OnePlus has already confirmed that it is working on a smart TV. The OnePlus TV, as many are calling it, is a highly anticipated product considering that it will be coming from a brand that is known for making affordable flagship phones. It naturally follows that the OnePlus TV would also be a premium affordable television set that could rock the Indian market. While OnePlus is yet to reveal an official launch date, tipster Ishan Agarwal has tweeted that the OnePlus TV is "not very far away."

In a tweet posted on Friday, Agarwal said based on one unnamed source that the OnePlus TV launch "might be soon." The tweet doesn't provide any specifics and there is still a lot that is unknown at the moment, but it seems to suggest that OnePlus could be ready to launch the OnePlus TV in 2019.

Late last year, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau told India Today Tech that the company was looking at a mid-2019 launch for the OnePlus TV. Lau later told The Economic Times that the company needed more time to work on the OnePlus TV and that the launch could be pushed to 2020. Based on Agarwal's tweet, the company may just reveal something about the OnePlus TV in the coming months.

OnePlus TV to take on Mi TV?

In a followup tweet, Agarwal speculates that the OnePlus TV will not come with an OLED display, so it seems unlikely that the company is looking to take on premium players like Samsung, Sony and LG.

Given OnePlus' disruptive nature, the company could be aiming to launch an affordable OnePlus TV to take on Xiaomi's Mi TVs instead. Xiaomi launched its first Mi TV in India back in February 2018 and has since expanded its lineup in the country. The company revealed last month that it has sold 2 million Mi TV units in India.

OnePlus TV India launch details

OnePlus has already confirmed that India will be among the first few markets to get the OnePlus TV. The company has also revealed that the OnePlus TV will be sold on Amazon India whenever it launches, which makes sense since the e-commerce platform also sells OnePlus smartphones.

The OnePlus TV is still largely a mystery with no information regarding its design or internals. Based on past rumours, the OnePlus TV will not only be a smart TV but may also act as a mart hub for homes. This seems to suggest that the OnePlus TV could come with a voice assistant and will integrate seamlessly with OnePlus devices. It is also speculated that the OnePlus TV will run on a version of OxygenOS with features similar to Android TV OS.