Huawei’s consumer electronics business has been working on creating a whole ecosystem of products to complement its smartphones over the past few years (Huawei calls the 1 + 8 + N initiative), but the Chinese tech has made a noticeably harder effort to make in recent months, likely because its smartphone business once thrived by US sanctions.
In the last few months alone, Huawei has released audio sunglasses , luxury smartwatches, over-ear headphones, smart speakers and now, a smart TV named Vision S.
Just look at the Vision S, it looks like any other modern television set – it’s slim, with minimal bezels, and the screen produces very punchy colors. But the Vision S sets itself apart from other televisions in three areas: it has a screen that refreshes at 120 Hz (can also be called 120 frames per second); it has a removable 1080p webcam for video calls; and it connects to Huawei smartphones seamlessly.
I had the chance to check out or t the Vision S for a few hours in Hong Kong recently, and here are my impressions.
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Let’s go through these features one by one: the 120Hz refresh rate is important because it allows for superior MEMC (Motion Estimation, Motion Compensation), or better known as “motion smoothing”.
Most of the modern online videos we watch are shot at 30 fps (frames per second), as this is the default standard for digital cameras. Feature films that are shown in theaters, however, are shot in 24 fps, as this is an old standard set by Hollywood studios. Most modern TVs, however, have a screen that can refresh at 60Hz, and therefore sometimes use motion smoothing to convert video to playback at 60fps. This is suitable for 30 fps videos, as it is quite easy to just double the frames. But movies can look really weird because 60 is not a multiple of 24.
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This is where 120Hz is advantageous, not only is it twice as smooth as 60Hz, but 120 is also a multiple of 24 and 30, which means that it can apply MEMC technology to both kinds of videos and not t create an artificial result.
Huawei’s Vivion S uses its own internal algorithm to transform video to 120 fps video. I only had a short time with a short movie clip, and it felt pretty natural. It’s still not ideal in my opinion as a movie buff (I believe if a filmmaker has made a 24 fps movie then we should be watching it at 24 fps), but it’s nice to know that the option is there for those who want fluidity at 120 Hz.
High resolution video call
The Huawei Vision S can make high-resolution video calls
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The 1080p camera that comes with the TV attaches to the back of the TV via magnetic pogo pins (it can be removed easily). Since most laptop webcams are low quality (720p resolution or lower), video taken with the 1080p camera is noticeably smoother.
The 1080p camera
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A Huawei Vision S can directly call another Vision S or a Huawei smartphone without the need for additional software. In China, the Huawei Vision S supports all popular Chinese third-party video applications, but for those who live in the west and can be used for Skype or other video services, there is no guarantee that their preferred platform is will be taken care of.
Integration into Huawei ystem eco-s
But if you and your family / friends are using Huawei smartphones, the Vision S fits perfectly into the ecosystem. For example. You can sync a Huawei smartphone with the TV just by pressing the back of the phone on the NFC pad on the remote. The two will connect in seconds, and once synced, you’ll be able to either view your phone’s content on the big TV screen, transfer files between the two, or use the phone as a game controller while you play games. a game on the big TV screen. Video calls between Vision S and Huawei smartphones are, as mentioned, just a few clicks away.
Huawei Vision remote control
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Users can even transfer a video call from phone to TV, or vice versa, during a call without having to restart the call. In my testing, all of this seamless connectivity worked great with no hiccups.
Huawei Vision is making a video call with a Huawei phone.
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Using a Huawei phone as a controller
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For those who use Huawei smartphones
The Huawei Vision S is already on sale in China and Malaysia, in either 55-inch or 65-inch screens, with prices to convert to around $ 740 (55 inches) or $ 950 (65 inches)). These prices put the Huawei Vision S in the middle range – more expensive than a TCL smart TV, but significantly cheaper than a Samsung or LG smart TV.
The TV will likely see a release in Hong Kong and parts of Europe in the near future, and I think the Huawei Vision S is definitely worth considering for people who already own Huawei smartphones and plan to continue. to use Huawei smartphones.
For those who don’t. use Huawei phones, they lose some functionality, but the Huawei Vision S is still a solid standalone TV with a large, high resolution and smooth screen, I wish the display panel would use OLED instead of LCD, but 4K OLED TVs are usually pr iced much higher anyway.
Either way, Huawei is determined to continue to
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