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Samsung S95B OLED  TV Review

Review updated Oct 31, 2023 at 03:45pm
Retest Jul 08, 2025 at 02:15pm
Tested using methodology v1.11 
Samsung S95B OLED
8.8
Mixed Usage 
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8.4
TV Shows 
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8.7
Sports 
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9.3
Video Games 
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8.8
HDR Movies 
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9.2
HDR Gaming 
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9.3
PC Monitor 
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Notice: This TVs was replaced by Samsung S95C OLED

The Samsung S95B OLED is a high-end 4k TV in Samsung's 2022 lineup and is Samsung's first OLED TV. It's different from Samsung's QLED lineup, such as the high-end Samsung QN95B QLED, in that this TV uses a QD-OLED panel. This TV technology uses blue OLED panels with quantum dot color filters and is advertised to deliver much brighter colors than traditional white OLED displays, like the LG G2 OLED. Like other Samsung TVs, it uses Samsung's proprietary Tizen OS smart interface, which offers a large selection of apps and games. There's also a large focus on gaming features, and the TV supports HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four ports and is FreeSync Premium certified. It was replaced in 2023 by the Samsung S95C OLED, which offers similar picture quality but an updated design and an external Slim One Connect input box.

Our Verdict

8.8
Mixed Usage 

The Samsung S95B is a fantastic TV overall. Its self-emissive OLED technology is superb for watching movies or gaming in a dark room. HDR content looks fantastic thanks to its high peak brightness and exceptional color gamut. It also has an exceptional viewing angle, so you can enjoy an accurate image from any angle, making it amazing for watching sports or TV shows. Sadly, it uses an uncommon pixel layout that results in noticeable color fringing and blurry text, so it's not well-suited for productivity use as a PC monitor. It's also best suited for completely dark rooms, as it has raised blacks in a room with any ambient lighting, and the screen has a pink tint to it.

Pros
  • Near-infinite contrast ratio for perfect blacks.
  • Fantastic reflection handling.
  • Incredibly bright colors.
Cons
  • Aggressive ABL can get distracting with large areas of brightness.
  • Raised blacks if it's in a room with any ambient light.
8.4
TV Shows 

The Samsung S95B is a great TV for watching TV shows in a bright room. It has adequate SDR peak brightness and incredible reflection handling, although if you're in a room with any amount of ambient light, blacks appear raised, and there's a pink tint to the screen. It has an exceptional viewing angle, which is great for a wide seating area or, if you like to move around with the TV, as the image remains accurate. It also upscales lower-resolution content well, and the smart interface has a great selection of streaming apps, so you're sure to find your favorite shows.

Pros
  • Fantastic reflection handling.
  • Exceptionally wide viewing angle.
Cons
  • Aggressive ABL can get distracting with large areas of brightness.
  • Raised blacks if it's in a room with any ambient light.
8.7
Sports 

The Samsung S95B TV is amazing for watching sports in a bright room. It has adequate SDR peak brightness and incredible reflection handling, although if you're in a room with any amount of ambient light, blacks appear raised, and there's a pink tint to the screen. It also has an exceptional viewing angle, which is great if you have a wide seating arrangement, as the image remains accurate even from the sides. It has a quick response time, so motion looks clear, and it has excellent gray uniformity, with very little distracting dirty screen effect.

Pros
  • Fantastic reflection handling.
  • Exceptionally wide viewing angle.
Cons
  • Aggressive ABL can get distracting with large areas of brightness.
  • Raised blacks if it's in a room with any ambient light.
9.3
Video Games 

The Samsung S95B is a superb TV for gaming. It has fantastic low input lag for a responsive gaming experience, and its OLED panel delivers incredibly smooth motion thanks to its nearly instantaneous response time. It also has a few great gaming features, including variable refresh rate support, and it supports HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four HDMI ports, so you can take full advantage of multiple high bandwidth sources, which is great if you have both the Xbox Series X and PS5.

Pros
  • Fantastic reflection handling.
  • Low input lag.
  • HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four ports.
Cons
  • Raised blacks if it's in a room with any ambient light.
8.8
HDR Movies 

The Samsung S95B is superb for watching HDR movies in a dark room. Its nearly infinite contrast ratio results in deep inky blacks if you're in a pitch-black room, and bright highlights stand out with no blooming or haloing. It has great peak brightness in HDR, so bright areas of the screen stand out the way the content creator intended. It also has amazing color volume and an exceptional color gamut, but some colors appear oversaturated.

Pros
  • Near-infinite contrast ratio for perfect blacks.
  • Automatically removes 24p judder from any source.
  • Wide color gamut.
  • Incredibly bright colors.
Cons
  • Aggressive ABL can get distracting with large areas of brightness.
  • Doesn't support DTS passthrough or Dolby Vision.
  • Fast response time results in noticeable stutter.
9.2
HDR Gaming 

The Samsung S95B delivers a fantastic HDR gaming experience. It delivers a superb gaming experience with low input lag, a nearly instantaneous response time, and a few additional gaming features, including HDMI 2.1 bandwidth and variable refresh rate support. HDR content looks superb thanks to its high peak brightness, exceptional color gamut, and nearly perfect contrast ratio. It's best enjoyed in a perfectly dark room, as the lack of a polarizer results in raised blacks if there's even a bit of ambient light.

Pros
  • Near-infinite contrast ratio for perfect blacks.
  • Low input lag.
  • HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four ports.
Cons
  • Aggressive ABL can get distracting with large areas of brightness.
  • Doesn't support DTS passthrough or Dolby Vision.
9.3
PC Monitor 

The Samsung S95B delivers a fantastic PC gaming experience, but it's not well-suited for productivity, as there are some serious deal-breakers. It has an exceptional viewing angle, so the sides of the screen remain accurate if you're sitting close to it. It also has low input lag and a nearly instantaneous response time for a responsive, clear desktop experience. Unfortunately, even though it can accept and display a full chroma 4:4:4 signal, text isn't very clear due to the unusual subpixel layout, which can't be corrected with ClearType settings. It's also best enjoyed in a perfectly dark room, as the lack of a polarizer results in raised blacks if there's even a bit of ambient light.

Pros
  • Fantastic reflection handling.
  • Exceptionally wide viewing angle.
  • Low input lag.
  • HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four ports.
Cons
  • Aggressive ABL can get distracting with large areas of brightness.
  • Small risk of permanent burn-in.
  • Noticeable color fringing.
  • Raised blacks if it's in a room with any ambient light.
  • 8.8
    Mixed Usage
  • 8.4
    TV Shows
  • 8.7
    Sports
  • 9.3
    Video Games
  • 8.8
    HDR Movies
  • 9.2
    HDR Gaming
  • 9.3
    PC Monitor
  • Changelog

    1.  Updated Jul 08, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
    2.  Updated Jun 12, 2025: 

      Removed the mentions of Google Assistant and Google Duo support from the review, since the TV no longer supports these features.

    3.  Updated Apr 17, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
    4.  Updated Feb 11, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.

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    Differences Between Sizes And Variants

    We tested the 65-inch Samsung S95B OLED, which also comes in a 55-inch size. Note that the last five letters in the model number (AFXZA in this case) vary between retailers and individual regions, but there's no difference in performance.

    Size US Model Short Model Code
    55" Samsung QN55S95BAFXZA Samsung QN55S95B
    65" Samsung QN65S95BAFXZA Samsung QN65S95B

    Our unit was manufactured in March 2022, and you can see the label here.

    Popular TV Comparisons

    The Samsung S95B OLED is an incredible TV with exceptional picture quality. The new quantum dot OLED technology delivers incredible picture quality, with much brighter colors than traditional white OLED panels from LG and Sony, with the exception of the incredibly bright LG G3 OLED. There are a few downsides, though, as it really needs to be in a fully dark room for it to look its best, as blacks appear raised, and there's a pink tint to the screen if there's any ambient light. Conventional white OLED panels don't have this issue. If you're looking for a smaller OLED size than the S95B and are also interested in the idea of your TV acting as a gaming panel, check out the LG OLED Flex. It doesn't perform as well as the S95B overall, but it comes in a 42-inch screen size and can curve itself to look like a gaming monitor or stay flat like a TV.

    See our recommendations for the best OLED TVs, the best 4k TVs, and the best TVs for watching movies.

    Samsung S90D OLED

    The Samsung S90D OLED is a small but noticeable upgrade over the Samsung S95B OLED. The S90D is brighter in HDR and SDR, has better image processing, and supports 4k @ 144Hz on all four of its HDMI 2.1 ports, while the S95B is limited to 4k @ 120Hz. Some users online report that you can force a 144Hz signal on the S95B and that it works fine, but it doesn't work well on our unit, so your mileage may vary. Ultimately, the S90D is probably not worth an upgrade for most people, but it's definitely the superior set.

    Samsung S90C OLED

    The Samsung S95B OLED and the Samsung S90C OLED are almost identical. Indeed, the S90C looks like a repackaged S95B but with official 4k @ 144Hz (120Hz on the 83-inch model) support, the 2023 version of their proprietary Tizen OS, and new 77" and 83" (with a WOLED panel) models alongside the existing 55" and 65" ones. The S90C is also a bit brighter than the S95B, but everything else is identical.

    LG C3 OLED

    The Samsung S95B OLED is better than the LG C3 OLED. The Samsung TV is brighter than the LG in most usage. However, it can hold onto its brightness much better than the LG in Game Mode. The Samsung has a much wider color gamut than the LG; it can output vibrant, saturated colors, making the TV really pop. It also has much better HDR gradient handling than the LG, so you won't notice annoying banding in scenes with color gradients. The LG does have better low-resolution upscaling, so it will do a better job with low-resolution content or streaming content at low bitrates. The LG also supports every audio format, including DTS, so it's the better overall TV for a home entertainment setup.

    LG C2 OLED

    The Samsung S95B OLED and the LG C2 OLED deliver a somewhat similar experience, but they each stand out in different ways. Colors are significantly brighter on the Samsung, and it can display a wider color gamut with HDR content. Skin tones look better on the Samsung, but some colors sometimes look unnatural. On the other hand, the LG has better black levels in rooms with a bit of natural light, whereas the Samsung is best enjoyed in a completely dark room. The LG supports Dolby Vision and delivers a slightly more accurate HDR experience.

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    Design
    Style
    CurvedNo

    The TV has incredibly thin bezels, helping it to blend into your environment when it's not in use. Like all OLED TVs, the panel portion of the TV is incredibly thin. The overall design looks very similar to the Samsung QN90B QLED. The heavy central stand looks great and takes up very little space.

    Accelerated Longevity Test
    Uniformity Pictures
    50-gray-28
    Month 28
    50% Gray
    See details on graph tool

    The results after four months have been updated after running the main pixel compensation cycle on the TV. After a firmware update released by Samsung, the large compensation cycle now runs automatically on the TV, and it's very effective at reducing the appearance of permanent image retention, but it doesn't remove it entirely.

    Stand

    The center-mounted stand is relatively small. Due to the large size of the TV relative to the stand, it wobbles a bit, but it settles quickly. The stand lifts the display about three inches above the table, so most soundbars fit in front of it without blocking the screen.

    Footprint of the 65-inch stand: 14" x 11.5"

    Back
    Wall MountVESA 300x200

    The back of the TV is made up of two sections. The central panel that houses the electronics is made of smooth plastic. There are covers included to hide the inputs and to help with cable management. The inputs aren't easy to access if you wall-mount it with a fixed mount, especially once the covers are in place. The replacement model, the Samsung S95C OLED, uses an external Slim One Connect input box instead.

    Borders
    Borders0.31" (0.8 cm)
    Thickness
    Max Thickness1.61" (4.1 cm)
    8.5
    Build Quality

    The TV has excellent build quality. The materials used feel premium, and there's very little flex to any of the panels. The stand supports the TV well, but there's a bit of wobble due to its large size. There's a slight bend to the main panel of the display, and just moving it around flexes it a bit, but this is common with OLED displays since they're incredibly thin. Unfortunately, the display shows fingerprints easily, and they can be difficult to remove.

    Picture Quality
    10
    Contrast
    Contrast
    Inf : 1
    Native Contrast
    Inf : 1

    Since OLED displays use self-emissive pixels instead of a backlight, the Samsung S95B has a nearly infinite contrast ratio. It allows it to control the brightness of each pixel individually, so it can display bright highlights right next to perfect blacks with no blooming or haloing.

    With any display, deep blacks are mainly noticeable if you're in a dark room, but it's even more important with this TV as it lacks a polarizing filter, so blacks appear raised, and the TV has a slight pink tint to it if there's even a bit of light in your room.

    10
    Blooming

    Since this TV uses self-emissive OLED technology, there's absolutely no blooming around bright highlights or subtitles in otherwise dark scenes.

    10
    Lighting Zone Transitions
    Local Dimming
    No
    Backlight
    No Backlight
    Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV
    8,294,400

    The panel doesn't have a backlight, but thanks to its nearly infinite contrast ratio, it has the equivalent of a perfect local dimming feature with no zone transitions. We still film the zone transition video on the TV so you can see how the screen performs and compare it with a TV that has local dimming.

    9.5
    Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode

    The TV's contrast and dark details in Game Mode are nearly identical to the 'FILMMAKER' Picture Mode, but just a tad brighter.

    8.1
    HDR Brightness
    Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)
    782 cd/m²
    Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)
    592 cd/m²
    Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)
    247 cd/m²
    Peak 2% Window
    933 cd/m²
    Peak 10% Window
    956 cd/m²
    Peak 25% Window
    540 cd/m²
    Peak 50% Window
    260 cd/m²
    Peak 100% Window
    183 cd/m²
    Sustained 2% Window
    902 cd/m²
    Sustained 10% Window
    914 cd/m²
    Sustained 25% Window
    487 cd/m²
    Sustained 50% Window
    229 cd/m²
    Sustained 100% Window
    182 cd/m²
    Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
    0.109

    Update 18/12/2023: The TV is slightly dimmer with firmware 1602. While some of that dip can be attributed to the longevity test, the brightness difference since our last retest is too big to be attributed to the longevity test alone. Still, it's not a noticeable difference in actual usage.

    The Samsung QD OLED has great peak brightness in HDR. Unfortunately, large bright scenes are still significantly dimmer than smaller highlights due to the TV's aggressive Automatic Brightness Limiter (ABL).

    These measurements are after calibrating the HDR white point with the following settings:

    • Picture Mode: FILMMAKER
    • Brightness: Max
    • Contrast: Max
    • Color Tone: Warm2

    8.1
    HDR Brightness In Game Mode
    Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)
    759 cd/m²
    Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)
    605 cd/m²
    Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)
    337 cd/m²
    Peak 2% Window
    822 cd/m²
    Peak 10% Window
    875 cd/m²
    Peak 25% Window
    418 cd/m²
    Peak 50% Window
    230 cd/m²
    Peak 100% Window
    185 cd/m²
    Sustained 2% Window
    798 cd/m²
    Sustained 10% Window
    784 cd/m²
    Sustained 25% Window
    415 cd/m²
    Sustained 50% Window
    226 cd/m²
    Sustained 100% Window
    184 cd/m²
    Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
    0.100

    Overall, the Samsung QD OLED is about as bright in 'Game' Mode as in 'FILMMAKER' Mode. It doesn't track the PQ EOTF as well, though, as most scenes are over-brightened, as you can see here. The TV is more accurate when you enable Game HDR, seen here, but now it's slightly too dim in dark and bright scenes.

    These measurements are after calibrating the HDR white point with the following settings:

    • HDR Picture Mode: Game Mode
    • Brightness: Max
    • Contrast: Max
    • Color Tone: Warm2
    • Color Gamut: Auto

    8.2
    PQ EOTF Tracking
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    600 Nit Tracking Delta
    0.0142
    1000 Nit Tracking Delta
    0.0119
    4000 Nit Tracking Delta
    0.0121

    The TV has great PQ EOTF tracking, so most content is displayed at the correct brightness level. Still, it's a bit too dark on all content, especially in darker scenes. For content mastered at 600 and 1000 nits, the panel clips anything above its peak brightness, so there's a loss of fine detail. Inversely, the TV slowly rolls off to its peak brightness with content mastered at 4000 nits, which preserves bright highlights.

    6.7
    SDR Brightness
    Real Scene Peak Brightness
    310 cd/m²
    Peak 2% Window
    365 cd/m²
    Peak 10% Window
    368 cd/m²
    Peak 25% Window
    372 cd/m²
    Peak 50% Window
    223 cd/m²
    Peak 100% Window
    148 cd/m²
    Sustained 2% Window
    360 cd/m²
    Sustained 10% Window
    360 cd/m²
    Sustained 25% Window
    367 cd/m²
    Sustained 50% Window
    218 cd/m²
    Sustained 100% Window
    147 cd/m²
    Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
    0.063

    Update 09/28/2023: The peak brightness of the TV changed after a recent firmware update. The TV is now much dimmer in SDR.

    The Samsung S95B has adequate peak brightness in SDR. It's bright enough to overcome glare in bright rooms, but sadly, large, bright scenes are dimmed considerably by the TV's Automatic Brightness Limiter (ABL). This is mainly distracting when watching sports with bright playing surfaces, like hockey. Setting Peak Brightness to 'Off' effectively disables the ABL feature, but also reduces the peak brightness in all scenes.

    These measurements are taken after calibration, and with the following settings:

    • Picture Mode: Movie
    • Brightness: Max
    • Peak Brightness: High
    • Color Tone: Warm2

    If you want the brightest image possible, switching to the 'Dynamic' Picture Mode, with Contrast Enhancer at 'High', Contrast at 'Max' and the Color Tone set to 'Standard' results in a brighter image.

    9.4
    Color Gamut
    Wide Color Gamut
    Yes
    DCI P3 xy
    99.93%
    DCI P3 uv
    99.92%
    Rec 2020 xy
    85.80%
    Rec 2020 uv
    90.90%

    The Samsung S95B has an exceptionally wide color gamut. It has full coverage of the DCI-P3 color space used by most current HDR content, including most UHD Blu-rays. It also has excellent coverage of the wider Rec. 2020 color space, much better than the LG G2 OLED, but the tone mapping is a bit off with saturated colors, especially green and cyan. Compared to the Sony A95K OLED, it has worse tone mapping, so the Sony preserves details better, resulting in a more life-like image.

    9.0
    Color Volume
    1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP
    96.7%
    10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP
    50.4%
    White Luminance
    885 cd/m²
    Red Luminance
    197 cd/m²
    Green Luminance
    644 cd/m²
    Blue Luminance
    47 cd/m²
    Cyan Luminance
    687 cd/m²
    Magenta Luminance
    244 cd/m²
    Yellow Luminance
    843 cd/m²

    The Samsung S95B TV has remarkable color volume. Colors are significantly brighter than white OLED panels, like the LG G2 OLED, and they're very close to the same brightness as pure white. The normalized color volume is better than most TVs on the market, but the absolute color volume is still better on many high-end TVs with LED backlights, like the Samsung QN90B QLED, as colors are even brighter. If you want a similar TV with better color volume, check out the Samsung S95D OLED.

    9.0
    Pre Calibration
    White Balance dE
    1.75
    Color dE
    1.00
    Gamma
    2.13
    Color Temperature
    6,505 K
    Picture Mode
    Movie
    Color Temp Setting
    Warm 2
    Gamma Setting
    2.2

    The Samsung S95B has superb accuracy in SDR nearly out of the box. Gamma is close to the 2.2 target for a dark room, but some scenes are a bit too bright. The white balance is excellent, and the color accuracy is fantastic, with no noticeable issues. The color temperature is nearly perfect as well.

    We also measured 'Filmmaker Mode', since it's very popular for movie lovers looking for an accurate image. It's slightly more accurate overall, but most settings are locked, so we used 'Movie' mode instead. You can see the Filmmaker results below:

    Finally, we measured the accuracy out of the box using Samsung's default BT.1886 gamma setting. It performs a bit worse overall relative to the calibration targets we chose, but some people prefer BT.1886 over a flat 2.2 or 2.4 gamma curve.

    9.5
    Post Calibration
    White Balance dE
    0.26
    Color dE
    0.95
    Gamma
    2.19
    Color Temperature
    6,564 K
    White Balance Calibration
    20 point
    Color Calibration
    Yes

    After calibrating the Samsung S95B to a D65 white point, it has fantastic accuracy. Colors, the white balance, and gamma are all nearly perfect, with no noticeable issues in any of them.

    Since this TV uses RGB subpixels with an extremely precise spectral power distribution (SPD), we also took measurements with the Judd alternate white point as well. We use a Colorimetry Research CR-250 spectroradiometer as part of our calibration process, creating a profile for each TV that exactly matches the SPD of the TV we're calibrating. Because of this, the results of the alternate white point are extremely similar to the D65 white point we normally use. Visually, there's almost no difference between them, but some people may prefer the Judd white point.

    Pre-CalPost-Cal
    White Balance dE1.680.23
    Color dE1.071.00
    Gamma2.152.19
    Color Temperature6414K6549K

    You can see our recommended settings here.

    8.7
    Gray Uniformity
    50% Std. Dev.
    1.240%
    50% DSE
    0.111%
    5% Std. Dev.
    0.451%
    5% DSE
    0.118%

    The TV has excellent gray uniformity. There's very little variation in brightness across the screen, and there's almost no distracting dirty screen effect in the center, which is great for sports fans. Like all OLED panels, there are thin vertical lines in near-dark scenes, and they're a bit more noticeable than on similar OLEDs like the LG C2 OLED. There's also a noticeable Venetian blind effect in darker scenes. It's mainly noticeable in 10% and 20% gray slides, but it's generally not noticeable with real content.

    10
    Black Uniformity
    Std. Dev.
    N/A
    Native Std. Dev.
    0.412%

    Since OLEDs can turn off individual pixels, the Samsung S95B has perfect black uniformity, and there's no blooming or haloing around bright objects.

    10
    Viewing Angle
    Color Washout
    70°
    Color Shift
    70°
    Brightness Loss
    70°
    Black Level Raise
    70°
    Gamma Shift
    70°

    The TV has an exceptionally wide viewing angle. Although it's close to perfect, the image fades slightly at extremely wide angles. In practice, you can move around the TV and see an accurate image at almost any angle.

    9.5
    Reflections
    Screen Finish
    Glossy
    Total Reflections
    1.0%
    Indirect Reflections
    0.7%
    Calculated Direct Reflections
    0.3%

    The TV handles direct reflections incredibly well, but there are some flaws. Due to the lack of a polarizer, if you're in a room with any ambient lighting, the TV has a pink tint to it even when it's off. Bright lights are still distracting in a bright room, but it cuts the mirror effect slightly better than the LG G2 OLED. On the other hand, blacks look much better on the G2 when you're in a room with any ambient light. We took a few additional comparison shots so you can see how the Samsung S95B (Right) compares to the LG G2 OLED (Left):

    9.3
    HDR Native Gradient
    100% Black to 50% Gray
    8.0
    50% Gray to 100% White
    10
    100% Black to 50% Red
    10
    50% Red to 100% Red
    10
    100% Black to 50% Green
    10
    50% Green to 100% Green
    8.0
    100% Black to 50% Blue
    10
    50% Blue to 100% Blue
    8.0

    The TV has superb gradient handling in HDR. There's some barely noticeable banding in dark grays, and in bright greens and blues, but you have to look hard to see them. Other color gradients look fantastic.

    6.8
    Low-Quality Content Smoothing
    Smoothing
    6.0
    Detail Preservation
    8.5

    This TV's low-quality content smoothing is alright. It can't smooth out macro blocking very well, so it's very noticeable in dark scenes. Fine details are preserved very well.

    7.5
    Upscaling: Sharpness Processing

    The TV has good sharpness processing with low-resolution or low-bitrate content. Some small details are lost, but the image is upscaled well overall.

    Sharpness processing was calibrated for low-resolution or low-bitrate content, with no over-sharpening, with the following settings:

    • Sharpness: 5
    • Picture Clarity: Off

    Pixels
    Subpixel Layout
    Triangular RGB
    TypeOLED
    Sub-Type
    QD-OLED

    The TV uses a unique subpixel structure. Instead of having all three subpixels in a row, each pixel forms a triangle, with the larger green subpixel at the top. This isn't really noticeable with most video content, but it's an issue if you're using the TV as a PC monitor. Text has just okay clarity from a PC, as Windows ClearType settings aren't designed for this subpixel structure, and can't correct for it. You can see a few examples below:

    Motion
    9.8
    Response Time
    80% Response Time
    0.3 ms
    100% Response Time
    3.8 ms

    The TV has a nearly instantaneous pixel response time, so fast motion is incredibly clear, with almost no blur behind fast-moving objects, and no overshoot artifacts like inverse ghosting. Due to the sample-and-hold nature of OLED technology, there's still some noticeable persistence blur.

    10
    Flicker-Free
    Flicker-Free
    No
    PWM Dimming Frequency
    0 Hz

    The Samsung S95B isn't technically flicker-free, as there's a small decrease in brightness that corresponds with the refresh cycle of the display. This is very different from pulse width modulation flicker (PWM) on TVs with LED backlights, and it's not noticeable. This dip isn't even always there, and the display is flicker-free in the following modes:

    • PC Mode: only with the brightness at max
    • Dynamic Mode: brightness above 20
    • Standard Mode: brightness above 48
    • Game Mode: brightness above 25

    Black Frame Insertion (BFI)
    Optional BFI
    Yes
    Min Flicker For 60 fps
    60 Hz
    60Hz For 60 fps
    Yes
    120Hz For 120 fps
    No
    Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode
    60 Hz

    The Samsung S95B OLED TV has an optional black frame insertion feature (BFI) that reduces the appearance of persistence blur caused by the TV's nearly instantaneous pixel response time. Like the other 2022 OLED TVs, including the LG C2 OLED, it can only flicker at 60Hz, even when displaying a 120Hz signal.

    Motion Interpolation
    Motion Interpolation (30 fps)
    Yes
    Motion Interpolation (60 fps)
    Yes

    The TV has an optional motion interpolation feature, and it works well with most real content. There are noticeable motion artifacts in really busy scenes with the Blur Reduction and Judder Reduction sliders both at '10', but it looks good in simpler scenes.

    5.3
    Stutter
    Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps
    37.9 ms
    Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps
    12.9 ms

    Unfortunately, due to the nearly instantaneous pixel response time of the Samsung S95B OLED, there's a noticeable stutter with low frame rate content. It's especially noticeable in panning shots. The black frame insertion feature and the motion interpolation feature can both help reduce the appearance of stutter, but they both have their drawbacks.

    10
    24p Judder
    Judder-Free 24p
    Yes
    Judder-Free 24p via 60p
    Yes
    Judder-Free 24p via 60i
    Yes
    Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps
    Yes

    The TV can almost always remove judder when watching 24p movies or TV shows, even from sources that can only send a 60Hz signal, like a cable box. Sadly, because the black frame insertion (BFI) feature can only flicker at 60Hz on this TV, movies aren't judder-free when BFI is enabled.

    Without enabling additional motion interpolation settings, it's only judder-free in the 'Movie' and 'FILMMAKER' modes. There's judder in all other modes, including 'Standard', but you can reduce it by setting Picture Clarity to 'Custom', with both sliders set to '0'.

    9.4
    Variable Refresh Rate
    Native Refresh Rate
    120 Hz
    Variable Refresh Rate
    Yes
    HDMI Forum VRR
    Yes
    FreeSync
    Yes
    G-SYNC Compatible
    Yes
    4k VRR Maximum
    120 Hz
    4k VRR Minimum
    < 20 Hz
    1080p VRR Maximum
    120 Hz
    1080p VRR Minimum
    < 20 Hz
    1440p VRR Maximum
    120 Hz
    1440p VRR Minimum
    < 20 Hz
    VRR + Local DimmingNo Local Dimming

    The Samsung S95B supports all current variable refresh rate formats, ensuring a nearly tear-free gaming experience from any source that supports VRR. The VRR feature works across a very wide range of refresh rates. Below 40Hz, low framerate compensation (LFC) is automatically enabled, so even if your framerate drops very low, you still won't see screen tearing.

    Although it's not advertised to support it, multiple owners have confirmed that the Samsung S95B can accept and display a forced 144Hz signal as well, but only with an 8-bit signal. Unfortunately, on our TV it's buggy and doesn't work consistently. The variable refresh rate feature works up to 144Hz but often flashes constantly, and it's not really useable right now on our TV.

    Inputs
    9.7
    Input Lag
    1080p @ 60Hz
    9.9 ms
    1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode
    78.9 ms
    1080p @ 120Hz
    5.3 ms
    1080p @ 144Hz
    N/A
    1440p @ 60Hz
    9.9 ms
    1440p @ 120Hz
    5.3 ms
    1440p @ 144Hz
    N/A
    4k @ 60Hz
    9.9 ms
    4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR
    9.9 ms
    4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4
    10.0 ms
    4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode
    60.0 ms
    4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation
    28.2 ms
    4k @ 120Hz
    5.4 ms
    4k @ 144Hz
    N/A
    8k @ 60Hz
    N/A

    The Samsung S95B has fantastic low input lag in 'Game' Mode. This ensures your actions are in sync with what you see on screen, giving you a responsive gaming experience. If you're a fan of motion interpolation, Samsung's 'Game Motion Plus' feature allows you to interpolate low frame rate games, improving motion clarity while adding much less input lag than other brands. With the 'Game Motion Plus' settings at max, there's 28.2ms of input lag, which is higher than with the setting disabled, but it's still good for casual gamers.

    9.6
    Supported Resolutions
    Resolution4k
    480p @ 59.94Hz (Widescreen)
    Yes
    720p @ 59.94Hz
    Yes
    1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4
    Yes
    1080p @ 120Hz
    Yes
    1080p @ 144Hz
    No
    1440p @ 60Hz
    Yes
    1440p @ 120Hz
    Yes
    1440p @ 144Hz
    No
    4k @ 60Hz
    Yes
    4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4
    Yes
    4k @ 120Hz
    Yes
    4k @ 120Hz @ 4:4:4
    Yes
    4k @ 144Hz
    No
    8k @ 30Hz or 24Hz
    No
    8k @ 60Hz
    No

    The Samsung S95B supports all common resolutions up to 4k @ 120Hz. Except for 1440p @ 120Hz, all supported formats display chroma 4:4:4 signals properly, which is important for text clarity. Unfortunately, even though it can display chroma 4:4:4 properly, text from a PC isn't clear due to the unusual subpixel structure (see the Pixels section of the review for some examples). 4k @ 120Hz signals are displayed properly, with no resolution-halving or other issues.

    Although it's not advertised to support it, multiple owners have confirmed that the Samsung S95B can accept and display a forced 144Hz signal as well, but only with an 8-bit signal. Unfortunately, it's buggy on our TV and doesn't work consistently.

    PS5 Compatibility
    Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)
    Yes
    4k @ 120Hz
    Yes
    1440p @ 120Hz
    Yes
    1080p @ 120Hz
    Yes
    HDR
    Yes
    VRR
    Yes

    This TV is fully compatible with everything the PS5 offers, like 1440p @ 120Hz and 4K @ 120Hz, as well as HDMI Forum VRR. It also has four ports supporting HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, which is great if you have multiple HDMI 2.1 consoles or want to connect a PC.

    Xbox Series X|S Compatibility
    Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)
    Yes
    4k @ 120Hz
    Yes
    1440p @ 120Hz
    Yes
    1080p @ 120Hz
    Yes
    HDR
    Yes
    VRR
    Yes

    This TV is fully compatible with everything the Xbox Series X|S offers, including 1440p @ 120Hz, 4k @ 120Hz, HDMI Forum VRR, and FreeSync Premium. All four HDMI ports support the full bandwidth of HDMI 2.1, which is great if you have both consoles or a PC you plan on using with the TV.

    Inputs Specifications
    HDR10
    Yes
    HDR10+
    Yes
    Dolby Vision
    No
    HLG
    Yes
    HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth
    Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
    HDMI 2.1 Class Bandwidth
    Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
    CECYes
    HDCP 2.2Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
    ATSC Tuner
    3.0 (NEXTGEN TV)
    USB 3.0
    No
    Variable Analog Audio OutNo
    Wi-Fi SupportYes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)

    The TV supports the full 48Gbps bandwidth of HDMI 2.1 on all four HDMI ports. This is great, as it allows you to connect multiple high-bandwidth devices, like if you have both the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Unfortunately, Samsung still doesn't support Dolby Vision. However, it supports HDR10+ instead, which is very similar overall but not as widely supported.

    Input Photos

    The Samsung S95's inputs face down and to the sides, and there's a separate cutout for the headphone jack.

    Total Inputs
    HDMI4
    USB2
    Digital Optical Audio Out1
    Analog Audio Out 3.5mm0
    Analog Audio Out RCA0
    Component In0
    Composite In0
    Tuner (Cable/Ant)1
    Ethernet1
    DisplayPort0
    IR In0
    Audio Passthrough
    ARC/eARC Port
    eARC
    eARC: Dolby Atmos Over Dolby Digital Plus
    Yes
    eARC: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
    Yes
    eARC: LPCM 7.1 Over Dolby MAT
    Yes
    eARC: Dolby TrueHD 7.1
    Yes
    eARC: DTS:X Over DTS-HD MA
    No
    eARC: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
    No
    eARC: LPCM Channels (Bitstream)
    7.1
    ARC: Dolby Digital 5.1
    Yes
    ARC: DTS 5.1
    No
    Optical: Dolby Digital 5.1
    Yes
    Optical: DTS 5.1
    No

    The TV supports eARC, allowing it to pass uncompressed high-quality audio from a connected source through to your soundbar or home theater system. Sadly, it doesn't support any DTS formats, which is disappointing, as many UHD Blu-rays use DTS for their lossless audio tracks.

    Sound Quality
    6.9
    Frequency Response
    See details on graph tool
    Low-Frequency Extension
    80.00 Hz
    Std. Dev. @ 70
    2.43 dB
    Std. Dev. @ 80
    3.50 dB
    Std. Dev. @ Max
    6.12 dB
    Max
    90.3 dB SPL
    Dynamic Range Compression
    6.36 dB

    The TV has an okay frequency response. The low-frequency extension is high, so like most TVs, it can't produce much bass. It gets loud, but there's significant compression and pumping artifacts at max volume. On the other hand, it has a fairly well-balanced sound profile at lower listening levels, resulting in clear dialogue.

    7.4
    Distortion
    See details on graph tool
    Weighted THD @ 80
    0.253
    Weighted THD @ Max
    0.566
    IMD @ 80
    0.84%
    IMD @ Max
    3.53%

    The TV has decent distortion performance overall. There's very little harmonic distortion even at max volume, and there's very little in the treble range, where it's most noticeable.

    Smart Features
    8.5
    Interface
    Smart OSTizen
    Version2022
    Ease of Use
    Easy
    Smoothness
    Very Smooth
    Time Taken to Select YouTube
    2 s
    Time Taken to Change Backlight
    5 s
    Advanced Options
    Many

    The TV runs the 2022 version of Tizen OS, which is fast and easy to use. The interface now fills the entire screen instead of the bar that appeared on the previous version. It makes it easier to find your favorite content.

    0.0
    Ad-Free
    Ads
    Yes
    Opt-out
    No
    Suggested Content in Home
    Yes
    Opt-out of Suggested Content
    No

    Unfortunately, like most TVs on the market, there are ads throughout the interface, and there's no option to disable them completely.

    8.5
    Apps and Features
    App Selection
    Great
    App Smoothness
    Average
    Cast Capable
    Yes
    USB Drive Playback
    Yes
    USB Drive HDR Playback
    Yes
    HDR in Netflix
    Yes
    HDR in YouTube
    Yes

    The included apps cover most of the common streaming services, and Samsung's app store offers a great selection of additional apps.

    8.5
    Remote
    Size
    Small
    Voice Control
    Many Features
    CEC Menu Control
    Yes
    Other Smart Features
    Yes
    Remote AppSamsung SmartThings

    The remote is slim and easy to use but has a limited selection of buttons, so you have to change most things through the TV's menus. There are four quick-access buttons for the most popular streaming services; unfortunately, there's no way to remap these to your favorites. You can recharge the remote via a solar panel on the back or with a USB-C cable (sold separately).

    The TV is compatible with multiple voice assistants, including Bixby and Alexa, but you have to use the remote as the TV doesn't have a built-in Mic for hands-free controls. Voice controls work well and allow you to launch apps, change inputs, or adjust certain settings.

    TV Controls

    The controls are on the bottom bezel of the TV near the center. There's a single button that lets you power the TV on/off and change channels, volume, and inputs.

    In The Box

    • Power cable
    • Remote control
    • 3.5mm to RCA adapter
    • VESA mount spaces
    • User guide

    Misc
    Power Consumption113 W
    Power Consumption (Max)242 W
    Firmware1098

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