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Huawei, subject to a US ban on technological competition between Washington and Beijing, unveiled Saturday its first smart TV, which will be sold next week. It will be equipped with the operating system "Harmony OS" of the company.
China's telecommunications and smartphone giant has entered a market dominated by South Korean companies Samsung, LG, as well as Japanese companies Sony and Panasonic.
This smart TV will be available on the market from Thursday in China. It is marketed under the Huawei brand name for smartphones aimed at a young customer segment, said honorary CEO George Gao.
Zhao said at a press conference in Dongguan, southern China, that the new television that will be launched by the company is not "just a television as we know it".
The device is powered by the operating system Huawei "Harmony OS" and is designed to be an extension of the smartphone on the big screen, and works in the digital environment itself. Thus, the content can be synchronized and transferred from the smartphone to the TV and vice versa.
This smart TV is also equipped with a front camera dedicated to video chat and facial recognition system, to prevent children from accessing certain programs.
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The TV is the first device to use the system "Harmony OS", unveiled Friday by "Huawei", and presented as a replacement of the system "Android" in case it would be forbidden to use it because of US sanctions.
Huawei, the world's second-largest smartphone group, was found in May amid a trade war between Beijing and Washington on the back of technological competition, blacklisted by the administration. US.
Americans suspect that it is espionage for China, a charge refuted by the company.
It is threatened to lose the opportunity to use the "Android" system in its smart phones and devices, a US system company "Google", used in the majority of smart devices in the world.
Theoretically, US companies are no longer allowed to sell their 5G Internet technology. Washington has granted him a three-month exemption that will expire next week.
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