Nokia is now making QLED TVs — yes, really

Nokia is at present making QLED TVs — yes, really

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Some of the best TVs ordinarily come with a hefty toll tag, but that's not going to be the case for the new TVs coming from the Finnish phone brand.

Nokia has paired upwardly with Austrian business firm Streamview in order to manufacture a new range of affordable QLED TVs that are gear up to hit the European market later this month. Co-ordinate to flatpanelshd, the sizes are going to range from 43 inches all the manner up to 70.

The TVs will reportedly exist equipped with a subwoofer, three HDMI ii.0 ports, a congenital-in Chromecast as well equally WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. The source also added that there'south also going to exist a Game way, which could brand gaming on adjacent-gen consoles from the likes of the PS5, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch OLED a smoother experience.

All of Nokia'south TVs are going to be powered by a quad-core processor and volition offering 8GB of storage for live TV recording. You tin can also take advantage of a few Smart Tv features, thanks to the Android TV operating system. Information technology allows you to admission some of the all-time streaming services out there, including Netflix, Disney Plus, Prime Video and more.

That sounds like a promising set of specs, but there'south a take hold of to the whole concept. According to flatpanelshd, despite the "QLED" name, the Nokia TVs don't feature an LED panel. Instead, the Cease tech company settled for archetype LCD displays and added a Quantum Dot film layer in guild to improve effulgence and contrast levels.

Even so, starting at €650 for the 43-inch ready, these Nokia TVs are worth considering. The 55-inch size retails at €850, while the 58-inch has a €900 price tag. The biggest 70-inch model is priced at €1600.

The Nokia TVs will be available in select European markets later this month. Sadly, US and Canada-based customers won't be able to check out Nokia's new Goggle box sets (at least that's going to exist the case at launch). But if you're based in Europe, yous can browse through the range at nokia.streamview.com.

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