boAt CineHead F1 and F1 Pro Launched in India: Price, Specifications and Everything You Need to Know

boAt has spent a decade building India’s biggest audio and wearables brand, and it just walked into a category it has never touched before. The company has launched the CineHead F1 Series, its first serious push into smart projectors, and the timing is not accidental. With OTT platforms, live sports and gaming eating up more screen time than ever, a lot of Indian households are looking for a way to go big without buying a 65 inch television. That is exactly the gap boAt wants to fill with the CineHead F1 and CineHead F1 Pro.

Both projectors run on Official Google TV, throw a 1080p Full HD native image with 4K support, and are built in India. Here is a complete breakdown of what the CineHead F1 Series brings to the table, how the two models differ, and where you can buy them.

boAt’s Big Screen Bet: Why a Projector Launch Matters

Gaurav Nayyar, CEO of boAt, framed the launch as a natural next step for a company that started out making earphones and cables. The CineHead F1 Series is boAt’s attempt to turn itself into a full consumer technology brand rather than an audio-only name, and projectors are a smart place to do that. A projector solves a problem TVs cannot: flexible screen size. The CineHead F1 Series supports projection sizes from 40 to 120 inches, so the same device can throw a modest image in a small bedroom or fill an entire living room wall for movie night.

This is also boAt’s third and fourth projector launch this year, following the budget-friendly CineHead M1 and CineHead E1 that arrived earlier. The F1 Series sits a notch above both, with Official Google TV support and stronger optics.

boAt CineHead F1 Pro: Full Specifications

The CineHead F1 Pro is the flagship of the two, aimed at buyers who want brighter visuals and louder audio without stepping into premium home theatre territory.

A term worth explaining here is ANSI lumens, which is the industry standard unit for measuring how bright a projector’s image actually is in real conditions, rather than a marketing number pulled from a lab test. At 500 ANSI lumens, the F1 Pro sits in a range that works well in rooms with curtains drawn or after sunset, though it will still struggle to compete with strong daylight, which is true of nearly every projector in this price band.

boAt CineHead F1: Full Specifications

The standard CineHead F1 trims brightness and speaker power slightly to hit a more accessible price point, while keeping the same resolution and smart features.

boAt has confirmed the CineHead F1 will launch later this month, with pricing revealed closer to that date. Given the specification gap between the two models, expect the standard F1 to land meaningfully below the F1 Pro’s INR 32,999 price tag.

Official Google TV Brings a Real App Store to Both Projectors

The biggest upgrade over boAt’s earlier CineHead M1 and E1 is the switch to Official Google TV 5.0. This matters more than it sounds. A lot of budget projectors in India run on forked or custom Android builds that cannot access the Google Play Store properly, forcing users to sideload apps through USB drives or third-party app stores. With Official Google TV certification, both the F1 and F1 Pro get direct access to over 10,000 apps through the Play Store, along with personalised recommendations, multiple user profiles and a dedicated Kids Mode.

Netflix and YouTube come pre-certified and ready to use out of the box, and the bundled voice remote has dedicated hotkeys for both. Built-in Google Assistant handles voice search and control, while wireless screen mirroring lets you cast content straight from a phone or laptop when an app is not natively available on the platform.

Setup Features That Remove the Guesswork

Traditional projectors demand a fair amount of fiddling to get a clean, rectangular image, and that is usually the biggest turn-off for first-time buyers. The CineHead F1 Series tackles this with three automated features working together:

• Auto focus sharpens the image without a manual focus ring
• Auto keystone correction fixes the trapezoid distortion that shows up when a projector is not placed dead-center to the wall
• Obstacle avoidance detects objects in the light path and adjusts the projection area around them

Combined with an adjustable stand for angle control, boAt is positioning the F1 Series as a projector you can place almost anywhere in a room and have it correct itself, rather than one that needs a tripod and a spirit level.

Connectivity and Everyday Usability

Both models carry the same connectivity stack: dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi for stable streaming, Bluetooth 5.1 for pairing external speakers or headphones, and HDMI with ARC and eARC support, which lets audio pass back through a single HDMI cable to a soundbar without a separate optical cable. USB and AUX ports round out the physical connections for pen drives, laptops and older audio equipment. Under the hood, a MediaTek processor paired with 2GB RAM and 32GB ROM handles the Google TV interface and is tuned to support low-latency gaming, useful for anyone planning to hook up a console for a big-screen gaming session.

Price, Availability and Where to Buy

The boAt CineHead F1 Pro is live at an introductory price of INR 32,999 through boAt’s own website and select retail stores, alongside the two major online marketplaces. The standard CineHead F1 will follow later this month once pricing is finalised.

If you would rather compare prices before committing, the F1 Pro is also listed on Flipkart.

For those who want to see how the new series stacks up against boAt’s existing projector lineup, here is a quick side-by-side:

You can browse boAt’s existing projector range on Amazon here for the CineHead M1, or check the CineHead E1 listing if a lighter, more portable option suits your space better.

Made in India, and What That Means for the Category

boAt has been steadily localising production, with 71 percent of its total units manufactured in India during FY2025 through its own R&D arm, boAt Labs. The CineHead F1 Series continues that trend, and it signals something bigger for the Indian projector market: a homegrown brand entering a segment that has largely been dominated by Xiaomi, Samsung and a cluster of newer players like Lumio. More competition at this price point, especially with proper Google TV certification, is a genuine win for anyone shopping for a home projector this year.

The CineHead F1 Series lands at a point where home entertainment habits are shifting fast, and a projector that sets itself up correctly out of the box removes a lot of the friction that used to keep this category niche. Whether the F1 Pro’s 500 ANSI lumens and 10W Dolby Audio setup are worth the price will depend on your room size and lighting, but on paper, it is one of the more complete Google TV projectors to launch in India this year.