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- Table of Contents
- Top
- Main Differences
- Design
- Picture Quality
- Motion
- Inputs
- Sound Quality
- Smart Features
- Comments
Samsung Q80/Q80A QLED vs Sony X91J
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Samsung Q80/Q80A QLED
Sony X91J
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TypeLED
Sub-TypeIPS
Resolution4k
TypeLED
Sub-TypeVA
Resolution4k
Variants
- QN55Q80AAFXZA (55")
- QN65Q80AAFXZA (65")
- QN75Q80AAFXZA (75")
- QN85Q80AAFXZA (85")
- KD-85X91J (85")
Our Verdict
Samsung Q80/Q80A QLED
Sony X91J
The Sony X91J is a bit better overall than the Samsung Q80/Q80A QLED, but they use different panel types. The Sony is only available in an 85 inch size and has a VA panel, while the Samsung is available from 55 to 85 inches. The 55 inch model we tested has an IPS panel, but the 85 inch variant has a VA panel and performs differently. The VA panel on the Sony provides better contrast and the local dimming feature results in less blooming, but the IPS panel on the Samsung has wider viewing angles. The Samsung gets brighter and has better reflection handling, so it's a better choice for well-lit rooms.
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Main Differences for
Threshold
Mixed Usage
7.7
8.2
Black Uniformity
4.6
9.7
Contrast
6.6
8.8
Viewing Angle
7.9
5.5
Local Dimming
6.0
7.0
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture
Curved
No
No
Accelerated Longevity Test
Uniformity Pictures
Month 24
50% Gray
Month 24
50% Gray
Longevity Graph
Stand
Stand Picture
Back
Back Picture
Wall Mount
VESA 200x200
VESA 400x400
Borders
Borders Picture
Borders
0.35" (0.9 cm)
0.44" (1.1 cm)
Thickness
Thickness Picture
Max Thickness
2.44" (6.2 cm)
2.95" (7.5 cm)
Build Quality
8.5
8.0
Build quality picture
Picture Quality
Contrast
6.6
8.8
Checkerboard Picture
Native Contrast
1,449 : 1
4,999 : 1
Contrast with local dimming
1,560 : 1
5,559 : 1
SDR Brightness
8.7
8.2
Real Scene Peak Brightness
653 cd/m²
449 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
597 cd/m²
386 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
858 cd/m²
514 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
785 cd/m²
584 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
583 cd/m²
522 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
520 cd/m²
435 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
590 cd/m²
381 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
836 cd/m²
509 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
778 cd/m²
578 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
581 cd/m²
520 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
519 cd/m²
434 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.028
0.024
Local Dimming
6.0
7.0
LD Video, Moving Object
LD Video, Real Content
LD Video, Real Content Side View
Local Dimming
Yes
Yes
Backlight
Full-Array
Full-Array
Local Dimming In Game Mode
5.0
7.0
LD Video, Moving Object
LD Video, Real Content
LD Video, Real Content Side View
Local Dimming
Yes
Yes
Backlight
Full-Array
Full-Array
HDR Brightness
8.0
6.8
HDR Hallway Photo
HDR Cityscape Photo
HDR Landscape Photo
Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)
494 cd/m²
Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)
489 cd/m²
Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)
204 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
902 cd/m²
320 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
931 cd/m²
491 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
809 cd/m²
713 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
598 cd/m²
656 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
567 cd/m²
497 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
874 cd/m²
316 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
913 cd/m²
488 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
805 cd/m²
703 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
597 cd/m²
653 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
566 cd/m²
496 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.029
0.045
EOTF
Real Scene Highlight
507 cd/m²
HDR Brightness In Game Mode
7.7
7.2
HDR Hallway Photo
HDR Cityscape Photo
HDR Landscape Photo
Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)
458 cd/m²
Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)
381 cd/m²
Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)
202 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
833 cd/m²
405 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
922 cd/m²
597 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
836 cd/m²
717 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
625 cd/m²
573 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
540 cd/m²
494 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
817 cd/m²
403 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
908 cd/m²
591 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
831 cd/m²
707 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
625 cd/m²
572 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
540 cd/m²
491 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.059
0.030
Game Mode EOTF
Real Scene Highlight
605 cd/m²
PQ EOTF Tracking
6.9
PQ EOTF Graph
600 Nit Tracking Delta
0.0299
1000 Nit Tracking Delta
0.0298
4000 Nit Tracking Delta
0.0168
Gradient
8.2
8.8
Gradient Picture
Color Depth
10 Bit
10 Bit
Red (Std. Dev.)
0.109
0.083
Green (Std. Dev.)
0.112
0.095
Blue (Std. Dev.)
0.087
0.074
Gray (Std. Dev.)
0.105
0.097
Gray Uniformity
6.8
7.7
50% Uniformity Picture
50% Std. Dev.
4.746%
2.537%
50% DSE
0.208%
0.185%
5% Uniformity Picture
5% Std. Dev.
0.580%
0.830%
5% DSE
0.115%
0.092%
Black Uniformity
4.6
9.7
Native Black Uniformity Picture
Native Std. Dev.
2.193%
0.402%
Black Uniformity Picture with Local Dimming
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.
5.207%
0.685%
Viewing Angle
7.9
5.5
Viewing Angle Video
Chroma Graph
Color Washout
38°
27°
Hue Graph
Color Shift
60°
26°
Lightness Graph
Brightness Loss
38°
37°
Black Level Raise
70°
21°
Gamma Shift
47°
16°
Reflections
7.5
7.4
Reflections Picture
Average Room Off Picture
Bright Room Off Picture
Screen Finish
Semi-gloss
Semi-gloss
Total Reflections
5.1%
5.1%
Indirect Reflections
0.2%
0.7%
Calculated Direct Reflections
4.9%
4.4%
Pre Calibration
6.4
8.7
Pre White Balance Picture
Pre Gamma Curve Picture
Pre Color Picture
White Balance dE
4.38
1.35
Color dE
3.36
1.93
Gamma
2.07
2.23
Color Temperature
7,154 K
6,829 K
Picture Mode
Movie
Custom
Color Temp Setting
Warm 2
Expert 1
Gamma Setting
2.2
0
Post Calibration
9.5
8.9
Post White Balance Picture
Post Gamma Curve Picture
Post Color Picture
White Balance dE
0.40
0.88
Color dE
1.04
2.03
Gamma
2.20
2.19
Color Temperature
6,516 K
6,614 K
White Balance Calibration
20 point
10 point
Color Calibration
Yes
Yes
480p Input
8.0
8.0
480p Picture
720p Input
8.0
8.0
720p Picture
1080p Input
9.0
9.0
1080p Picture
4k Input
10
10
4k Picture
8k Input
0.0
0.0
8k Picture
Pixels
Pixels Picture
Subpixel Layout
RGB
Type
LED
LED
Sub-Type
IPS
VA
Color Gamut
7.7
8.1
Wide Color Gamut
Yes
Yes
Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture
DCI P3 xy
86.00%
91.36%
DCI P3 uv
92.45%
94.97%
Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture
Rec 2020 xy
62.22%
66.26%
Rec 2020 uv
68.99%
70.76%
Color Volume
7.9
7.7
P3 Color Volume ITP Picture
1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP
78.8%
34.5%
2020 Color Volume ITP Picture
10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP
34.0%
27.4%
White Luminance
902 cd/m²
Red Luminance
144 cd/m²
Green Luminance
497 cd/m²
Blue Luminance
48 cd/m²
Cyan Luminance
555 cd/m²
Magenta Luminance
193 cd/m²
Yellow Luminance
824 cd/m²
Normalized DCI P3 Coverage ITP
85.6%
Normalized Rec 2020 Coverage ITP
68.1%
Temporary Image Retention
10
10
Image Retention Picture
IR after 0 min recovery
0.00%
0.00%
IR after 2 min recovery
0.00%
0.00%
IR after 4 min recovery
0.00%
0.00%
IR after 6 min recovery
0.00%
0.00%
IR after 8 min recovery
0.00%
0.00%
IR after 10 min recovery
0.00%
0.00%
Permanent Burn-In Risk
10
10
Permanent Burn-In Risk
No
No
Motion
Response Time
8.2
8.7
Motion Blur Picture
Response Time Chart
80% Response Time
4.4 ms
3.4 ms
100% Response Time
11.3 ms
9.0 ms
Flicker-Free
9.9
9.5
Backlight chart
Flicker-Free
No
No
PWM Dimming Frequency
960 Hz
720 Hz
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)
10
6.0
BFI Picture
BFI Frequency Picture
Optional BFI
Yes
Yes
Min Flicker For 60 fps
60 Hz
120 Hz
60Hz For 60 fps
Yes
No
120Hz For 120 fps
Yes
Yes
Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode
60 Hz
120 Hz
Motion Interpolation
Motion Interpolation (30 fps) Picture
Motion Interpolation (30 fps)
Yes
Yes
Motion Interpolation (60 fps) Picture
Motion Interpolation (60 fps)
Yes
Yes
Stutter
7.0
6.6
Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps
30.4 ms
32.7 ms
Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps
4.4 ms
7.7 ms
24p Judder
10
10
Judder-Free 24p
Yes
Yes
Judder-Free 24p via 60p
Yes
Yes
Judder-Free 24p via 60i
Yes
Yes
Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps
Yes
Yes
Variable Refresh Rate
9.4
8.2
Native Refresh Rate
120 Hz (except 50")
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
Yes
Yes
HDMI Forum VRR
Unknown
Yes
FreeSync
Yes
No
G-SYNC Compatible
No
Yes
4k VRR Maximum
120 Hz
120 Hz
4k VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz
1080p VRR Maximum
120 Hz
60 Hz
1080p VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
48 Hz
1440p VRR Maximum
120 Hz
1440p VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
Unknown
VRR Supported Connectors
HDMI
HDMI
Inputs
Input Lag
9.7
9.3
1080p @ 60Hz
9.0 ms
16.0 ms
1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode
84.4 ms
91.7 ms
1080p @ 120Hz
5.1 ms
7.0 ms
1080p @ 144Hz
N/A
1440p @ 60Hz
9.0 ms
15.8 ms
1440p @ 120Hz
5.2 ms
7.1 ms
1440p @ 144Hz
N/A
4k @ 60Hz
9.6 ms
15.6 ms
4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR
9.6 ms
15.5 ms
4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4
9.5 ms
15.6 ms
4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode
70.6 ms
91.5 ms
4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation
20.5 ms
87.4 ms
4k @ 120Hz
5.3 ms
7.0 ms
4k @ 144Hz
N/A
8k @ 60Hz
N/A
N/A
1080p with Variable Refresh Rate
N/A
1440p with VRR
N/A
4k with VRR
N/A
8k with VRR
N/A
Supported Resolutions
9.6
9.2
1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes (native support)
1080p @ 144Hz
No
1440p @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes (forced resolution required)
1440p @ 120Hz
Yes
No
1440p @ 144Hz
No
4k @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4
Yes
Yes
Resolution
4k
4k
4k @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes (native support)
4k @ 120Hz @ 4:4:4
Yes
4k @ 144Hz
No
8k @ 30Hz or 24Hz
No
No
8k @ 60Hz
No
No
PS5 Compatibility
PS5 Screenshot
Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)
Yes
Yes
4k @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1440p @ 120Hz
PS5 doesn't output 1440p
PS5 can't do 1440p
1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
HDR
Yes
Xbox Series X Screenshot
VRR
Yes
Yes
PS5, 4k @ 120Hz + HDR
Yes
PS5, 4k @ 60Hz + HDR
Yes
Xbox Series X, 4k @ 120Hz + HDR
Yes
Xbox Series X, 4k @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
Xbox Series X, 4k @ 60Hz + HDR
Yes
Xbox Series X, 1440p @ 120Hz
Yes
No
Xbox Series X, 1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
Xbox Series X, Variable Refresh Rate
Yes
Yes
Xbox Series X|S Compatibility
Xbox Series X Screenshot
Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)
Yes
4k @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1440p @ 120Hz
Yes
No
1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
HDR
Yes
VRR
Yes
Yes
Inputs Specifications
HDR10
Yes
Yes
HDR10+
Yes
No
Dolby Vision
No
Yes
HLG
Yes
Yes
HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
HDMI 2.1 Class Bandwidth
Yes (HDMI 4)
Yes (HDMI 3,4)
CEC
Yes
Yes
HDCP 2.2
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
ATSC Tuner
1.0
USB 3.0
No
Yes (1)
Variable Analog Audio Out
No
Yes
Wi-Fi Support
Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)
Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)
Input Photos
Side Inputs Picture
Rear Inputs Picture
Total Inputs
HDMI
4
4
USB
2
2
Digital Optical Audio Out
1
1
Analog Audio Out 3.5mm
0
1
Analog Audio Out RCA
0
0
Component In
0
0
Composite In
0
1 (adapter required, not incl.)
Tuner (Cable/Ant)
1
1
Ethernet
1
1
DisplayPort
0
0
IR In
0
1
SD/SDHC
0
0
Audio Passthrough
ARC
Yes (HDMI 3)
Yes (HDMI 3)
eARC support
Yes
Yes
Dolby Atmos via TrueHD via eARC
Yes
Yes
DTS:X via DTS-HD MA via eARC
No
Yes
5.1 Dolby Digital via ARC
Yes
Yes
5.1 DTS via ARC
No
Yes
5.1 Dolby Digital via Optical
Yes
Yes
5.1 DTS via Optical
No
Yes
Sound Quality
Frequency Response
7.3
7.1
Frequency Response
Low-Frequency Extension
67.27 Hz
126.99 Hz
Std. Dev. @ 70
3.77 dB
1.75 dB
Std. Dev. @ 80
4.19 dB
1.86 dB
Std. Dev. @ Max
5.67 dB
4.12 dB
Max
89.9 dB SPL
92.9 dB SPL
Dynamic Range Compression
3.44 dB
4.33 dB
Distortion
7.4
5.8
Total Harmonic Distortion
Weighted THD @ 80
0.131
0.173
Weighted THD @ Max
0.491
14.296
IMD @ 80
1.00%
3.55%
IMD @ Max
4.16%
31.09%
Smart Features
Interface
8.5
8.0
Smart TV Picture
Smart OS
Tizen
Google TV
Version
2021
10
Ease of Use
Easy
Average
Smoothness
Very Smooth
Very Smooth
Time Taken to Select YouTube
2 s
2 s
Time Taken to Change Backlight
7 s
2 s
Advanced Options
Many
Many
Ad-Free
0.0
0.0
Ads Picture
Ads
Yes
Yes
Opt-out
No
No
Suggested Content in Home
Yes
Yes
Opt-out of Suggested Content
No
No
Apps and Features
8.5
9.0
Apps Picture
App Selection
Great
Great
App Smoothness
Average
Very Smooth
Cast Capable
Yes
Yes
USB Drive Playback
Yes
Yes
USB Drive HDR Playback
Yes
Yes
HDR in Netflix
Yes
Yes
HDR in YouTube
Yes
Yes
Remote
8.5
8.5
Remote Picture
Size
Small
Large
Voice Control
Many Features
Many Features
CEC Menu Control
Yes
Yes
Other Smart Features
Yes
No
Remote App
Samsung SmartThings
Android TV
TV Controls
Controls Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Misc
Power Consumption
61 W
82 W
Power Consumption (Max)
195 W
286 W
Firmware
1054
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