Sony Bravia 55-inch XR Series 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV (XR-55A80L) vs Samsung 55-inch Crystal 4K Vivid Ultra HD Smart TV (UA55CUE60AKXXL)
What separates them
These two differ on 9 recorded specifications. The Sony Bravia 55-inch XR Series 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV (XR-55A80L) is ₹92,000 dearer.
Sony Bravia 55-inch XR Series 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV (XR-55A80L) vs Samsung 55-inch Crystal 4K Vivid Ultra HD Smart TV (UA55CUE60AKXXL)
Sony
Sony Bravia 55-inch XR Series 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV (XR-55A80L)
₹1,34,990
The brightness figures need reading carefully: about 750 nits on a 10 percent window and roughly 200 nits sustained full screen, which is how OLED works and why it is spectacular in a dark room and merely good in a bright one.
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Samsung
Samsung 55-inch Crystal 4K Vivid Ultra HD Smart TV (UA55CUE60AKXXL)
₹42,990
50 Hz native is the specification behind the motion-rate number on the box, and no amount of interpolation makes a 50 Hz panel behave like 100 Hz -- for football and gaming it is the limiting factor.
Full details →Who the Sony Bravia 55-inch XR Series 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV is for
Buy it if: Anyone watching film in a controlled-light room, and gamers wanting 4K120 with VRR.
Avoid it if: Anyone with a very bright room, or who leaves a news channel with a static logo on all day.
Who the Samsung 55-inch Crystal 4K Vivid Ultra HD Smart TV is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting a large 4K screen for ordinary viewing in a room with controllable light.
Avoid it if: Sports viewers, gamers, and anyone with a bright, sunlit living room.
Specifications, side by side
9 of 13 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Sony Bravia 55-inch XR Series 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV | Samsung 55-inch Crystal 4K Vivid Ultra HD Smart TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,34,990 | ₹42,990 |
| Annual energy use | About 155 kWh a year at 5 hours a day, roughly Rs1,240 at Rs8 per unit | About 130 kWh a year at 5 hours a day, roughly Rs1,040 at Rs8 per unit |
| Audio output | Acoustic Surface Audio+, 30 W -- the screen itself vibrates to produce sound | 20 W, 2 channel |
| Connectivity | 4 x HDMI, two of them 2.1 with 4K120 and VRR | 3 x HDMI, 2 x USB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| HDR support | Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG | HDR10+ and HLG. No Dolby Vision |
| Panel type | OLED, self-emissive -- every pixel makes its own light, so black is genuinely black | VA LED, edge lit |
| Peak brightness | About 200 nits sustained full screen, around 750 nits on a 10 percent window | About 280 nits sustained full screen |
| Rated power | About 105 W in use | About 90 W in use |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz native | 50 Hz native -- the marketed motion figure is interpolation, not panel refresh |
| Weight | 18.3 kg without stand | 13.5 kg without stand |
| Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Screen size | 55 inch | 55 inch |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Burn-in | A real risk with static logos over thousands of hours, mitigated but not eliminated | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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