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Sony BRAVIA 7 QLED vs Samsung QN95D
Side-by-Side Comparison
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Sony BRAVIA 7 QLED
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Resolution4k
TypeLED
Sub-TypeVA
Resolution4k
TypeLED
Sub-TypeVA
Variants
- K-55XR70 (55")
- K-65XR70 (65")
- K-75XR70 (75")
- K-85XR70 (85")
- QN65QN95DAFXZA (65")
- QN75QN95DAFXZA (75")
- QN85QN95DAFXZA (85")
Our Verdict
Sony BRAVIA 7 QLED
Samsung QN95D
The Sony BRAVIA 7 QLED and the Samsung QN95D are closely matched. The Sony is more accurate out of the box than the Samsung and has better upscaling and low-quality content smoothing. While they're very similar when it comes to brightness, the Samsung does have vastly superior reflection handling, giving it the edge when watched in brighter rooms. Finally, the Samsung also has the edge for gamers with its four HDMI 2.1 ports, all capable of 4k @ 144Hz, while the Sony is limited to only two 120Hz HDMI 2.1 ports.
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Threshold
Mixed Usage
8.4
8.4
Reflections
7.1
9.2
Low-Quality Content Smoothing
8.4
6.8
Pre Calibration
8.7
7.2
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture
Curved
No
No
Accelerated Longevity Test
Uniformity Pictures
Longevity Graph
Stand
Stand Picture
Back
Back Picture
Wall Mount
VESA 300x300
VESA 400x300
Borders
Borders Picture
Borders
0.31" (0.8 cm)
0.31" (0.8 cm)
Thickness
Thickness Picture
Max Thickness
2.17" (5.5 cm)
0.98" (2.5 cm)
Build Quality
8.5
8.5
Build quality picture
Picture Quality
Contrast
9.1
9.0
Contrast Picture
Contrast
100,400 : 1
200,000 : 1
Native Contrast
5,755 : 1
2,562 : 1
Blooming
8.0
8.0
Blooming Photo
Lighting Zone Transitions
7.5
7.5
Preferred LD Video, Moving Object
Local Dimming
Yes
Yes
Backlight
Full-Array
Full-Array
Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV
480
1,344
Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode
8.5
8.0
Blooming Photo In Game Mode
Preferred LD Video, Moving Object In Game Mode
Game Transitions With VRR And Preferred LD
HDR Brightness
9.3
9.2
HDR Hallway Photo
HDR Cityscape Photo
HDR Landscape Photo
Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)
874 cd/m²
974 cd/m²
Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)
583 cd/m²
616 cd/m²
Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)
305 cd/m²
226 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
1,662 cd/m²
1,893 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
1,949 cd/m²
1,901 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
1,607 cd/m²
1,759 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
1,048 cd/m²
1,027 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
685 cd/m²
633 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
1,657 cd/m²
1,803 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
1,920 cd/m²
1,839 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
1,573 cd/m²
1,729 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
954 cd/m²
1,025 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
684 cd/m²
632 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.054
0.059
HDR Brightness In Game Mode
9.2
9.0
HDR Hallway Photo
HDR Cityscape Photo
HDR Landscape Photo
Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)
848 cd/m²
827 cd/m²
Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)
576 cd/m²
691 cd/m²
Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)
309 cd/m²
202 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
1,914 cd/m²
1,492 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
2,135 cd/m²
1,806 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
1,275 cd/m²
1,759 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
922 cd/m²
1,041 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
708 cd/m²
628 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
1,902 cd/m²
1,463 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
2,095 cd/m²
1,762 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
1,269 cd/m²
1,730 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
919 cd/m²
1,039 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
706 cd/m²
627 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.058
0.055
PQ EOTF Tracking
9.6
8.5
PQ EOTF Graph
600 Nit Tracking Delta
0.0027
0.0096
1000 Nit Tracking Delta
0.0027
0.0097
4000 Nit Tracking Delta
0.0027
0.0111
SDR Brightness
9.2
9.4
Real Scene Peak Brightness
868 cd/m²
1,371 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
1,728 cd/m²
1,418 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
1,821 cd/m²
1,716 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
1,522 cd/m²
1,729 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
1,017 cd/m²
1,094 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
702 cd/m²
589 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
1,707 cd/m²
1,409 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
1,796 cd/m²
1,688 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
1,496 cd/m²
1,705 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
911 cd/m²
1,041 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
701 cd/m²
588 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.052
0.056
Color Gamut
8.6
8.3
Wide Color Gamut
Yes
Yes
Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture
DCI P3 xy
94.91%
94.42%
DCI P3 uv
96.86%
94.93%
Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture
Rec 2020 xy
73.19%
69.45%
Rec 2020 uv
78.52%
74.29%
Color Volume
9.0
8.8
P3 Color Volume ITP Picture
1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP
88.5%
89.2%
2020 Color Volume ITP Picture
10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP
48.9%
46.5%
White Luminance
1,681 cd/m²
1,681 cd/m²
Red Luminance
356 cd/m²
338 cd/m²
Green Luminance
834 cd/m²
1,165 cd/m²
Blue Luminance
127 cd/m²
94 cd/m²
Cyan Luminance
1,265 cd/m²
1,291 cd/m²
Magenta Luminance
483 cd/m²
430 cd/m²
Yellow Luminance
1,547 cd/m²
1,535 cd/m²
Pre Calibration
8.7
7.2
Pre White Balance Picture
Pre Gamma Curve Picture
Pre Color Picture
White Balance dE
2.17
3.74
Color dE
1.43
3.15
Gamma
2.27
2.31
Color Temperature
6,532 K
6,294 K
Picture Mode
Professional
Movie
Color Temp Setting
Expert 1
Warm 2
Gamma Setting
0
2.2
Post Calibration
9.5
9.2
Post White Balance Picture
Post Gamma Curve Picture
Post Color Picture
White Balance dE
0.31
0.46
Color dE
0.84
1.73
Gamma
2.18
2.21
Color Temperature
6,503 K
6,584 K
White Balance Calibration
10 point
20 point
Color Calibration
Yes
Yes
Gray Uniformity
7.8
7.5
50% Uniformity Picture
50% Std. Dev.
2.108%
2.332%
50% DSE
0.179%
0.192%
5% Uniformity Picture
5% Std. Dev.
0.769%
0.483%
5% DSE
0.096%
0.118%
Black Uniformity
9.6
10
Black Uniformity Picture With Preferred Local Dimming
Std. Dev.
0.302%
0.175%
Native Black Uniformity Picture
Native Std. Dev.
0.806%
0.446%
Viewing Angle
5.3
6.9
Viewing Angle Video
Chroma Graph
Color Washout
24°
27°
Hue Graph
Color Shift
26°
29°
Lightness Graph
Brightness Loss
36°
34°
Black Level Raise
14°
70°
Gamma Shift
17°
38°
Reflections
7.1
9.2
Reflections Picture
Average Room Off Picture
Bright Room Off Picture
Screen Finish
Semi-gloss
Semi-gloss
Total Reflections
5.8%
1.6%
Indirect Reflections
0.6%
1.0%
Calculated Direct Reflections
5.2%
0.6%
HDR Native Gradient
8.0
8.8
HDR Gradient Picture
100% Black to 50% Gray
8.0
8.0
50% Gray to 100% White
8.0
8.0
100% Black to 50% Red
8.0
8.0
50% Red to 100% Red
8.0
10
100% Black to 50% Green
8.0
8.0
50% Green to 100% Green
6.0
10
100% Black to 50% Blue
10
10
50% Blue to 100% Blue
8.0
8.0
Low-Quality Content Smoothing
8.4
6.8
Low-Quality Content Smoothing Picture
Smoothing
8.5
6.5
Detail Preservation
8.0
7.5
Upscaling: Sharpness Processing
9.0
8.0
Sharpness Picture - 480p
Pixels
Pixels Picture
Subpixel Layout
BGR
BGR
Type
LED
LED
Sub-Type
VA
VA
Motion
Response Time
8.2
8.6
Motion Blur Picture
Response Time Chart
80% Response Time
4.4 ms
4.3 ms
100% Response Time
11.9 ms
7.9 ms
Flicker-Free
9.5
9.9
Backlight chart
Flicker-Free
No
No
PWM Dimming Frequency
720 Hz
960 Hz
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)
BFI Picture
BFI Frequency Picture
Optional BFI
Yes
Yes
Min Flicker For 60 fps
60 Hz
60 Hz
60Hz For 60 fps
Yes
Yes
120Hz For 120 fps
Yes
No
Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode
60 Hz
60 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
7.2
6.3
Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps
29.8 ms
33.8 ms
Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps
4.8 ms
8.8 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
9.5
Native Refresh Rate
120 Hz
144 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
Yes
Yes
HDMI Forum VRR
Yes
Yes
FreeSync
No
Yes
G-SYNC Compatible
Yes
Yes
4k VRR Maximum
120 Hz
144 Hz
4k VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz
1080p VRR Maximum
120 Hz
144 Hz
1080p VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz
1440p VRR Maximum
N/A
120 Hz
1440p VRR Minimum
N/A
< 20 Hz
VRR + Local Dimming
Yes
Yes
Inputs
Input Lag
9.2
9.6
1080p @ 60Hz
17.9 ms
11.4 ms
1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode
213.3 ms
71.3 ms
1080p @ 120Hz
9.7 ms
6.9 ms
1080p @ 144Hz
N/A
5.1 ms
1440p @ 60Hz
N/A
11.4 ms
1440p @ 120Hz
N/A
7.0 ms
1440p @ 144Hz
N/A
N/A
4k @ 60Hz
17.9 ms
11.4 ms
4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR
17.8 ms
11.3 ms
4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4
17.9 ms
11.4 ms
4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode
230.0 ms
68.5 ms
4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation
223.0 ms
26.1 ms
4k @ 120Hz
9.6 ms
7.0 ms
4k @ 144Hz
N/A
5.1 ms
8k @ 60Hz
N/A
N/A
Supported Resolutions
8.6
9.6
Resolution
4k
4k
480p @ 59.94Hz (Widescreen)
Yes
Yes
720p @ 59.94Hz
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 144Hz
No
Yes
1440p @ 60Hz
No
Yes
1440p @ 120Hz
No
Yes
1440p @ 144Hz
No
No
4k @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4
Yes
Yes
4k @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
4k @ 120Hz @ 4:4:4
Yes
Yes
4k @ 144Hz
No
Yes
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
No
Yes
1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
HDR
Yes
Yes
VRR
Yes
Yes
Xbox Series X|S Compatibility
Xbox Series X Screenshot
Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)
Yes
Yes
4k @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1440p @ 120Hz
No
Yes
1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
HDR
Yes
Yes
VRR
Yes
Yes
Inputs Specifications
HDR10
Yes
Yes
HDR10+
No
Yes
Dolby Vision
Yes
No
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 3,4)
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
CEC
Yes
Yes
HDCP 2.2
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
ATSC Tuner
3.0 (NEXTGEN TV)
1.0
USB 3.0
Yes (1)
No
Variable Analog Audio Out
No
No
Wi-Fi Support
Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 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
0
Analog Audio Out RCA
0
0
Component In
0
0
Composite In
0
0
Tuner (Cable/Ant)
1
1
Ethernet
1
1
DisplayPort
0
0
IR In
1
0
Audio Passthrough
ARC/eARC Port
eARC
eARC
eARC: Dolby Atmos Over Dolby Digital Plus
Yes
Yes
eARC: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Yes
Yes
eARC: LPCM 7.1 Over Dolby MAT
Yes
Yes
eARC: Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Yes
Yes
eARC: DTS:X Over DTS-HD MA
Yes
No
eARC: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Yes
No
eARC: LPCM Channels (Bitstream)
7.1
7.1
ARC: Dolby Digital 5.1
Yes
Yes
ARC: DTS 5.1
Yes
No
Optical: Dolby Digital 5.1
Yes
Yes
Optical: DTS 5.1
Yes
No
Sound Quality
Frequency Response
7.2
6.6
Frequency Response
Low-Frequency Extension
84.76 Hz
119.87 Hz
Std. Dev. @ 70
1.93 dB
2.86 dB
Std. Dev. @ 80
2.04 dB
2.80 dB
Std. Dev. @ Max
3.72 dB
3.73 dB
Max
86.2 dB SPL
85.6 dB SPL
Dynamic Range Compression
5.02 dB
3.63 dB
Distortion
8.0
7.2
Total Harmonic Distortion
Weighted THD @ 80
0.070
0.407
Weighted THD @ Max
0.254
1.720
IMD @ 80
0.48%
1.36%
IMD @ Max
0.76%
2.24%
Smart Features
Interface
8.0
8.5
Smart TV Picture
Smart OS
Google TV
Tizen
Version
12
2024
Ease of Use
Average
Easy
Smoothness
Average
Very Smooth
Time Taken to Select YouTube
2 s
2 s
Time Taken to Change Backlight
2 s
3 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
9.0
8.5
Apps Picture
App Selection
Great
Great
App Smoothness
Very Smooth
Average
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
Small
Voice Control
Many Features
Many Features
CEC Menu Control
Yes
Yes
Other Smart Features
No
Yes
Remote App
Android TV
Samsung SmartThings
TV Controls
Controls Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Misc
Power Consumption
66 W
55 W
Power Consumption (Max)
223 W
195 W
Firmware
112.627.030.1NAA
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