Android is an operating system that goes beyond mobile. In fact, it can also be found on tablets and TVs. And while there are ways to add Android TV to almost any TV, for example with a TV Box, we’ve found TVs that already carry it as standardso there’s no need to buy anything separately or do fancy things.
yes we meet two types of TVs with Android TV, having on the one hand those who carry “Android TV” as it is and those who carry Google TV. Both systems become the same, although they have some aesthetic differences that mean that in the end they are not exactly the same.
What makes a TV with Android TV special on a TV?
Before going with the marks, and with the intention of affirming the owner of this article, let’s say that Android TV is one of the most stable operating systems on TVs and with more and better features. And this is applicable both in this system and in its derivative Google TV which we will talk about later.
The thing is, unlike other systems, Android TV makes everything easy. And since there is no better proof than seeing it, we leave you some links to articles in which we speak precisely of many key features TVs with Android TV:
Key Differences Between Android TV and Google TV
Android TV (top) and Google TV (bottom)
We already have an article in which we explain in more detail the differences between Android TV and Google TV. However, we can tell you the highlights, starting by explaining that Google TV is actually an Android TV launcher. A launcher made by Google and installed natively on televisions and on Chromecast with Google TV, but a launcher nonetheless.
This makes finally all the features of Android TV are available on both systems. For convenience, both do the same thing and you might not care whether you have a TV with one or the other. Although obviously there are differences.
The main thing is in the system interface, having Google TV as the king of recommendations. Like its counterpart, Google TV offers an interface in which, in addition to applications, you can find a good collection of recommended series and films and easily access them if you have a subscription to the various platforms that offer them. Of course, you can also configure the ‘applications only’ mode. Likewise, it must be said that some versions of Android TV already include this interfaceso it would no longer be a difference.
The visual changes on Google TV also have a lot to do with menu design. This is something that even affects the way you interact with them, so despite having identical functions, the path for certain actions is slightly different. Although, yes, in both cases they are intuitive and do not differ excessively from what we will find in an Android mobile.
Google TV “Apps only” mode
We also found a difference in the user profile management. Although this is a feature intended for both systems, profiles arrived first on Google TV, allowing each member of a family to link their Google account and thus have personalized recommendations, using also their corresponding accounts in apps such as YouTube without getting all mixed up.
The last difference we want to highlight between the two is related to the child profiles. Through the Family Link mobile app, Google TV allows you to exercise parental control over the system. For example, block certain apps or create time limits for using them individually.
TVs equipped with pure Android TV
Picture: Android
We start reviewing the brands that offer TVs with the purest Android TV. Of course, not without saying it beforehand some of these manufacturers have recently chosen to add Google TV. That’s why we could manage to find a TV stand and that the same brand offers models that include both systems alongside.
- Blue dot
- Cecotec
- Haier
- diminutive
- nokia
- OK OPEN
- panasonic
- Phillips
- Kingdom
- Sharp
- TCL
- Toshiba
- Xiaomi
TVs equipped with Android TV with Google TV
Image: Sony
In this case we find the counterpart of what has been said for manufacturers that include Android TV. And it is that the ones we add here already have new TV models that have Google TV, but if you look for previous models you can see that they have Android TV instead. So there are repeated marks.
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