New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Smart TV brands now throw around two terms: Android TV and Google TV. On paper, they sound similar, and both are made by Google, but in daily use, they feel quite different. There are differences in many ways, including recommending what to watch next. Here's a practical breakdown to help you understand what each does and which one actually suits your daily watching style.

On Android TV, the home screen is just a grid and rows of apps like Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube, etc. Recommendations exist, but they are very limited and based on what each app pushes, not on understanding what type of content you like. A typical session on Android TV would be like: open Netflix, browse to watch something new, close it, then op...