TCL 4 Series/S446 2021 vs Hisense A6H

Which TV Is Better?

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TCL 4 Series/S446 2021
Hisense A6H

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Updated Sep 24, 2025 06:46 PM

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Our Verdict

TCL 4 Series/S446 2021

Hisense A6H [A6, A65H]

The Hisense A6H and the TCL 4 Series/S446 2021 are extremely similar. The Hisense is slightly more versatile, as it has more HDMI inputs and a few extra features, including variable refresh rate support for gamers. The TCL is a bit brighter, so if you don't care about gaming features, it has slightly better picture quality and can better overcome glare.

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Variants

  • 43S446 (43")
  • 50S446 (50")
  • 55S446 (55")
  • 65S446 (65")
  • 75S446 (75")
  • 85S446 (85")
  • 43A6H (43")
  • 50A6H (50")
  • 55A6H (55")
  • 65A6H (65")
  • 70A6H (70")
  • 75A6H (75")

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85"
85S446
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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.7
6.3

Contrast 
 

6.4
1.1

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture  

Curved  

No
No
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Accelerated Longevity Test 
 

Uniformity Pictures  

50-gray-30
Month 30
50% Gray
50-gray-20
Month 20
50% Gray

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  

0.47" (1.2 cm)
0.35" (0.9 cm)

Thickness  

Thickness Picture  

Max Thickness  

3.37" (8.6 cm)
2.85" (7.2 cm)
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Build Quality 
 

6.5
7.0

Build quality picture  

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Picture Quality

Contrast 
 

6.4
1.1

Contrast Picture  

Contrast 
 

N/A
603 : 1

Native Contrast 
 

1,253 : 1
603 : 1
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Blooming 
 

10

Blooming Photo  

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Lighting Zone Transitions 
 

10

Preferred LD Video, Moving Object  

Local Dimming 
 

No
No

Backlight 
 

Direct
Direct

Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV 
 

N/A
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Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode 
 

3.5

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 
 

4.9
4.7

HDR Hallway Photo  

HDR Cityscape Photo  

HDR Landscape Photo  

Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²) 
 

235 cd/m²

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²) 
 

190 cd/m²

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²) 
 

77 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
268 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
269 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
269 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
269 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
270 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
268 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
269 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
269 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
269 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
269 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

0.000
0.000

EOTF  

Real Scene Highlight 
 

228 cd/m²
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HDR Brightness In Game Mode 
 

4.9
4.7

HDR Hallway Photo  

HDR Cityscape Photo  

HDR Landscape Photo  

Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²) 
 

235 cd/m²

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²) 
 

190 cd/m²

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²) 
 

78 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
268 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
268 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
268 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 
 

272 cd/m²
268 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 
 

272 cd/m²
269 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
267 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
268 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 
 

271 cd/m²
268 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 
 

272 cd/m²
268 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 
 

272 cd/m²
268 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

0.000
0.000

Game Mode EOTF  

Real Scene Highlight 
 

228 cd/m²
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PQ EOTF Tracking 
 

7.3

PQ EOTF Graph  

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600 Nit Tracking Delta 
 

0.0212

1000 Nit Tracking Delta 
 

0.0212

4000 Nit Tracking Delta 
 

0.0212
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SDR Brightness 
 

5.8
5.0

Real Scene Peak Brightness 
 

223 cd/m²
183 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 
 

277 cd/m²
227 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 
 

276 cd/m²
227 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 
 

275 cd/m²
228 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 
 

275 cd/m²
228 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 
 

274 cd/m²
228 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 
 

276 cd/m²
227 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 
 

276 cd/m²
227 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 
 

275 cd/m²
228 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 
 

275 cd/m²
227 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 
 

274 cd/m²
227 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

0.000
0.000
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Color Gamut 
 

6.7
6.8

Wide Color Gamut 
 

No
No

Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture  

DCI P3 xy 
 

75.83%
75.81%

DCI P3 uv 
 

80.29%
80.80%

Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture  

Rec 2020 xy 
 

54.49%
54.53%

Rec 2020 uv 
 

58.60%
59.25%
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Color Volume 
 

5.6
5.8

P3 Color Volume ITP Picture  

1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP 
 

24.9%
36.9%

2020 Color Volume ITP Picture  

10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 
 

17.9%
18.1%

White Luminance 
 

262 cd/m²

Red Luminance 
 

56 cd/m²

Green Luminance 
 

202 cd/m²

Blue Luminance 
 

22 cd/m²

Cyan Luminance 
 

218 cd/m²

Magenta Luminance 
 

76 cd/m²

Yellow Luminance 
 

247 cd/m²

Normalized DCI P3 Coverage ITP 
 

64.8%

Normalized Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 
 

46.8%
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Local Dimming 
 

0.0

LD Video, Moving Object  

LD Video, Real Content  

LD Video, Real Content Side View  

Local Dimming 
 

No
No

Backlight 
 

Direct
Direct
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Pre Calibration 
 

9.2
8.5

Pre White Balance Picture  

Pre Gamma Curve Picture  

Pre Color Picture  

White Balance dE 
 

0.87
1.84

Color dE 
 

0.86
2.00

Gamma 
 

2.20
2.19

Color Temperature 
 

6,951 K
6,764 K

Picture Mode 
 

Movie
Theater Night

Color Temp Setting 
 

Warm
Low

Gamma Setting 
 

2.2
2.2
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Post Calibration 
 

9.4
8.8

Post White Balance Picture  

Post Gamma Curve Picture  

Post Color Picture  

White Balance dE 
 

0.51
1.47

Color dE 
 

0.91
1.58

Gamma 
 

2.19
2.20

Color Temperature 
 

6,769 K
6,767 K

White Balance Calibration 
 

20 point
20 point

Color Calibration 
 

Yes
Yes
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Gray Uniformity 
 

6.9
7.7

50% Uniformity Picture  

50% Std. Dev. 
 

5.496%
3.232%

50% DSE 
 

0.204%
0.180%

5% Uniformity Picture  

5% Std. Dev. 
 

0.645%
0.431%

5% DSE 
 

0.080%
0.065%
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Black Uniformity 
 

4.8
5.9

Black Uniformity Picture With Preferred Local Dimming  

Std. Dev. 
 

N/A
N/A

Native Black Uniformity Picture  

Native Std. Dev. 
 

2.790%
2.062%
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Viewing Angle 
 

7.8
8.1

Viewing Angle Video  

Chroma Graph  

Color Washout 
 

29°
38°

Hue Graph  

Color Shift 
 

60°
68°

Lightness Graph  

Brightness Loss 
 

31°
40°

Black Level Raise 
 

70°
70°

Gamma Shift 
 

59°
49°
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Reflections 
 

7.8
7.3

Reflections Picture  

Average Room Off Picture  

Bright Room Off Picture  

Screen Finish 
 

Semi-gloss
Semi-gloss

Total Reflections 
 

4.4%
5.4%

Indirect Reflections 
 

0.9%
0.5%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

3.6%
4.8%
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Local Dimming In Game Mode 
 

0.0

LD Video, Moving Object  

LD Video, Real Content  

LD Video, Real Content Side View  

Local Dimming 
 

No

Backlight 
 

Direct
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HDR Native Gradient 
 

7.3
7.0

HDR Gradient Picture  

100% Black to 50% Gray  

4.0

50% Gray to 100% White  

8.0

100% Black to 50% Red  

6.0

50% Red to 100% Red  

10

100% Black to 50% Green  

4.0

50% Green to 100% Green  

10

100% Black to 50% Blue  

6.0

50% Blue to 100% Blue  

8.0

Color Depth 
 

10 Bit

Red (Std. Dev.) 
 

0.122

Green (Std. Dev.) 
 

0.126

Blue (Std. Dev.) 
 

0.089

Gray (Std. Dev.) 
 

0.206
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Low-Quality Content Smoothing 
 

4.8

Low-Quality Content Smoothing Picture  

Smoothing 
 

3.0

Detail Preservation 
 

9.0
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Upscaling: Sharpness Processing 
 

8.0
7.5

Sharpness Picture - 480p  

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Pixels 
 

Pixels Picture  

Subpixel Layout 
 

RGB

Type  

LED
LED

Sub-Type 
 

IPS
IPS
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720p Input 
 

8.0

720p Picture  

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1080p Input 
 

9.0

1080p Picture  

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4k Input 
 

10

4k Picture  

Show Text 

8k Input 
 

0.0

8k Picture  

Show Text 

Temporary Image Retention 
 

10

Image Retention Picture  

IR after 0 min recovery 
 

0.00%

IR after 2 min recovery 
 

0.00%

IR after 4 min recovery 
 

0.00%

IR after 6 min recovery 
 

0.00%

IR after 8 min recovery 
 

0.00%

IR after 10 min recovery 
 

0.00%
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Permanent Burn-In Risk 
 

10

Permanent Burn-In Risk 
 

No
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Motion

Response Time 
 

7.3
6.9

Motion Blur Picture  

Response Time Chart  

80% Response Time 
 

6.1 ms
6.9 ms

100% Response Time 
 

15.8 ms
15.8 ms
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Flicker-Free 
 

2.1
4.7

Backlight chart 
 

Flicker-Free 
 

No
No

PWM Dimming Frequency 
 

150 Hz
180 Hz
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Black Frame Insertion (BFI) 
 

BFI Picture  

BFI Frequency Picture  

Optional BFI 
 

Yes
No

Min Flicker For 60 fps 
 

60 Hz
180 Hz

60Hz For 60 fps 
 

Yes
No

120Hz For 120 fps 
 

N/A
N/A

Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode 
 

60 Hz
180 Hz
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Motion Interpolation 
 

Motion Interpolation (30 fps) Picture  

Motion Interpolation (30 fps) 
 

Yes
Yes

Motion Interpolation (60 fps) Picture  

Motion Interpolation (60 fps) 
 

No
No
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Stutter 
 

7.8
7.8

Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps 
 

25.9 ms
25.9 ms

Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps 
 

0.9 ms
0.9 ms
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24p Judder 
 

7.8
7.8

Judder-Free 24p 
 

Yes
Yes

Judder-Free 24p via 60p 
 

No
No

Judder-Free 24p via 60i 
 

No
No

Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps 
 

Yes
Yes
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Variable Refresh Rate 
 

0.0
7.1

Native Refresh Rate 
 

60 Hz
60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

No
Yes

HDMI Forum VRR 
 

No
Yes

FreeSync 
 

No
No

G-SYNC Compatible 
 

No
No

4k VRR Maximum 
 

N/A
60 Hz

4k VRR Minimum 
 

No VRR support
48 Hz

1080p VRR Maximum 
 

N/A
60 Hz

1080p VRR Minimum 
 

No VRR support
48 Hz

1440p VRR Maximum 
 

N/A
60 Hz

1440p VRR Minimum 
 

No VRR support
48 Hz

VRR + Local Dimming  

No Local Dimming

VRR Supported Connectors 
 

No VRR support
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Inputs

Input Lag 
 

9.5
9.7

1080p @ 60Hz 
 

11.0 ms
9.7 ms

1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode 
 

111.8 ms
109.7 ms

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

1080p @ 144Hz 
 

N/A

1440p @ 60Hz 
 

14.9 ms
9.7 ms

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

1440p @ 144Hz 
 

N/A

4k @ 60Hz 
 

14.9 ms
9.5 ms

4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR 
 

14.9 ms
9.5 ms

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 
 

14.9 ms
9.5 ms

4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode 
 

99.2 ms
109.5 ms

4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation 
 

99.2 ms
123.1 ms

4k @ 120Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

4k @ 144Hz 
 

N/A

8k @ 60Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

1080p with Variable Refresh Rate 
 

N/A

1440p with VRR 
 

N/A

4k with VRR 
 

N/A

8k with VRR 
 

N/A
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Supported Resolutions 
 

8.3
7.1

Resolution  

4k
4k

480p @ 59.94Hz (Widescreen) 
 

Yes

720p @ 59.94Hz 
 

Yes

1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 
 

Yes
Yes

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

1080p @ 144Hz 
 

No

1440p @ 60Hz 
 

Yes (forced resolution required)
Yes (forced resolution required)

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

1440p @ 144Hz 
 

No

4k @ 60Hz 
 

Yes
Yes

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 
 

Yes
Yes

4k @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

4k @ 120Hz @ 4:4:4 
 

No

4k @ 144Hz 
 

No

8k @ 30Hz or 24Hz 
 

No
No

8k @ 60Hz 
 

No
No
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PS5 Compatibility 
 

PS5 Screenshot  

Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) 
 

Yes
Yes

4k @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

HDR 
 

Yes

Xbox Series X Screenshot  

VRR 
 

No
Yes

PS5, 4k @ 120Hz + HDR 
 

No

PS5, 4k @ 60Hz + HDR 
 

Yes

Xbox Series X, 4k @ 120Hz + HDR 
 

No

Xbox Series X, 4k @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X, 4k @ 60Hz + HDR 
 

Yes

Xbox Series X, 1440p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X, 1080p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X, Variable Refresh Rate 
 

No
Yes
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Xbox Series X|S Compatibility 
 

Xbox Series X Screenshot  

Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) 
 

Yes

4k @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

HDR 
 

Yes

VRR 
 

No
Yes
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Inputs Specifications  

HDR10 
 

Yes
Yes

HDR10+ 
 

No
Yes

Dolby Vision 
 

No
Yes

HLG 
 

Yes
Yes

HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth 
 

Yes (HDMI 1,2,3)
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)

HDMI 2.1 Class Bandwidth 
 

No
No

CEC  

Yes
Yes

HDCP 2.2  

Yes (HDMI 1,2,3)
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)

ATSC Tuner 
 

1.0

USB 3.0 
 

No
No

Variable Analog Audio Out  

Yes
Yes

Wi-Fi Support  

Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)
Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)
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Input Photos  

Side Inputs Picture  

Rear Inputs Picture  

Total Inputs  

HDMI  

3
4

USB  

1
2

Digital Optical Audio Out  

1
1

Analog Audio Out 3.5mm  

1
1

Analog Audio Out RCA  

0
0

Component In  

0
0

Composite In  

1 (incl. adapter)
1 (adapter required, not incl.)

Tuner (Cable/Ant)  

1
1

Ethernet  

1
1

DisplayPort  

0
0

IR In  

0
0

SD/SDHC  

0
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Audio Passthrough 
 

ARC/eARC Port 
 

Yes
eARC

eARC: Dolby Atmos Over Dolby Digital Plus 
 

Yes
Yes

eARC: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 
 

Yes

eARC: LPCM 7.1 Over Dolby MAT 
 

Yes

eARC: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 
 

Yes

ARC 
 

Yes (HDMI 1)

eARC: DTS:X Over DTS-HD MA 
 

No
Yes

eARC: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 
 

Yes

eARC: LPCM Channels (Bitstream) 
 

2.0

ARC: Dolby Digital 5.1 
 

Yes
Yes

ARC: DTS 5.1 
 

No
Yes

Optical: Dolby Digital 5.1 
 

Yes
Yes

Optical: DTS 5.1 
 

No
Yes
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Sound Quality

Frequency Response 
 

5.8
5.3

Frequency Response  

See details
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Low-Frequency Extension 
 

106.79 Hz
151.02 Hz

Std. Dev. @ 70 
 

5.57 dB
5.87 dB

Std. Dev. @ 80 
 

5.65 dB
6.03 dB

Std. Dev. @ Max 
 

6.49 dB
7.45 dB

Max 
 

86.7 dB SPL
90.0 dB SPL

Dynamic Range Compression 
 

3.71 dB
3.07 dB
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Distortion 
 

7.0
7.7

Total Harmonic Distortion 
 

See details
See details

Weighted THD @ 80 
 

0.073
0.038

Weighted THD @ Max 
 

0.215
0.261

IMD @ 80 
 

4.16%
2.60%

IMD @ Max 
 

12.68%
4.50%
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Smart Features

Interface 
 

8.0
8.0

Smart TV Picture  

Smart OS  

Google TV
Google TV

Version  

11
11

Ease of Use 
 

Average
Average

Smoothness 
 

Very Smooth
Very Smooth

Time Taken to Select YouTube 
 

2 s
2 s

Time Taken to Change Backlight 
 

2 s
3 s

Advanced Options 
 

Many
Many
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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
Yes
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Apps and Features 
 

9.0
9.0

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
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Remote 
 

7.0
8.0

Remote Picture  

Size 
 

Small
Medium

Voice Control 
 

Many Features
Many Features

CEC Menu Control 
 

Yes
Yes

Other Smart Features 
 

No
No

Remote App  

Android TV
Hisense RemoteNOW
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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  

53 W
60 W

Power Consumption (Max)  

119 W
131 W

Firmware  

V8-R51MT05-LF1V177.020179
V0011.01.00B.M0411

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70"
 
85"
85S446
Amazon.com
85"
 

TCL 4 Series/S446 2021

Hisense A6H [A6, A65H]

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