The Samsung QN9B QLED is Samsung's highest-end 4k LED TV, and it's the successor to the Samsung QN95A QLED, which was never released in North America. It's part of Samsung's 2022 lineup of Neo QLED TVs, which combine quantum dot color technology with a Mini LED backlight, allowing for higher brightness levels and finer control of the local dimming zones. It uses Samsung's new Neural Quantum Processor 4k, designed to deliver better upscaling, optimized on a scene-by-scene basis, and it's one of the first TVs on the market to offer a 144Hz refresh rate for PC gamers. It sits above the Samsung QN90B, which offers nearly identical performance, but with a different processor and without the One Connect external input box. There's also a similarly named model, the Samsung S95B OLED, but it performs very differently from this TV. This TV was replaced in 2023 by the Samsung QN95C.
Our Verdict
The Samsung QN95B is an excellent TV for mixed usage. It's excellent for watching shows or sports in a bright room thanks to its superb peak brightness and excellent reflection handling. It's amazing for gaming, with low input lag, a fast response time, and a great selection of gaming features. It delivers an impactful HDR experience, with fantastic peak brightness in HDR, a very good color gamut, and excellent gradient handling. Finally, it's an amazing choice for use as a PC monitor, as it supports most common resolutions and chroma 4:4:4 is displayed properly, which is essential for clear text.
- Superb peak brightness and excellent reflection handling.
- Decent viewing angle.
- Easy-to-use smart interface with a great selection of apps.
- Some noticeable stutter in slow-panning shots.
The Samsung QN95B is an excellent TV for watching shows in a bright room. It has superb peak brightness and excellent reflection handling, so it can easily overcome glare even in a very bright room. It also has a decent viewing angle, so you can walk around a bit with the TV on and still see a consistent image. It has a great smart interface with a huge selection of streaming apps, including many free channels, so you're sure to find your favorite shows.
- Superb peak brightness and excellent reflection handling.
- Decent viewing angle.
- Easy-to-use smart interface with a great selection of apps.
- Upscales lower resolution content well.
- A bit of noticeable dirty screen effect.
The Samsung QN95B is an excellent TV for watching sports in a bright room. It has superb peak brightness and excellent reflection handling, so it can easily overcome glare even in a very bright room. It has a decent viewing angle, which is great if you have a wide seating arrangement, as the image doesn't degrade at an angle. It has a quick response time, so fast-moving objects (like the players) look clear, and it's easy to make out the action.
- Superb peak brightness and excellent reflection handling.
- Decent viewing angle.
- Excellent response time.
- Easy-to-use smart interface with a great selection of apps.
- A bit of noticeable dirty screen effect.
The Samsung QN95B delivers an amazing gaming experience. It has incredibly low input lag, ensuring a responsive gaming experience and an excellent response time, so fast action is clear. All four HDMI ports support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth and 4k @ 120Hz gaming, which is great for PS5, Xbox Series X, or PC gamers. It also has a great selection of gaming features, including FreeSync variable refresh rate support. Unfortunately, its local dimming feature isn't as good in 'Game' mode, and it doesn't get quite as bright.
- Excellent contrast and an impressive local dimming feature.
- Excellent response time.
- Incredibly low input lag.
- Supports all three VRR formats.
- Lower peak brightness and worse local dimming in 'Game' Mode.
The Samsung QN95B is a great TV for watching HDR movies in a dark room. It has an excellent contrast ratio and impressive local dimming, so dark scenes look great and bright highlights in HDR stand out the way the content creator intended. It also has a very good HDR color gamut, so HDR content looks vivid and realistic. Unfortunately, due to its quick response time, there's noticeable stutter when watching low frame rate content like movies, especially in slow-panning shots.
- Excellent contrast and an impressive local dimming feature.
- Fantastic peak brightness in HDR.
- Completely judder-free from all sources.
- Easy-to-use smart interface with a great selection of apps.
- Doesn't support Dolby Vision or DTS.
- Some noticeable stutter in slow-panning shots.
The Samsung QN95B is an amazing TV for gaming in HDR. It has incredibly low input lag and a fast response time for a clear, responsive gaming experience. It supports advanced gaming features like HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four ports and FreeSync variable refresh rate technology. HDR content looks great thanks to its excellent contrast ratio and decent local dimming implementation, and it gets bright enough in HDR to bring out bright highlights. Unfortunately, its local dimming feature isn't as good in 'Game' mode, and it doesn't get quite as bright.
- Excellent contrast and an impressive local dimming feature.
- Fantastic peak brightness in HDR.
- Excellent response time.
- Incredibly low input lag.
- Supports all three VRR formats.
- Lower peak brightness and worse local dimming in 'Game' Mode.
The Samsung QN95B is an amazing TV for use as a PC monitor. It has incredibly low input lag, meaning it feels responsive when you're moving your mouse, and it has an excellent pixel response time, so there's very little blur behind fast-moving objects. Chroma 4:4:4 signals are displayed properly, which is essential for good text clarity. It has a decent viewing angle, so the sides of the screen remain uniform when sitting close to the TV. Finally, it has superb peak brightness and excellent reflection handling, so you don't have to worry about glare in a bright room.
- Chroma 4:4:4 is displayed properly.
- Decent viewing angle.
- Excellent response time.
- Incredibly low input lag.
- A bit of noticeable dirty screen effect.
Changelog
- Updated Sep 26, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Jul 08, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Apr 17, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- 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 QN95B (QN65QN95BAFXZA), which is also available in 55-inch, 75-inch, and 85-inch sizes. Note that with Samsung TVs, the five letters after the short model code (AFXZA in this case) vary between specific retailers and regions and even between different retailers.
| Size | US Model | Short Model Code |
|---|---|---|
| 55" | QN55QN95BAFXZA | QN55QN95B |
| 65" | QN65QN95BAFXZA | QN65QN95B |
| 75" | QN75QN95BAFXZA | QN75QN95B |
| 85" | QN85QN95BAFXZA | QN85QN95B |
If you come across a Samsung QN95B with a different panel type, or if it doesn't correspond to our review, let us know in the discussions, and we'll update our review.
Our unit was manufactured in May 2022, and you can see the label here.
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The Samsung QN95B is an excellent TV overall. It's incredibly bright and is a versatile choice that fits well in almost any viewing environment. It also has an impressive selection of smart features and gaming features. Its unique design with the One Connect external input box isn't worth the price difference unless you're looking for a nearly cable-free setup.
For more options, check out our recommendations for the best TVs, the best QLED TVs, and the best 4k gaming TVs.
The Samsung QN90B and the Samsung QN95B deliver nearly identical performance; the biggest difference between them is their design. The QN95B's inputs are all housed in an external One Connect box instead of on the back of the TV. It helps deliver a cleaner setup overall, with a single cable going from the One Connect box to the TV, so it's easier to hide if you're going for a clean setup with no visible wires. The QN90B doesn't have this external input box, so your input cables have to be routed to the back of the TV instead.
The Samsung QN95C is better than the Samsung QN95B in some ways, but these improvements come with a few sacrifices. The QN95C has a better local dimming feature, with slightly less blooming and less noticeable zone transitions, thanks to the increased zone count. The QN95C is also more accurate, especially at displaying the content creator's intent in HDR, as it has better tone mapping and tracks the PQ EOTF better. On the other hand, these improvements come at the expense of brightness, as the QN95C isn't quite as bright as the QN95B.
The Samsung QN95B is a bit better than the Sony X95K. The QN95B has better contrast and better black uniformity, resulting in deeper blacks in dark scenes, with less blooming around bright objects. The Samsung is also a bit better for gaming, as it supports FreeSync variable refresh rate technology, ensuring a nearly tear-free gaming experience from more supported sources.
The Samsung QN90A and the Samsung QN95B deliver nearly identical performance; the biggest difference is their design. The QN95B's inputs are all housed in an external One Connect box instead of on the back of the TV. It helps deliver a cleaner setup, with a single cable going from the One Connect box to the TV, so it's easier to hide if you're going for a clean setup with no visible wires. The QN90A doesn't have this external input box, meaning your input cables have to be routed to the back of the TV instead.
We buy and test dozens of TVs yearly, taking an objective, data-driven approach to deliver results you can trust. Our testing process is complex, with hundreds of individual tests that take over a week to complete. Most of our tests use specially designed test patterns that mimic real content, but we also use the same sources you have at home to ensure our results match the real-world experience. We use two main tools for our testing: a Colorimetry Research CR-100 colorimeter and a CR-250 spectroradiometer.
Test Results
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