Huawei Vision coming to the US, UK, or Europe until we hear more.
