Samsung TU7000 vs TCL S535

Which TV Is Better?

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Samsung TU7000
TCL S535

Tested using Methodology v1.11

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Our Verdict

Samsung TU7000

TCL S535

The TCL S535 is much better than the Samsung TU7000. The TCL has better picture quality because its full-array local dimming feature allows it to display deep blacks. It also gets a bit brighter and displays a wide color gamut for HDR content, which the Samsung can't do. Lastly, the TCL has a much quicker response time, so motion looks smoother.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.5
7.7

24p Judder 
 

0.0
10

Contrast 
 

7.0
9.4

Upscaling: Sharpness Processing 
 

6.0
8.0

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-30
Month 30
50% Gray

Longevity Graph  

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Stand  

Stand Picture  

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Back  

Back Picture  

Wall Mount  

VESA 200x200
VESA 300x200
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Borders  

Borders Picture  

Borders  

0.35" (0.9 cm)
0.35" (0.9 cm)
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Thickness  

Thickness Picture  

Max Thickness  

2.32" (5.9 cm)
3.43" (8.7 cm)
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Build Quality 
 

7.0
7.0

Build quality picture  

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Picture Quality

Contrast 
 

7.0
9.4

Contrast Picture  

Contrast 
 

8,327 : 1
7,402 : 1

Native Contrast 
 

8,327 : 1
7,200 : 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
Yes

Backlight 
 

Direct
Full-Array

Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV 
 

N/A
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Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode 
 

7.5

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 
 

4.6
5.1

HDR Hallway Photo  

HDR Cityscape Photo  

HDR Landscape Photo  

Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²) 
 

196 cd/m²

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²) 
 

182 cd/m²

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²) 
 

104 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 
 

134 cd/m²
214 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
376 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
432 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
358 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
337 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 
 

133 cd/m²
213 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
375 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
429 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
356 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
335 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

0.046
0.040

EOTF  

Real Scene Highlight 
 

247 cd/m²
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HDR Brightness In Game Mode 
 

4.7
5.2

HDR Hallway Photo  

HDR Cityscape Photo  

HDR Landscape Photo  

Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²) 
 

198 cd/m²

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²) 
 

192 cd/m²

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²) 
 

111 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 
 

111 cd/m²
214 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 
 

241 cd/m²
380 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
437 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
364 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
343 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 
 

110 cd/m²
213 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
379 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
435 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 
 

240 cd/m²
362 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 
 

239 cd/m²
341 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

0.053
0.041

Game Mode EOTF  

Real Scene Highlight 
 

252 cd/m²
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PQ EOTF Tracking 
 

7.2

PQ EOTF Graph  

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600 Nit Tracking Delta 
 

0.0225

1000 Nit Tracking Delta 
 

0.0224

4000 Nit Tracking Delta 
 

0.0289
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SDR Brightness 
 

5.6
6.1

Real Scene Peak Brightness 
 

233 cd/m²
242 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 
 

130 cd/m²
186 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 
 

250 cd/m²
325 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 
 

249 cd/m²
372 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 
 

249 cd/m²
309 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 
 

249 cd/m²
291 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 
 

128 cd/m²
184 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 
 

249 cd/m²
325 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 
 

249 cd/m²
370 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 
 

248 cd/m²
308 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 
 

248 cd/m²
290 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

0.047
0.041
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Color Gamut 
 

6.8
8.5

Wide Color Gamut 
 

No
Yes

Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture  

DCI P3 xy 
 

75.57%
93.96%

DCI P3 uv 
 

81.41%
96.35%

Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture  

Rec 2020 xy 
 

54.48%
71.50%

Rec 2020 uv 
 

60.11%
78.83%
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Color Volume 
 

5.1
7.8

P3 Color Volume ITP Picture  

1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP 
 

33.3%
29.6%

2020 Color Volume ITP Picture  

10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 
 

14.5%
24.8%

White Luminance 
 

141 cd/m²

Red Luminance 
 

21 cd/m²

Green Luminance 
 

88 cd/m²

Blue Luminance 
 

6 cd/m²

Cyan Luminance 
 

99 cd/m²

Magenta Luminance 
 

29 cd/m²

Yellow Luminance 
 

127 cd/m²

Normalized DCI P3 Coverage ITP 
 

84.1%

Normalized Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 
 

70.6%
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Local Dimming 
 

7.0

LD Video, Moving Object  

LD Video, Real Content  

LD Video, Real Content Side View  

Local Dimming 
 

No
Yes

Backlight 
 

Direct
Full-Array
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Pre Calibration 
 

7.0
8.0

Pre White Balance Picture  

Pre Gamma Curve Picture  

Pre Color Picture  

White Balance dE 
 

3.71
2.63

Color dE 
 

3.39
2.38

Gamma 
 

2.23
2.22

Color Temperature 
 

6,116 K
6,085 K

Picture Mode 
 

Movie
Movie

Color Temp Setting 
 

Warm 2
Warm

Gamma Setting 
 

2.2
2.2
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Post Calibration 
 

9.1
9.5

Post White Balance Picture  

Post Gamma Curve Picture  

Post Color Picture  

White Balance dE 
 

0.35
0.20

Color dE 
 

2.05
1.28

Gamma 
 

2.22
2.20

Color Temperature 
 

6,476 K
6,493 K

White Balance Calibration 
 

10 point
11 point

Color Calibration 
 

Yes
Yes
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Gray Uniformity 
 

6.9
6.7

50% Uniformity Picture  

50% Std. Dev. 
 

5.470%
4.445%

50% DSE 
 

0.197%
0.210%

5% Uniformity Picture  

5% Std. Dev. 
 

0.970%
1.490%

5% DSE 
 

0.094%
0.123%
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Black Uniformity 
 

9.1
7.7

Black Uniformity Picture With Preferred Local Dimming  

Std. Dev. 
 

N/A
1.413%

Native Black Uniformity Picture  

Native Std. Dev. 
 

0.617%
0.903%
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Viewing Angle 
 

5.6
5.0

Viewing Angle Video  

Chroma Graph  

Color Washout 
 

27°
23°

Hue Graph  

Color Shift 
 

39°
20°

Lightness Graph  

Brightness Loss 
 

36°
32°

Black Level Raise 
 

15°
12°

Gamma Shift 
 

16°
15°
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Reflections 
 

6.9
7.0

Reflections Picture  

Average Room Off Picture  

Bright Room Off Picture  

Screen Finish 
 

Semi-gloss
Semi-gloss

Total Reflections 
 

6.2%
6.0%

Indirect Reflections 
 

0.8%
1.0%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

5.4%
5.0%
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Local Dimming In Game Mode 
 

7.0

LD Video, Moving Object  

LD Video, Real Content  

LD Video, Real Content Side View  

Local Dimming 
 

Yes

Backlight 
 

Full-Array
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HDR Native Gradient 
 

6.8
8.4

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  

6.0

50% Green to 100% Green  

6.0

100% Black to 50% Blue  

6.0

50% Blue to 100% Blue  

8.0

Color Depth 
 

10 Bit

Red (Std. Dev.) 
 

0.086

Green (Std. Dev.) 
 

0.092

Blue (Std. Dev.) 
 

0.075

Gray (Std. Dev.) 
 

0.140
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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 
 

6.0
8.0

Sharpness Picture - 480p  

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Pixels 
 

Pixels Picture  

Subpixel Layout 
 

BGR

Type  

LED
LED

Sub-Type 
 

VA
VA
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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  

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8k Input 
 

0.0

8k Picture  

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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 
 

6.9
7.9

Motion Blur Picture  

Response Time Chart  

80% Response Time 
 

6.3 ms
5.2 ms

100% Response Time 
 

18.5 ms
12.1 ms
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Flicker-Free 
 

4.0
9.9

Backlight chart 
 

Flicker-Free 
 

No
No

PWM Dimming Frequency 
 

120 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 
 

N/A
N/A

Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode 
 

120 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) 
 

No
No
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Stutter 
 

8.2
7.2

Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps 
 

23.1 ms
29.6 ms

Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps 
 

0.0 ms
4.6 ms
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24p Judder 
 

0.0
10

Judder-Free 24p 
 

No
Yes

Judder-Free 24p via 60p 
 

No
Yes

Judder-Free 24p via 60i 
 

No
Yes

Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps 
 

No
Yes
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Variable Refresh Rate 
 

0.0
0.0

Native Refresh Rate 
 

60 Hz
60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

No
No

HDMI Forum VRR 
 

No
No

FreeSync 
 

No
No

G-SYNC Compatible 
 

No
No

4k VRR Maximum 
 

N/A
N/A

4k VRR Minimum 
 

No VRR support
No VRR support

1080p VRR Maximum 
 

N/A
N/A

1080p VRR Minimum 
 

No VRR support
No VRR support

1440p VRR Maximum 
 

N/A
N/A

1440p VRR Minimum 
 

No VRR support
No VRR support

VRR + Local Dimming  

No Local Dimming

VRR Supported Connectors 
 

No VRR support
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Inputs

Input Lag 
 

9.7
9.7

1080p @ 60Hz 
 

10.2 ms
11.2 ms

1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode 
 

34.5 ms
111.1 ms

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

1080p @ 144Hz 
 

N/A

1440p @ 60Hz 
 

10.0 ms
10.9 ms

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

1440p @ 144Hz 
 

N/A

4k @ 60Hz 
 

10.3 ms
10.8 ms

4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR 
 

10.4 ms
10.8 ms

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 
 

10.3 ms
10.9 ms

4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode 
 

17.5 ms
110.9 ms

4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation 
 

34.2 ms
111.0 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 
 

7.1
8.3

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
No

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
No
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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
No
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Inputs Specifications  

HDR10 
 

Yes
Yes

HDR10+ 
 

Yes
No

Dolby Vision 
 

No
Yes

HLG 
 

Yes
Yes

HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth 
 

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

HDMI 2.1 Class Bandwidth 
 

No
No

CEC  

Yes
Yes

HDCP 2.2  

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

ATSC Tuner 
 

1.0

USB 3.0 
 

No
No

Variable Analog Audio Out  

No
Yes

Wi-Fi Support  

Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)
Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)

Input Photos  

Side Inputs Picture  

Rear Inputs Picture  

Total Inputs  

HDMI  

2
4

USB  

1
1

Digital Optical Audio Out  

1
1

Analog Audio Out 3.5mm  

0
1

Analog Audio Out RCA  

0
0

Component In  

0
0

Composite In  

0
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 
 

eARC
Yes

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 4)

eARC: DTS:X Over DTS-HD MA 
 

No
Yes

eARC: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 
 

No

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 
 

7.1
6.6

Frequency Response  

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Low-Frequency Extension 
 

84.76 Hz
126.99 Hz

Std. Dev. @ 70 
 

2.84 dB
4.17 dB

Std. Dev. @ 80 
 

2.93 dB
3.85 dB

Std. Dev. @ Max 
 

3.95 dB
4.83 dB

Max 
 

85.9 dB SPL
90.3 dB SPL

Dynamic Range Compression 
 

3.67 dB
3.19 dB
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Distortion 
 

6.7
6.0

Total Harmonic Distortion 
 

See details
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Weighted THD @ 80 
 

0.197
0.231

Weighted THD @ Max 
 

1.236
1.082

IMD @ 80 
 

3.33%
13.99%

IMD @ Max 
 

7.05%
29.89%
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Smart Features

Interface 
 

7.5
8.0

Smart TV Picture  

Smart OS  

Tizen
Roku TV

Version  

2020 (with reduced features)
9.3.2

Ease of Use 
 

Easy
Easy

Smoothness 
 

Average
Very Smooth

Time Taken to Select YouTube 
 

2 s
4 s

Time Taken to Change Backlight 
 

7 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
No
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Apps and Features 
 

8.5
8.0

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 
 

6.0
7.0

Remote Picture  

Size 
 

Medium
Small

Voice Control 
 

No
Search, Some Other Features

CEC Menu Control 
 

Yes
Yes

Other Smart Features 
 

No
No

Remote App  

Samsung SmartThings
Roku
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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  

54 W
44 W

Power Consumption (Max)  

111 W
109 W

Firmware  

1115
9.3.2 build 5006-88

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