Published 17:11 IST, December 5th 2019
Nokia smart TV first look: 55-inch 4K Ultra-HD, Dolby Vision and JBL audio for Rs 41,999
The first Nokia smart TV with 55-inch Ultra-HD panel has been launched in India at a price of Rs 41,999 and it will be available for buying from December 10.
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Days after entering a strategic partnership with Motorola, Flipkart has tied up with kia – in a very similar way – to “develop, facilitate manufacturing and distribution of kia branded Smart TVs, while managing end-to-end go-to-market strategy.” duo launched first kia branded smart TV in India on Thursday with a 55-inch Ultra-HD panel, Android 9 Pie software, and JBL audio at a highly aggressive price of Rs 41,999. More options will be coming soon.
Before diving into technical details, re are a few things that you must kw. For starters, even though se kia branded smart TVs will come with, well kia branding, y won’t exactly be me or sold by kia. This is because strategic partnership grants Flipkart right to use kia brand for smart TVs in India. This is “a global first for kia brand in TV category,” Flipkart says.
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“ kia smart TV levers Flipkart’s deep understanding of Indian consumers to offer a high-quality value-for-money product to India’s large and growing base of online shoppers.”
Lastly, se kia branded smart TVs will be me in India.
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kia smart TV specs, features
kia’s smart TV is based on Google’s Android. More precisely, it runs Android 9 Pie software. This means re will be a dedicated Google Play Store inside smart TV so users will be able to downlo and install apps and games on m. kia’s smart TV supports Netflix and Amazon Prime, in dition to YouTube and likes. re’s word if kia and Flipkart will be partnering with any content provider.
Moving on, Flipkart is kicking things off with just one model, which has a 4K ultra-HD resolution. smart TV supports Dolby Vision and something called as intelligent dimming techlogy that’s said to work in real-time to offer “better contrast and deep black levels.”
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Under hood, kia smart TV packs a qu-core processor paired with 2.25GB RAM and 16GB stor. For audio, kia smart TV has 24Watt speakers tuned by JBL, something that will allow it to churn “deep bass tones, typically popular with Indian audiences.”
kia smart TV India price, availability
first kia smart TV with 55-inch Ultra-HD panel has been launched in India at a price of Rs 41,999 and it will be available for buying from December 10. Flipkart will also provide a ‘Complete TV Protection’ for an extra Rs 999, which gives consumers “a cover of three years against manufacturing defects and accidental dams, along with a guaranteed buyback value at end of three years.”
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(Photos by Saurabh Singh)
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17:03 IST, December 5th 2019