TCL 6 Series/R655 2022 QLED vs Samsung Q80C [Q80, Q80CD] QLED Side-by-Side TV Comparison

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TCL 6 Series/R655 2022 QLED

Samsung Q80C [Q80, Q80CD] QLED

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Resolution4k

TypeLED

Sub-TypeVA

Resolution4k

TypeLED

Sub-TypeIPS

Variants

55R655 (55")
65R655 (65")
75R655 (75")
85R655 (85")

QN50Q80CAFXZA (50")
QN55Q80CAFXZA (55")
QN65Q80CAFXZA (65")
QN75Q80CAFXZA (75")
QN85Q80CAFXZA (85")
QN98Q80CAFXZA (98")

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Our Verdict

TCL 6 Series/R655 2022 QLED

Samsung Q80C [Q80, Q80CD] QLED

The TCL 6 Series/R655 2022 QLED is better in almost every way when compared to the Samsung Q80C QLED. There's no comparing their image quality; the TCL has vastly better contrast, gets much brighter in HDR and SDR, and has much better reflection handling, so it's better in any brightness. Unfortunately, its viewing angle is inadequate, so the Samsung is much better for wide seating arrangements. The Samsung TV also has better processing than the TCL, so low-quality and low-resolution sources look better, but not likely to the point of overcoming the TCL's edge in overall image quality.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold

0.10

Mixed Usage

7.9

7.5

Contrast

9.2

6.8

Upscaling: Sharpness Processing

4.0

7.5

Reflections

9.0

7.2

Viewing Angle

5.3

8.0

Low-Quality Content Smoothing

4.7

6.3

Black Uniformity

7.4

4.0

Pre Calibration

8.0

6.5

Full Comparison

Mixed Usage

7.9

7.5

TV Shows

7.3

7.6

Sports

7.7

7.8

Video Games

8.7

7.8

HDR Movies

7.8

6.9

HDR Gaming

8.7

7.9

PC Monitor

8.5

8.6

Design

Style

Design Picture

Curved

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Accelerated Longevity Test

Uniformity Pictures

Longevity Graph

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Stand

Stand Picture

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Back

Back Picture

Wall Mount

VESA 300x300

VESA 400x300

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Borders

Borders Picture

Borders

0.35" (0.9 cm)

Thickness

Thickness Picture

Max Thickness

2.69" (6.8 cm)

1.85" (4.7 cm)

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Build Quality

7.5

8.0

Build quality picture

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Picture Quality

Contrast

9.2

6.8

Contrast Picture

Contrast

66,000 : 1

12,546 : 1

Native Contrast

8,081 : 1

1,581 : 1

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Blooming

7.5

6.0

Blooming Photo

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Lighting Zone Transitions

7.0

6.0

Preferred LD Video, Moving Object

Local Dimming

Yes

Backlight

Full-Array

Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV

240

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Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode

8.5

6.0

Blooming Photo In Game Mode

Preferred LD Video, Moving Object In Game Mode

Game Transitions With VRR And Preferred LD

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HDR Brightness

8.6

7.2

HDR Hallway Photo

HDR Cityscape Photo

HDR Landscape Photo

Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)

661 cd/m²

460 cd/m²

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)

477 cd/m²

381 cd/m²

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)

223 cd/m²

132 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window

800 cd/m²

644 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window

1,389 cd/m²

819 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window

1,667 cd/m²

740 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window

1,119 cd/m²

585 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window

704 cd/m²

500 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window

791 cd/m²

632 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window

1,364 cd/m²

805 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window

1,643 cd/m²

734 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window

1,116 cd/m²

584 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window

703 cd/m²

499 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)

0.046

0.026

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HDR Brightness In Game Mode

8.6

7.6

HDR Hallway Photo

HDR Cityscape Photo

HDR Landscape Photo

Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)

652 cd/m²

473 cd/m²

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)

476 cd/m²

425 cd/m²

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)

213 cd/m²

166 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window

804 cd/m²

799 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window

1,388 cd/m²

914 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window

1,658 cd/m²

743 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window

1,116 cd/m²

599 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window

704 cd/m²

533 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window

799 cd/m²

785 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window

1,362 cd/m²

896 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window

1,634 cd/m²

741 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window

1,114 cd/m²

598 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window

703 cd/m²

533 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)

0.045

0.029

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PQ EOTF Tracking

8.4

7.8

PQ EOTF Graph

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600 Nit Tracking Delta

0.0102

0.0148

1000 Nit Tracking Delta

0.0104

0.0145

4000 Nit Tracking Delta

0.0105

0.0149

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SDR Brightness

9.0

8.4

Real Scene Peak Brightness

715 cd/m²

508 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window

813 cd/m²

638 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window

1,404 cd/m²

813 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window

1,666 cd/m²

738 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window

1,116 cd/m²

573 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window

701 cd/m²

484 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window

806 cd/m²

630 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window

1,374 cd/m²

797 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window

1,639 cd/m²

732 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window

1,112 cd/m²

572 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window

701 cd/m²

483 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)

0.046

0.027

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Color Gamut

8.3

8.0

Wide Color Gamut

Yes

Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture

DCI P3 xy

92.35%

89.79%

DCI P3 uv

95.23%

93.70%

Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture

Rec 2020 xy

70.16%

65.34%

Rec 2020 uv

76.21%

71.28%

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Color Volume

8.0

7.7

P3 Color Volume ITP Picture

1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP

76.6%

72.8%

2020 Color Volume ITP Picture

10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP

35.4%

32.5%

White Luminance

798 cd/m²

650 cd/m²

Red Luminance

183 cd/m²

147 cd/m²

Green Luminance

562 cd/m²

452 cd/m²

Blue Luminance

53 cd/m²

47 cd/m²

Cyan Luminance

619 cd/m²

503 cd/m²

Magenta Luminance

238 cd/m²

205 cd/m²

Yellow Luminance

744 cd/m²

593 cd/m²

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Pre Calibration

8.0

6.5

Pre White Balance Picture

Pre Gamma Curve Picture

Pre Color Picture

White Balance dE

2.88

3.89

Color dE

2.02

3.65

Gamma

2.24

1.99

Color Temperature

6,124 K

7,153 K

Picture Mode

Movie

Color Temp Setting

Warm

Warm 2

Gamma Setting

2.2

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Post Calibration

9.6

9.2

Post White Balance Picture

Post Gamma Curve Picture

Post Color Picture

White Balance dE

0.24

0.95

Color dE

0.76

1.23

Gamma

2.20

2.19

Color Temperature

6,492 K

6,543 K

White Balance Calibration

11 point

20 point

Color Calibration

Yes

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Gray Uniformity

7.9

7.4

50% Uniformity Picture

50% Std. Dev.

2.183%

4.408%

50% DSE

0.165%

0.177%

5% Uniformity Picture

5% Std. Dev.

1.062%

0.474%

5% DSE

0.095%

0.089%

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Black Uniformity

7.4

4.0

Black Uniformity Picture With Preferred Local Dimming

Std. Dev.

0.967%

3.710%

Native Black Uniformity Picture

Native Std. Dev.

1.544%

2.253%

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Viewing Angle

5.3

8.0

Viewing Angle Video

Chroma Graph

Color Washout

23°

37°

Hue Graph

Color Shift

32°

67°

Lightness Graph

Brightness Loss

30°

39°

Black Level Raise

13°

70°

Gamma Shift

17°

49°

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Reflections

9.0

7.2

Reflections Picture

Average Room Off Picture

Bright Room Off Picture

Screen Finish

Semi-gloss

Total Reflections

1.9%

5.7%

Indirect Reflections

0.5%

0.4%

Calculated Direct Reflections

1.5%

5.3%

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HDR Native Gradient

7.0

8.5

HDR Gradient Picture

100% Black to 50% Gray

6.0

8.0

50% Gray to 100% White

6.0

8.0

100% Black to 50% Red

8.0

50% Red to 100% Red

8.0

100% Black to 50% Green

8.0

50% Green to 100% Green

6.0

8.0

100% Black to 50% Blue

8.0

50% Blue to 100% Blue

6.0

8.0

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Low-Quality Content Smoothing

4.7

6.3

Low-Quality Content Smoothing Picture

Smoothing

3.0

6.0

Detail Preservation

8.5

7.0

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Upscaling: Sharpness Processing

4.0

7.5

Sharpness Picture - 480p

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Pixels

Pixels Picture

Subpixel Layout

BGR

RGB

Type

LED

Sub-Type

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Motion

Response Time

7.8

8.2

Motion Blur Picture

Response Time Chart

80% Response Time

5.9 ms

5.5 ms

100% Response Time

11.9 ms

9.7 ms

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Flicker-Free

9.9

Backlight chart

Flicker-Free

PWM Dimming Frequency

960 Hz

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Black Frame Insertion (BFI)

BFI Picture

BFI Frequency Picture

Optional BFI

Yes

Min Flicker For 60 fps

60 Hz

60Hz For 60 fps

Yes

120Hz For 120 fps

Yes

Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode

60 Hz

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Motion Interpolation

Motion Interpolation (30 fps) Picture

Motion Interpolation (30 fps)

Yes

Motion Interpolation (60 fps) Picture

Motion Interpolation (60 fps)

Yes

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Stutter

7.2

6.7

Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps

29.8 ms

32.0 ms

Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps

4.8 ms

7.0 ms

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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

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Variable Refresh Rate

9.5

9.4

Native Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz (except 50")

Variable Refresh Rate

Yes

HDMI Forum VRR

Yes

FreeSync

Yes

G-SYNC Compatible

Yes

4k VRR Maximum

144 Hz

120 Hz

4k VRR Minimum

< 20 Hz

1080p VRR Maximum

144 Hz

120 Hz

1080p VRR Minimum

< 20 Hz

1440p VRR Maximum

120 Hz

1440p VRR Minimum

< 20 Hz

VRR + Local Dimming

Yes

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Inputs

Input Lag

9.6

9.7

1080p @ 60Hz

11.7 ms

10.6 ms

1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode

126.6 ms

95.3 ms

1080p @ 120Hz

6.6 ms

6.0 ms

1080p @ 144Hz

14.3 ms

N/A

1440p @ 60Hz

11.8 ms

10.8 ms

1440p @ 120Hz

6.7 ms

5.9 ms

1440p @ 144Hz

N/A

4k @ 60Hz

11.6 ms

10.5 ms

4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR

11.5 ms

10.5 ms

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

11.8 ms

10.5 ms

4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode

139.0 ms

72.1 ms

4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation

133.3 ms

23.2 ms

4k @ 120Hz

6.7 ms

6.0 ms

4k @ 144Hz

13.8 ms

N/A

8k @ 60Hz

N/A

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Supported Resolutions

9.6

Resolution

480p @ 59.94Hz (Widescreen)

Yes

720p @ 59.94Hz

Yes

1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

Yes

1080p @ 120Hz

Yes

1080p @ 144Hz

Yes

1440p @ 60Hz

Yes (forced resolution required)

Yes

1440p @ 120Hz

Yes

1440p @ 144Hz

4k @ 60Hz

Yes

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4

Yes

4k @ 120Hz

Yes

4k @ 120Hz @ 4:4:4

Yes

4k @ 144Hz

Yes

8k @ 30Hz or 24Hz

8k @ 60Hz

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PS5 Compatibility

PS5 Screenshot

Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

Yes

4k @ 120Hz

Yes

1440p @ 120Hz

Yes

1080p @ 120Hz

Yes

HDR

Yes

VRR

Yes

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Xbox Series X|S Compatibility

Xbox Series X Screenshot

Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

Yes

4k @ 120Hz

Yes

1440p @ 120Hz

Yes

1080p @ 120Hz

Yes

HDR

Yes

VRR

Yes

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Inputs Specifications

HDR10

Yes

HDR10+

Yes

Dolby Vision

Yes

HLG

Yes

HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth

Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)

HDMI 2.1 Class Bandwidth

Yes (HDMI 1,2)

Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)

CEC

Yes

HDCP 2.2

Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)

ATSC Tuner

1.0

USB 3.0

Variable Analog Audio Out

Yes

Wi-Fi Support

Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)

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Input Photos

Side Inputs Picture

Rear Inputs Picture

Total Inputs

HDMI

USB

Digital Optical Audio Out

Analog Audio Out 3.5mm

Analog Audio Out RCA

Component In

Composite In

1 (adapter required, not incl.)

Tuner (Cable/Ant)

Ethernet

DisplayPort

IR In

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

eARC: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1

eARC: LPCM Channels (Bitstream)

7.1

ARC: Dolby Digital 5.1

Yes

ARC: DTS 5.1

Yes

Optical: Dolby Digital 5.1

Yes

Optical: DTS 5.1

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Sound Quality

Frequency Response

6.6

6.4

Frequency Response

See details on graph tool

Low-Frequency Extension

142.54 Hz

84.76 Hz

Std. Dev. @ 70

2.86 dB

2.28 dB

Std. Dev. @ 80

2.55 dB

3.38 dB

Std. Dev. @ Max

3.23 dB

6.13 dB

Max

87.3 dB SPL

85.2 dB SPL

Dynamic Range Compression

4.02 dB

5.52 dB

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Distortion

7.0

7.5

Total Harmonic Distortion

See details on graph tool

Weighted THD @ 80

0.130

0.058

Weighted THD @ Max

6.764

0.231

IMD @ 80

2.30%

3.02%

IMD @ Max

3.29%

4.65%

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Smart Features

Interface

8.0

8.5

Smart TV Picture

Smart OS

Roku TV

Tizen

Version

11.5.0

2023

Ease of Use

Easy

Smoothness

Very Smooth

Time Taken to Select YouTube

4 s

2 s

Time Taken to Change Backlight

4 s

5 s

Advanced Options

Many

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Ad-Free

0.0

Ads Picture

Yes

Opt-out

Opt-out of Suggested Content

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Apps and Features

8.0

8.5

Apps Picture

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

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Remote

7.0

8.5

Remote Picture

Size

Small

Voice Control

Search, Some Other Features

Many Features

CEC Menu Control

Yes

Other Smart Features

Yes

Remote App

Roku

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TV Controls

Controls Picture

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In The Box

In The Box Picture

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Misc

Power Consumption

75 W

65 W

Power Consumption (Max)

221 W

245 W

Firmware

11.5.0 build 4235-DK

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TCL 6 Series/R655 2022 QLED vs Samsung Q80C [Q80, Q80CD] QLED

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

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Review

Our Verdict

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Main Differences forMixed Usage

Threshold

Mixed Usage

Contrast

Upscaling: Sharpness Processing

Reflections

Viewing Angle

Low-Quality Content Smoothing

Black Uniformity

Pre Calibration

Full Comparison

Mixed Usage

TV Shows

Sports

Video Games

HDR Movies

HDR Gaming

PC Monitor

Style

Design Picture

Curved

Accelerated Longevity Test

Uniformity Pictures

Longevity Graph

Stand

Stand Picture

Back

Back Picture

Wall Mount

Borders

Borders Picture

Borders

Thickness

Thickness Picture

Max Thickness

Build Quality

Build quality picture

Contrast

Contrast Picture

Contrast

Native Contrast

Blooming

Blooming Photo

Lighting Zone Transitions

Preferred LD Video, Moving Object

Local Dimming

Backlight

Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV

Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode

Blooming Photo In Game Mode

Preferred LD Video, Moving Object In Game Mode

Game Transitions With VRR And Preferred LD

HDR Brightness

HDR Hallway Photo

HDR Cityscape Photo

HDR Landscape Photo

Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)

Peak 2% Window

Peak 10% Window

Peak 25% Window

Peak 50% Window

Peak 100% Window

Sustained 2% Window

Sustained 10% Window

Sustained 25% Window

Sustained 50% Window

Sustained 100% Window

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)

HDR Brightness In Game Mode

HDR Hallway Photo

HDR Cityscape Photo

Main Differences for
Mixed Usage