The Samsung QN95D is a high-end 4k TV released in 2024. Like its predecessor, the Samsung QN95C QLED, the higher-end QN95D has nearly twice the number of dimming zones as the step-down model, the Samsung QN90D. It's powered by Samsung's NQ4 AI Gen2 Processor and is advertised by Samsung to deliver better upscaling and sound processing. Like all Samsung TVs, it runs Samsung's proprietary Tizen OS interface, which offers a large selection of apps and games. It's compatible with the Bixby and Alexa voice assistants, supports Auto HDR remastering, and has Samsung's minimalistic Infinity One Design. We bought and tested the 65-inch model, but it's also available in 75 and 85-inch sizes. Outside of North America, it's available in a 55-inch model as well.
Our Verdict
The Samsung QN95D is a versatile TV that is very good for a variety of usages. It easily overcomes glare in a bright room, so you don't have to worry about distracting reflections. However, picture quality does take a bit of a hit in well-lit rooms. In dark reference conditions, the TV looks great thanks to its excellent black levels, high peak brightness in HDR, and vibrant colors. It offers a ton of modern gaming features, so it makes a great pairing with modern consoles. The TV's viewing angle is pretty wide for an LED model, so its image quality doesn't degrade much from a slight angle, but it's not quite good enough for wide seating arrangements.
Excellent black levels with little haloing.
Excellent HDR brightness for impactful highlights.
Superb SDR brightness and solid reflection handling means it easily overcomes glare in most bright rooms.
Colors are bright and vibrant, especially in HDR.
The Samsung QN95D is great for a home theater. It has excellent black levels, which leads to very deep blacks in a dark room, with minimal haloing around highlights and subtitles. Colors are rich and bright, especially in HDR, so the image looks vibrant and punchy. The TV has excellent HDR brightness that makes highlights and entirely bright scenes really pop out, leading to impactful HDR content. Low-resolution content is upscaled well, but there's still visible artifacts in low-quality content. Unfortunately, like most TVs with a relatively quick response time, there's some stutter that's noticeable in slow panning shots.
Excellent black levels with little haloing.
Excellent HDR brightness for impactful highlights.
Very good upscaling capabilities.
Colors are bright and vibrant, especially in HDR.
No Dolby Vision or DTS audio support.
Only okay low-quality content smoothing leaves some artifacts in the image.
The Samsung QN95D is excellent for a bright room. It has superb SDR brightness and does a solid job handling both indirect and direct reflections, so it easily overcomes glare in a bright room. Unfortunately, blacks levels are raised and low-luminance colors are a bit desaturated in a room with ambient light, so you don't get the same level of image quality as you do in a dark room.
Superb SDR brightness and solid reflection handling means it easily overcomes glare in most bright rooms.
Blacks lose some depth and low-luminance colors lose some saturation in brighter rooms.
The Samsung QN95D is great for watching sports. The TV's superb SDR brightness and great overall reflection handling means you can watch the game on a sunny afternoon with the curtains open, and you aren't distracted by reflections on your screen. Colors are vibrant and accurate enough that the image looks punchy and lifelike, and low-resolution feeds are upscaled well enough that they looked detailed and sharp. The TV does an okay job cleaning up low-quality streams, but there's still visible artifacts present. The TV's viewing angle is pretty good for an LED model, so image quality mostly holds up from a slight angle. However, it's still not the best choice for very wide seating arrangements.
Very good upscaling capabilities.
Superb SDR brightness and solid reflection handling means it easily overcomes glare in most bright rooms.
Colors are bright and vibrant, especially in HDR.
Some noticeable dirty screen effect towards the center of the screen.
Only okay low-quality content smoothing leaves some artifacts in the image.
The Samsung QN95D is very good for gaming. Its combination of excellent black levels, high HDR peak brightness, and very good colors mean that the image looks vibrant, punchy, and impactful. The TV has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, supports up to 4k @ 144Hz, and supports VRR for nearly tear-free gaming, so it complements the features found on modern consoles. Its input lag is quite low, so gaming feels responsive. However, the TV's pixel response times are mediocre overall, so fast motion is a bit blurry and lacks sharpness.
HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four ports, all capable of up to 4k @ 144Hz with VRR support.
Low input lag for a very responsive experience.
Colors are bright and vibrant, especially in HDR.
Mediocre pixel response times lead to blurry motion when gaming.
The Samsung QN95D has amazing brightness capabilities. Its superb SDR brightness means the TV easily overcomes glare in most bright rooms, and its excellent HDR brightness means highlights and entirely bright scenes really pop out in HDR content.
Excellent HDR brightness for impactful highlights.
Superb SDR brightness and solid reflection handling means it easily overcomes glare in most bright rooms.
The Samsung QN95D has excellent black levels overall. Its excellent contrast and outstanding black uniformity means blacks are very deep and even across the screen, so it looks great in a dark room. The TV has very good lighting zone precision, so haloing around highlights and subtitles is kept to a minimum.
Excellent black levels with little haloing.
The Samsung QN95D has very good colors overall. The TV's HDR color volume is excellent, so dark colors are rich, and bright colors are punchy. Color accuracy is very good in HDR out of the box, so the image doesn't stray from the content creator's intent. The TV's SDR color volume is decent, and most SDR content looks colorful, but it doesn't cover very much of the widest BT.2020 space. The TV's SDR accuracy out-of-the-box is satisfactory, but there's enough inaccuracies to bother those who want the most accurate colors possible.
Colors are bright and vibrant, especially in HDR.
Very good HDR color accuracy out of the box.
Note: We're in the process of improving our tests related to image processing, but this score should give you a general idea of how a TV performs overall with its image processing capabilities.
The Samsung QN95D has decent processing capabilities overall. The TV has excellent gradient handling in HDR, so you barely see any banding on this model. It does a very good job upscaling, so low-resolution content looks sharp and doesn't lack detail. On the other hand, it only does an okay job cleaning up low-quality content, so artifacts remain in low-bitrate streams. The TV's PQ EOTF tracking is adequate, but most scenes are displayed a bit dimmer than intended by the filmmaker.
Very good upscaling capabilities.
Almost no visible banding in color gradients.
Only okay low-quality content smoothing leaves some artifacts in the image.
The Samsung QN95D has decent responsiveness in its dedicated gaming mode. The TV has a ton of gaming features such as HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four ports, up to 4k @ 144Hz, and VRR, so it's compatible with the features offered by modern consoles. The TV's input lag is low, so gaming feels snappy. Unfortunately, the TV's pixel response times are on the slower side across the board, so there's visible motion blur when gaming at any refresh rates.
HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four ports, all capable of up to 4k @ 144Hz with VRR support.
Low input lag for a very responsive experience.
Mediocre pixel response times lead to blurry motion when gaming.
We're in the process of fixing the way we evaluate a TV's overall motion handling. This section is currently broken, and the score isn't indicative of how well a TV handles motion overall.
Performance Usages
Changelog
- Updated Sep 24, 2025: Converted to Test Bench 2.0.1. We did this to fix an issue with our scoring in the Supported Resolutions section, since TVs with a refresh rate higher than 144Hz were being penalized for not supporting 144Hz.
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Updated Sep 24, 2025:
We wrote text for the new tests and rewrote text throughout the review after updating pre-existing tests and scores for Test Bench 2.0.
- Updated Sep 24, 2025: We converted the review to Test Bench 2.0. With this new methodology, we've added new tests to expand the scope of our testing, adjusted our scoring to better align with current market conditions, and added performance usages that group related tests together to give more insight into specific aspects of a TV's performance. You can find a full list of changes in the TV 2.0 changelog.
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Updated Jan 20, 2025:
We retested the TV's pre-calibration accuracy after purchasing a second unit and updated the score and text in that section.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the 65-inch Samsung QN95D, and these results are also valid for the 75-inch and 85-inch models. The 55-inch model isn't currently available in the U.S. but is widely available in other regions, and we expect it to perform about the same. There are currently no other variants of this TV available. 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" | - | QE55QN95D |
| 65" | QN65QN95DAFXZA | QN65QN95D |
| 75" | QN75QN95DAFXZA | QN75QN95D |
| 85" | QN85QN95DAFXZA | QN85QN95D |
Our unit was manufactured in August 2024.
Popular TV Comparisons
The Samsung QN95D is a great TV that delivers fantastic picture quality and has an impressive selection of additional features. It's a fantastic choice if you're looking to upgrade your home theater or living room setup, but it's pricey and doesn't really perform any better than the cheaper Samsung QN90D. One exception to that is in Game Mode, where the QN95D maintains its HDR brightness better than the QN90D does. You can also save some money and get a better overall TV like the TCL QM8K.
For more options, check out our recommendations for the best TVs, the best QLED TVs, and the best 4k gaming TVs.
The Sony BRAVIA 9 is better than the Samsung QN95D. The Samsung has very few advantages over the Sony, although it does have a slightly wider viewing angle and better HDR gradient handling. The Samsung also has four HDMI 2.1 ports, each capable of up to 4k @ 144Hz, while the Sony only has two HDMI 2.1 ports that are capped at 120Hz. Otherwise, the Sony is the better TV in basically every way.
The Samsung QN95D and the Samsung QN90D are almost identical, with only slight differences between them. The QN95D has slightly better contrast with local dimming enabled. The QN90D is inversely a tad brighter in HDR, although the QN95D maintains its brightness better in Game Mode. Additionally, the QN95D's HDR Native Gradient handling is much better than the QN90D's. Overall, you should get the cheapest one you can find.
The Sony BRAVIA 7 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.
The Samsung QN95D and the Samsung QN95C are almost identical, and you should get the cheapest one you can find. The QN95D is a bit more colorful, but in turn, the QN95C is more accurate in the default 'Warm 2' Color Temperature setting.
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.
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