The Samsung The Frame 2022 QLED is a unique TV released in 2022 as part of Samsung's Lifestyle TV lineup. It has a unique design that's meant to look like a piece of art mounted on the wall, and it displays pieces of art when you're not watching TV. It comes with a Slim-Fit Wall Mount and normal feet if you don't want to wall-mount it, and there are multiple compatible stands sold separately, including an easel-style floor stand. It has black bezels by default, but you can also purchase bezel covers separately if you want to put a different color or finish. As far as the TV aspect of it, it's a lower mid-range panel with Quantum Dot technology to produce a wider range of colors than traditional LED-backlit TVs, but it doesn't have local dimming or Mini LED backlighting like Samsung's other high-end TVs.
Our Verdict
The Samsung The Frame is a good TV overall. It's good for watching TV shows and sports in bright rooms thanks to its high peak brightness and impressive reflection handling, and it upscales lower-resolution content well. It's also good for gaming because it has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, variable refresh rate (VRR) support, and low input lag for a responsive feel. It performs well in dark rooms thanks to its high native contrast ratio, but it lacks a local dimming feature to further improve the contrast and make highlights pop in HDR.
- Fantastic native contrast ratio.
- High SDR peak brightness fights glare.
- Matte screen finish has impressive reflection handling.
- Narrow viewing angle.
- Some noticeable uniformity issues.
The Samsung The Frame is good for watching TV shows in well-lit rooms. It has great peak brightness, and the matte screen finish has impressive reflection handling, so glare isn't an issue even in a bright room. The built-in Tizen smart platform makes it easy to stream your favorite shows, and it upscales and sharpens low-resolution shows decently. Unfortunately, it's not a good choice for a wide seating arrangement or if you like to move around with the TV on, as the image degrades rapidly when viewed from the side.
- Decent upscaling.
- High SDR peak brightness fights glare.
- Matte screen finish has impressive reflection handling.
- Narrow viewing angle.
- Some noticeable uniformity issues.
The Samsung The Frame is good for watching sports in a bright room. Glare isn't an issue thanks to its great SDR peak brightness and impressive reflection handling. Fast-moving content like players look great, thanks to the excellent response time, so there's minimal motion blur. Sadly, it has a narrow viewing angle, so it's not a good choice for watching the big game with a large group of friends, as only those sitting directly in front of the TV will see a clear image.
- Decent upscaling.
- High SDR peak brightness fights glare.
- Matte screen finish has impressive reflection handling.
- Quick response time for smooth motion.
- Narrow viewing angle.
- Some noticeable uniformity issues.
The Samsung The Frame is very good for gaming. It has a bunch of gaming features like VRR support to reduce screen tearing. It has HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on one port, which is great for playing high-frame-rate games, but there's only one, so if you have both the PS5 and an Xbox Series X, you can't take full advantage of both. It also has low input lag for a responsive feel, and motion looks smooth thanks to the quick response time. It's good for dark room gaming as it has a high native contrast ratio, but it lacks a local dimming feature to further deepen any blacks.
- Fantastic native contrast ratio.
- Quick response time for smooth motion.
- HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on one port.
- Supports FreeSync, G-SYNC, and HDMI Forum VRR.
- No local dimming feature.
The Samsung The Frame delivers a good movie-watching experience in a dark room. It has a high native contrast ratio, so blacks are deep and uniform in shadow details and darker scenes. It lacks a local dimming feature, so when bright lights are on the screen, shadows are raised and look washed out. It has decent peak brightness, though, so bright scenes stand out and look impressive, and it has a wide color gamut, so HDR looks vivid and lifelike.
- Fantastic native contrast ratio.
- Automatically removes 24p judder.
- Wide color gamut.
- No local dimming feature.
- Some cloudiness in dark scenes.
- Doesn't get bright enough to make highlights pop.
The Samsung The Frame is very good for HDR gaming. It delivers a very good gaming experience in general, thanks to its quick response time and low input lag. It has a good selection of gaming features, including HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on one port, so you can take full advantage of the PS5 or an Xbox Series S|X, and it supports VRR to reduce tearing. HDR looks good overall, as bright scenes look good, but since it lacks a local dimming feature, bright highlights in dimmer scenes don't stand out. It has wide color gamut, so HDR games look vivid and incredibly lifelike.
- Quick response time for smooth motion.
- HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on one port.
- Supports FreeSync, G-SYNC, and HDMI Forum VRR.
- Wide color gamut.
- No local dimming feature.
- Some cloudiness in dark scenes.
- Doesn't get bright enough to make highlights pop.
The Samsung The Frame is an excellent TV to use as a PC monitor. Your on-screen actions feel smooth and responsive thanks to the quick response time and low input lag, with little delay between your mouse movements and the action on-screen. Chroma 4:4:4 and RGB are displayed properly with 4k signals, which is essential for clear text in PC Mode. It also looks good in a bright room thanks to its high peak brightness and matte anti-reflective coating. Sadly, it has a narrow viewing angle, so the edges of the screen are washed out if you sit too close.
- High SDR peak brightness fights glare.
- Matte screen finish has impressive reflection handling.
- Quick response time for smooth motion.
- Narrow viewing angle.
- Some noticeable uniformity issues.
Changelog
- Updated Jul 26, 2024: Added additional information to the Accelerated Longevity Test from the findings on our edge-lit TV investigation.
- Updated Jun 11, 2024: Unfortunately, this TV died as part of an in-depth investigation into edge-lit TVs. It has been removed from the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated May 09, 2024: Mentioned the newly-reviewed Samsung The Frame 2024 QLED in the HDR Brightness In Game Mode section of this review.
- Updated May 02, 2024: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the 65-inch Samsung The Frame 2022, and the results are valid for the 55-inch, 75-inch, and 85-inch models. The 43-inch and 50-inch models deliver similar picture quality, but they have a 60Hz refresh rate and don't support VRR, so they're worse for gaming. The 32-inch model has a lower 1080p resolution, and it's completely different from the other sizes. The last four letters of the model code (in this case, FXZA) vary between regions and even between retailers, but these variants offer the same performance.
The Samsung The Frame comes with black bezels by default, but you can buy different colored bezels that you put on top of the regular ones. Not all sizes are available in the same colors, which you can see below.
| Size | US Model | Short Model Code | Resolution | Refresh Rate | Variable Refresh Rate | Frame Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32" | QN32LS03BBFXZA | QN32LS03BB | 1080p | 60Hz | No | Lemon |
| 43" | QN43LS03BAFXZA | QN43LS03BA | 4k | 60Hz | No | Brown, Teak, White |
| 50" | QN50LS03BAFXZA | QN50LS03BA | 4k | 60Hz | No | Brown, Teak, White |
| 55" | QN55LS03BAFXZA | QN55LS03BA | 4k | 120Hz | Yes | Brown, Teak, White, Red |
| 65" | QN65LS03BAFXZA | QN65LS03BA | 4k | 120Hz | Yes | Brown, Teak, White, Red |
| 75" | QN75LS03BAFXZA | QN75LS03BA | 4k | 120Hz | Yes | Brown, Teak, White |
| 85" | QN85LS03BAFXZA | QN85LS03BA | 4k | 120Hz | Yes | Brown, White, Beige |
Our unit was manufactured in March 2022; you can see the label here.
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The Samsung The Frame is a good overall TV that's unique because it's designed to sit as part of your décor by displaying artwork. The matte finish gives it a different look than the Samsung The Frame 2021, and you won't get distracting mirror-like reflections. In terms of its overall picture quality, there are better TVs that you can get for cheaper, but if you're set on getting this TV to double as a piece of art, it's better than past Frame Series models.
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The Samsung The Frame 2022 is a newer version of the Samsung The Frame 2021. Both TVs are very similar overall, and the main difference is that the 2022 model has a different screen coating. The 2022 version has a matte finish, while the 2021 version has a semi-glossy finish. The matte finish reduces the intensity of mirror-like reflections and makes the screen look more like a realistic piece of art. The 2022 TV also has better out-of-the-box accuracy, but other than that, both TVs are very similar.
The Samsung The Frame 2024 and The Samsung The Frame 2022 are similar, but the 2024 version is slightly better. The 2024 model gets brighter in HDR, so highlights stand out more in HDR content than on the 2022 model. The 2024 model also has better image processing, so low-quality and low-resolution content looks better.
The Samsung The Frame 2020 and the Samsung The Frame 2022 are similar TVs. The main difference is that the 2022 model has a matte screen finish that makes the TV look more like a piece of art, and it has much better reflection handling. It also has better out-of-the-box accuracy, and it has improved gradient handling.
The Samsung QN90A and the Samsung The Frame 2022 are different types of TVs from different lineups. The QN90A is the flagship QLED TV, and while they both use QLED technology, the QN90A uses Mini LED backlighting and has a local dimming feature to provide great black levels and make small highlights pop. The QN90A also gets much brighter in SDR, so it combats glare, but The Frame has a different screen finish with fewer mirror-like reflections. They both have the same gaming features, but the QN90A has four HDMI 2.1 inputs, while The Frame is limited to one.
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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