Hisense U7H vs Samsung Q80C

Which TV Is Better?

Products

Hisense U7H
Samsung Q80C

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Our Verdict

Hisense U7H

Samsung Q80C [Q80, Q80CD] QLED

The Hisense U7H is better than the Samsung Q80C for watching movies, while the Samsung has a slight edge for gaming. The Hisense has significantly better contrast, with a much better local dimming feature. The U7H has much better black uniformity, so it's the better dark room TV. Both TVs are similar in a bright room, with the Hisense being a tad brighter in HDR and SDR and having a slight edge in reflection handling. Unfortunately, the Hisense TV's viewing angle is inadequate, so the Samsung is better for a wide seating arrangement. While the Hisense has the same gaming features as the Samsung, it has slightly worse input lag and a much worse response time, so the Samsung is the better gaming TV. It also makes the Samsung model better for watching sports, while the Hisense has the edge as a home entertainment TV, especially as it supports DTS audio formats.

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Variants

  • 55U7H (55")
  • 65U7H (65")
  • 75U7H (75")
  • 85U7H (85")
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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

7.5
7.5

Contrast 
 

8.3
6.8

Black Uniformity 
 

9.1
4.0

Viewing Angle 
 

5.5
8.0

Low-Quality Content Smoothing 
 

4.8
6.3

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

Longevity Graph  

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Stand  

Stand Picture  

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Back  

Back Picture  

Wall Mount  

VESA 300x200
VESA 400x300
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Borders  

Borders Picture  

Borders  

0.39" (1.0 cm)
0.35" (0.9 cm)

Thickness  

Thickness Picture  

Max Thickness  

3.54" (9.0 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 
 

8.3
6.8

Contrast Picture  

Contrast 
 

28,157 : 1
12,546 : 1

Native Contrast 
 

4,891 : 1
1,581 : 1
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Blooming 
 

7.5
6.0

Blooming Photo  

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Lighting Zone Transitions 
 

6.5
6.0

Preferred LD Video, Moving Object  

Local Dimming 
 

Yes
Yes

Backlight 
 

Full-Array
Full-Array

Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV 
 

90
96
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Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode 
 

8.0
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 
 

7.6
7.2

HDR Hallway Photo  

HDR Cityscape Photo  

HDR Landscape Photo  

Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²) 
 

460 cd/m²
460 cd/m²

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²) 
 

393 cd/m²
381 cd/m²

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²) 
 

156 cd/m²
132 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 
 

687 cd/m²
644 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 
 

891 cd/m²
819 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 
 

999 cd/m²
740 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 
 

824 cd/m²
585 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 
 

575 cd/m²
500 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 
 

683 cd/m²
632 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 
 

885 cd/m²
805 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 
 

989 cd/m²
734 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 
 

821 cd/m²
584 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 
 

574 cd/m²
499 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

0.029
0.026
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HDR Brightness In Game Mode 
 

7.8
7.6

HDR Hallway Photo  

HDR Cityscape Photo  

HDR Landscape Photo  

Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²) 
 

465 cd/m²
473 cd/m²

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²) 
 

458 cd/m²
425 cd/m²

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²) 
 

172 cd/m²
166 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 
 

683 cd/m²
799 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 
 

887 cd/m²
914 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 
 

991 cd/m²
743 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 
 

819 cd/m²
599 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 
 

572 cd/m²
533 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 
 

679 cd/m²
785 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 
 

879 cd/m²
896 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 
 

983 cd/m²
741 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 
 

816 cd/m²
598 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 
 

570 cd/m²
533 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

0.029
0.029
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PQ EOTF Tracking 
 

8.9
7.8

PQ EOTF Graph  

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600 Nit Tracking Delta 
 

0.0068
0.0148

1000 Nit Tracking Delta 
 

0.0068
0.0145

4000 Nit Tracking Delta 
 

0.0069
0.0149
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SDR Brightness 
 

8.5
8.4

Real Scene Peak Brightness 
 

497 cd/m²
508 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 
 

679 cd/m²
638 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 
 

822 cd/m²
813 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 
 

906 cd/m²
738 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 
 

743 cd/m²
573 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 
 

513 cd/m²
484 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 
 

675 cd/m²
630 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 
 

812 cd/m²
797 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 
 

895 cd/m²
732 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 
 

738 cd/m²
572 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 
 

511 cd/m²
483 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

0.029
0.027
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Color Gamut 
 

8.4
8.0

Wide Color Gamut 
 

Yes
Yes

Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture  

DCI P3 xy 
 

93.15%
89.79%

DCI P3 uv 
 

95.66%
93.70%

Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture  

Rec 2020 xy 
 

69.58%
65.34%

Rec 2020 uv 
 

76.91%
71.28%
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Color Volume 
 

8.1
7.7

P3 Color Volume ITP Picture  

1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP 
 

69.6%
72.8%

2020 Color Volume ITP Picture  

10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 
 

35.9%
32.5%

White Luminance 
 

673 cd/m²
650 cd/m²

Red Luminance 
 

143 cd/m²
147 cd/m²

Green Luminance 
 

492 cd/m²
452 cd/m²

Blue Luminance 
 

52 cd/m²
47 cd/m²

Cyan Luminance 
 

529 cd/m²
503 cd/m²

Magenta Luminance 
 

185 cd/m²
205 cd/m²

Yellow Luminance 
 

631 cd/m²
593 cd/m²
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Pre Calibration 
 

5.5
6.5

Pre White Balance Picture  

Pre Gamma Curve Picture  

Pre Color Picture  

White Balance dE 
 

6.20
3.89

Color dE 
 

3.73
3.65

Gamma 
 

2.17
1.99

Color Temperature 
 

6,492 K
7,153 K

Picture Mode 
 

Theater Night
Movie

Color Temp Setting 
 

Low
Warm 2

Gamma Setting 
 

2.2
2.2
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Post Calibration 
 

9.0
9.2

Post White Balance Picture  

Post Gamma Curve Picture  

Post Color Picture  

White Balance dE 
 

1.23
0.95

Color dE 
 

1.69
1.23

Gamma 
 

2.20
2.19

Color Temperature 
 

6,478 K
6,543 K

White Balance Calibration 
 

20 point
20 point

Color Calibration 
 

Yes
Yes
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Gray Uniformity 
 

7.4
7.4

50% Uniformity Picture  

50% Std. Dev. 
 

2.142%
4.408%

50% DSE 
 

0.192%
0.177%

5% Uniformity Picture  

5% Std. Dev. 
 

1.327%
0.474%

5% DSE 
 

0.120%
0.089%
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Black Uniformity 
 

9.1
4.0

Black Uniformity Picture With Preferred Local Dimming  

Std. Dev. 
 

0.630%
3.710%

Native Black Uniformity Picture  

Native Std. Dev. 
 

0.669%
2.253%
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Viewing Angle 
 

5.5
8.0

Viewing Angle Video  

Chroma Graph  

Color Washout 
 

26°
37°

Hue Graph  

Color Shift 
 

23°
67°

Lightness Graph  

Brightness Loss 
 

36°
39°

Black Level Raise 
 

23°
70°

Gamma Shift 
 

17°
49°
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Reflections 
 

7.5
7.2

Reflections Picture  

Average Room Off Picture  

Bright Room Off Picture  

Screen Finish 
 

Semi-gloss
Semi-gloss

Total Reflections 
 

5.0%
5.7%

Indirect Reflections 
 

0.6%
0.4%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

4.4%
5.3%
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HDR Native Gradient 
 

6.8
8.5

HDR Gradient Picture  

100% Black to 50% Gray  

4.0
8.0

50% Gray to 100% White  

8.0
8.0

100% Black to 50% Red  

6.0
10

50% Red to 100% Red  

10
8.0

100% Black to 50% Green  

6.0
8.0

50% Green to 100% Green  

8.0
8.0

100% Black to 50% Blue  

6.0
10

50% Blue to 100% Blue  

6.0
8.0
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Low-Quality Content Smoothing 
 

4.8
6.3

Low-Quality Content Smoothing Picture  

Smoothing 
 

3.0
6.0

Detail Preservation 
 

9.0
7.0
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Upscaling: Sharpness Processing 
 

7.5
7.5

Sharpness Picture - 480p  

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Pixels 
 

Pixels Picture  

Subpixel Layout 
 

BGR
RGB

Type  

LED
LED

Sub-Type 
 

VA
IPS
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Motion

Response Time 
 

6.8
8.2

Motion Blur Picture  

Response Time Chart  

80% Response Time 
 

7.6 ms
5.5 ms

100% Response Time 
 

13.6 ms
9.7 ms
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Flicker-Free 
 

9.9
9.9

Backlight chart 
 

Flicker-Free 
 

No
No

PWM Dimming Frequency 
 

960 Hz
960 Hz
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Black Frame Insertion (BFI) 
 

BFI Picture  

BFI Frequency Picture  

Optional BFI 
 

Yes
Yes

Min Flicker For 60 fps 
 

60 Hz
60 Hz

60Hz For 60 fps 
 

Yes
Yes

120Hz For 120 fps 
 

Yes
No

Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode 
 

60 Hz
60 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) 
 

Yes
Yes
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Stutter 
 

7.5
6.7

Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps 
 

28.1 ms
32.0 ms

Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps 
 

3.1 ms
7.0 ms
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24p Judder 
 

10
10

Judder-Free 24p 
 

Yes
Yes

Judder-Free 24p via 60p 
 

Yes
Yes

Judder-Free 24p via 60i 
 

Yes
Yes

Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps 
 

Yes
Yes
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Variable Refresh Rate 
 

9.4
9.4

Native Refresh Rate 
 

120 Hz
120 Hz (except 50")

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

Yes
Yes

HDMI Forum VRR 
 

Yes
Yes

FreeSync 
 

Yes
Yes

G-SYNC Compatible 
 

Yes
Yes

4k VRR Maximum 
 

120 Hz
120 Hz

4k VRR Minimum 
 

< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz

1080p VRR Maximum 
 

120 Hz
120 Hz

1080p VRR Minimum 
 

< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz

1440p VRR Maximum 
 

120 Hz
120 Hz

1440p VRR Minimum 
 

< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz

VRR + Local Dimming  

Yes
Yes
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Inputs

Input Lag 
 

9.4
9.7

1080p @ 60Hz 
 

15.5 ms
10.6 ms

1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode 
 

121.7 ms
95.3 ms

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

7.7 ms
6.0 ms

1080p @ 144Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

1440p @ 60Hz 
 

22.7 ms
10.8 ms

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

7.7 ms
5.9 ms

1440p @ 144Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

4k @ 60Hz 
 

15.5 ms
10.5 ms

4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR 
 

15.6 ms
10.5 ms

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 
 

15.5 ms
10.5 ms

4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode 
 

121.6 ms
72.1 ms

4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation 
 

115.2 ms
23.2 ms

4k @ 120Hz 
 

7.6 ms
6.0 ms

4k @ 144Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

8k @ 60Hz 
 

N/A
N/A
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Supported Resolutions 
 

9.6
9.6

Resolution  

4k
4k

480p @ 59.94Hz (Widescreen) 
 

Yes
Yes

720p @ 59.94Hz 
 

Yes
Yes

1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 
 

Yes
Yes

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

Yes
Yes

1080p @ 144Hz 
 

No
No

1440p @ 60Hz 
 

Yes (forced resolution required)
Yes

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

Yes
Yes

1440p @ 144Hz 
 

No
No

4k @ 60Hz 
 

Yes
Yes

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 
 

Yes
Yes

4k @ 120Hz 
 

Yes
Yes

4k @ 120Hz @ 4:4:4 
 

Yes
Yes

4k @ 144Hz 
 

No
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 
 

Yes
Yes

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

Yes
Yes

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

Yes
Yes

HDR 
 

Yes
Yes

VRR 
 

Yes
Yes
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Xbox Series X|S Compatibility 
 

Xbox Series X Screenshot  

Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) 
 

Yes
Yes

4k @ 120Hz 
 

Yes
Yes

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

Yes
Yes

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

Yes
Yes

HDR 
 

Yes
Yes

VRR 
 

Yes
Yes
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Inputs Specifications  

HDR10 
 

Yes
Yes

HDR10+ 
 

Yes
Yes

Dolby Vision 
 

Yes
No

HLG 
 

Yes
Yes

HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth 
 

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

HDMI 2.1 Class Bandwidth 
 

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

CEC  

Yes
Yes

HDCP 2.2  

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

ATSC Tuner 
 

3.0 (NEXTGEN TV)
1.0

USB 3.0 
 

Yes (1)
No

Variable Analog Audio Out  

Yes
No

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  

4
4

USB  

2
2

Digital Optical Audio Out  

1
1

Analog Audio Out 3.5mm  

1
0

Analog Audio Out RCA  

0
0

Component In  

0
0

Composite In  

1 (adapter required, not incl.)
0

Tuner (Cable/Ant)  

1
1

Ethernet  

1
1

DisplayPort  

0
0

IR In  

0
0
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Audio Passthrough 
 

ARC/eARC Port 
 

eARC
eARC

eARC: Dolby Atmos Over Dolby Digital Plus 
 

Yes
Yes

eARC: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 
 

Yes
Yes

eARC: LPCM 7.1 Over Dolby MAT 
 

Yes
Yes

eARC: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 
 

Yes
Yes

eARC: DTS:X Over DTS-HD MA 
 

Yes
No

eARC: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 
 

Yes
No

eARC: LPCM Channels (Bitstream) 
 

2.0
7.1

ARC: Dolby Digital 5.1 
 

Yes
Yes

ARC: DTS 5.1 
 

Yes
No

Optical: Dolby Digital 5.1 
 

Yes
Yes

Optical: DTS 5.1 
 

Yes
No
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Sound Quality

Frequency Response 
 

6.2
6.4

Frequency Response  

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Low-Frequency Extension 
 

95.14 Hz
84.76 Hz

Std. Dev. @ 70 
 

2.73 dB
2.28 dB

Std. Dev. @ 80 
 

4.23 dB
3.38 dB

Std. Dev. @ Max 
 

6.69 dB
6.13 dB

Max 
 

86.5 dB SPL
85.2 dB SPL

Dynamic Range Compression 
 

5.16 dB
5.52 dB
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Distortion 
 

7.5
7.5

Total Harmonic Distortion 
 

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Weighted THD @ 80 
 

0.137
0.058

Weighted THD @ Max 
 

0.295
0.231

IMD @ 80 
 

1.97%
3.02%

IMD @ Max 
 

3.42%
4.65%
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Smart Features

Interface 
 

8.0
8.5

Smart TV Picture  

Smart OS  

Google TV
Tizen

Version  

11
2023

Ease of Use 
 

Average
Easy

Smoothness 
 

Very Smooth
Very Smooth

Time Taken to Select YouTube 
 

2 s
2 s

Time Taken to Change Backlight 
 

3 s
5 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 
 

Yes
No
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Apps and Features 
 

9.0
8.5

Apps Picture  

App Selection 
 

Great
Great

App Smoothness 
 

Average
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 
 

8.0
8.5

Remote Picture  

Size 
 

Medium
Small

Voice Control 
 

Many Features
Many Features

CEC Menu Control 
 

Yes
Yes

Other Smart Features 
 

No
Yes

Remote App  

Hisense RemoteNOW
Samsung SmartThings
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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  

68 W
65 W

Power Consumption (Max)  

213 W
245 W

Firmware  

V0010.01.00M.M0809
1205

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50"
 
50"
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55"
55U7H
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55"
QN55Q80CAFXZA
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65"
QN65Q80CAFXZA
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75"
QN75Q80CAFXZA
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85"
QN85Q80CAFXZA
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98"
 
98"
QN98Q80CAFXZA
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Hisense U7H

Samsung Q80C [Q80, Q80CD] QLED

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