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The 55-inch Samsung S95B QD-OLED displaying 4K/HDR content in a living room setting. Credit: Reviewed / Betsey Goldwasser

The Best Samsung TVs of 2024

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The 55-inch Samsung S95B QD-OLED displaying 4K/HDR content in a living room setting. Credit: Reviewed / Betsey Goldwasser

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Best Overall

Samsung QN65S95CAFXZA

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The Samsung S95C improves on a winning formula, offering an elevated OLED experience with the features to back it up. Read More

Pros

  • Incredible contrast
  • Dazzling color
  • Fantastic gaming support

Cons

  • Sluggish, cluttered software
  • Raised black levels in ambient light
  • No Dolby Vision support
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Best For Bright Rooms

Samsung QN65QN90CAFXZA

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With its incredible picture and extensive list of features, the Samsung QN90C is one of the best-performing mini-LED TVs you can buy. Read More

Pros

  • Incredibly bright and colorful
  • Impressive local dimming
  • Perfect for dedicated gamers

Cons

  • Off-axis viewing isn’t as sharp
  • Cluttered smart platform
  • No Dolby Vision
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Samsung QN55S95BAFXZA

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The Samsung S95B is one of the best TVs you can buy, blending the unparalleled contrast of an OLED TV with the brightness- and color-boosting benefits of quantum dots. Read More

Pros

  • QD-OLED is a game changer
  • Excellent gaming TV
  • Superb design

Cons

  • No Dolby Vision
  • Might need to be calibrated
  • Minor color artifacts
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Samsung QN55Q80BAFXZA

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With a robust selection of gaming-friendly features, the Q80B is a great option for gamers, but there are other TVs that are more well-rounded. Read More

Pros

  • Bright picture
  • Terrific highlights during SDR and HDR
  • Gaming-friendly features

Cons

  • Poor overall contrast
  • Light bloom
  • Slow software
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Samsung QN55Q60BAFXZA

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The Samsung Q60B is a decent, affordable QLED TV for casual viewing, but its HDR performance is lacking and it's not cut out for next-gen gaming. Read More

Pros

  • Decent dark-room performer
  • Bright enough for casual viewing
  • Easy-to-setup design

Cons

  • Not cut out for next-gen gaming
  • Narrow viewing angle
  • HDR performance is lacking
  • Best Overall Samsung S95C
  • Best For Bright Rooms Samsung QN90C
  • Other Samsung TVs We Tested
  • How We Test Samsung TVs
  • What You Should Know About Samsung TVs
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Samsung is synonymous with premium TVs—and with good reason. Samsung has been one of the world's largest television manufacturers since 2006 and has consistently stayed at the forefront of new display technology.

Samsung continues to make some very high-caliber TVs, most of them outfitted with 4K resolution, exceptional HDR performance, and the same level of polish the company has made a name for over the years.

If you want the best Samsung TV money can buy, check out the Samsung S95C (available at Samsung for $3,299.00) , a beautifully designed TV that features quantum dots for staggeringly good color production and improved OLED brightness performance.

An image of a bird surrounded by greenery displayed on the Samsung S95C.
Credit: Reviewed / Melissa Rorech

The S95C blends an OLED display with the power of quantum dots.

Best Overall
Samsung S95C
  • Screen sizes: 55”, 65”, 77”
  • HDR support: HDR10+, HDR10, HLG
  • Smart platform: Samsung Tizen OS

The second generation of Samsung’s quantum dot-enhanced OLED display technology is even more stunning than the first. With class-leading brightness, incredibly vibrant color, and a bevy of gaming features, the Samsung S95C picks up right where its predecessor (the S95B) left off. An S95B on sale is still the better financial option, unless you’re after a 77-inch model or want the flexibility of Samsung’s One Connect box which puts all connections in a conveniently detached box, both only offered with the S95C.

The S95C is the brightest OLED we’ve tested to date, with HDR specular highlights reaching as high as 1,400 nits. Colors on the S95C look spectacular no matter what you happen to be watching, but HDR movies, shows, and video games look especially vibrant. The S95C covers 99% of the HDR color gamut, and the sheer luminosity of its quantum dot-enhanced palette truly makes a difference.

The S95C is a gaming powerhouse and its low input lag and 144Hz native refresh rate are just the tip of the iceberg. All four of its HDMI 2.1 inputs support 4K/120Hz gaming, along with Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), and AMD FreeSync Premium. Like last year’s model, the S95C also offers Samsung Gaming Hub (a cloud gaming platform) and Game Bar, a settings menu that puts the TV’s various gaming enhancements right at your fingertips.

As is the case with all Samsung TVs, you won’t be getting Dolby Vision support with the S95C. Instead, the TV offers HDR10+ support in its place, an HDR format that harnesses frame-by-frame metadata similarly. In addition, while the S95C’s software has seen subtle improvements year over year, we find the user interface to be somewhat confusing and certain processes to be slow, which might disappoint those looking for a simple, easy smart platform experience.

See our full Samsung S95C review.

Pros

  • Incredible contrast

  • Dazzling color

  • Fantastic gaming support

Cons

  • Sluggish, cluttered software

  • Raised black levels in ambient light

  • No Dolby Vision support

$3,299.00 from Samsung

$2,397.99 from Amazon

$2,399.99 from Best Buy

$2,397.99 from Abt
The 65-inch Samsung QN90C Neo QLED TV in a living room setting displaying a 4K image of a shoreline
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The Samsung QN90C is one of the brightest LED TVs we’ve reviewed this year.

Best For Bright Rooms
Samsung QN90C
  • Screen sizes: 43", 50", 55", 65”, 75”, 85”
  • HDR support: HDR10+, HDR10, HLG
  • Smart platform: Tizen OS

As we've come to expect from Samsung's Neo QLED line, the QN90C is sensationally bright and colorful. It's one of the brightest TVs of the year, making it a great choice for folks with sun-soaked living spaces. The QN90C's sheer brightness and quantum dot-enhanced display make for an impressively punchy palette of colors, regardless of what you're watching.

Most impressive, however, is the QN90C's local dimming, which does a remarkably good job of keeping all of that brightness in check. Rarely did we notice any light bloom around brighter objects, including bright, white subtitles during darker shows and movies. Simply put, if you have your heart set on a mini-LED TV, the QN90C is one of the best at implementing that display technology.

Gamers will feel right at home with the QN90C, as it offers a full slate of HDMI 2.1 inputs that support 4K gaming up to 144Hz, Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), and AMD FreeSync Premium. Like many high-end Samsung TVs this year, the QN90C also supports Samsung's cloud gaming software suite, Gaming Hub. This allows users to access a host of popular cloud gaming services—no console required.

Like all LED TVs, the QN90C doesn't look quite as good when viewed from an off-axis position. We also find the overall software experience to be fussier than Google TV. Nevertheless, the QN90C is one of the best mini-LED TVs money can buy, and certainly one of the best TVs of the year.

See our full Samsung QN90C review.

Pros

  • Incredibly bright and colorful

  • Impressive local dimming

  • Perfect for dedicated gamers

Cons

  • Off-axis viewing isn’t as sharp

  • Cluttered smart platform

  • No Dolby Vision

$2,799.00 from Samsung

$1,599.99 from Amazon

$1,599.99 from Best Buy

$1,597.99 from Abt

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Samsung S95B
  • Screen sizes: 55”, 65”
  • HDR support: HDR10+, HDR10, HLG
  • Smart platform: Samsung Tizen OS

The S95B is the first iteration of Samsung's QD-OLED technology. It's harder to find due to the fact that it's over a year old, but that also makes it much more affordable than its successor, the S95C.

Coupled with OLED’s perfect black levels, the S95B’s added brightness has a powerful impact on HDR content, from movies to video games and beyond. Specular highlights pop off the screen, adding an astonishing level of depth. But perhaps the most significant improvement the quantum dots offer is their effect on the S95B’s color reproduction. Reds and greens look particularly stunning here.

It's built for next-gen gaming, too. All four of the S95B’s HDMI ports support 4K gaming at 120Hz, ALLM, and VRR. Combined with Samsung’s Game Bar settings menu, avid gamers are well cared for.

Being a Samsung TV, the S95B supports HDR10 and HDR10+, but not Dolby Vision. Samsung’s Tizen-based smart platform is a bit laggy and difficult, too, incentivizing owners to use an external streaming device. Picture purists who don’t intend to hire a professional calibrator might want to check out the LG C2 instead, as its out-of-the-box picture is closer to reference standards.

Still, the Samsung S95B is an excellent (albeit pricey) OLED that’s better for viewing in bright rooms than nearly every other OLED on the market. Despite its lack of Dolby Vision and its cumbersome smart platform, it’s a total game-changer.

See our full Samsung S95B review.

Pros

  • QD-OLED is a game changer

  • Excellent gaming TV

  • Superb design

Cons

  • No Dolby Vision

  • Might need to be calibrated

  • Minor color artifacts

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Samsung Q80B
  • Screen sizes: 50”, 55”, 65”, 75”, 85”
  • HDR support: HDR10+, HDR10, HLG
  • Smart platform: Tizen OS

The Q80B, Samsung’s most premium TV outside of its top tier offerings, has a dependably bright overall picture and terrific highlights during SDR and HDR content. Gamers will likely love the Q80B—you’ll have a hard time finding a television at the same price point with similar gaming features, which rival those of some flagship-level TVs.

The Q80B has a bright and colorful picture that makes for great daytime viewing. Featuring quantum dots, it’s the brightest Samsung TV outside of the brand’s more premium offerings. With specular highlights climbing into the 700- to 800-nit range, it’s bright enough to be used in a sunny living room.

While not as colorful as some competitors, the Q80B covers about 86% of the HDR color space (DCI-P3). Its calibration is fairly accurate out of the box, too. However, the Q80B’s black levels are shallow, which diminishes overall contrast. Additionally, we experienced distracting light bloom, which was worse off-axis.

The Q80B has a robust selection of gaming-friendly features—four HDMI 2.1 inputs that support 4K gaming at 120Hz, all of which offer Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), and FreeSync Premium Pro. (Note: the 50-inch model has a 60Hz panel, so it can’t take advantage of 120Hz gaming.)

The Q80B also is also equipped with Game Bar, a menu offering gaming-related picture and performance settings; it also supports Samsung Gaming Hub, a software package that offers a number of cloud gaming services.

The Q80B’s benefits may be its biggest strength, but if you’re looking for a more well-rounded performance, you may want to consider another option. It’s a decent TV, but you can spend about the same amount of money for a TV that better suits your needs.

See our full Samsung Q80B review.

Pros

  • Bright picture

  • Terrific highlights during SDR and HDR

  • Gaming-friendly features

Cons

  • Poor overall contrast

  • Light bloom

  • Slow software

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$1,197.99 from Walmart
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Samsung Q60B

While the Samsung Q60B is not nearly as impressive as the brand’s more premium offerings, it’s a fine choice for casual viewing.

The Q60B, which features quantum dots, doesn’t get bright enough for HDR content to really pop, but it’s bright enough in both SDR and HDR that the picture won’t wilt in well-lit environments.

We appreciate the Q60B’s sleek design—the panel is narrow, with slim, L-shaped feet that don’t call attention. Setting it up is easy too; the TV’s feet slot right into the panel and remain firmly in place without screws.

The Q60B is somewhat lacking when it comes to features. While pricier TVs support both Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), the Q60B only supports ALLM. This means it’ll automatically optimize an input for gaming whenever a console is detected, but it doesn’t offer the ability to match your output device's frame rate. The Q60B also features a native refresh rate of only 60Hz and lacks high-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 support, so 4K gaming at 120fps is out of the question.

For someone looking for a sleek, dependable TV that’ll hold its own in a relatively bright room, this Samsung QLED is a great option. People who want a more cinematic HDR experience or next-gen gaming features, would be better off considering a more premium option.

See our full Samsung Q60B review.

Pros

  • Decent dark-room performer

  • Bright enough for casual viewing

  • Easy-to-setup design

Cons

  • Not cut out for next-gen gaming

  • Narrow viewing angle

  • HDR performance is lacking

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$698.00 from Walmart

How We Test Samsung TVs

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Our lab is outfitted with much of the same equipment you would find at a factory that manufactures and calibrates televisions.

The Testers

Senior Staff Writer Michael Desjardin is a member of the Reviewed tech team. As our Home Theater expert, Michael takes picture quality seriously, but he also understands that not every TV is a good fit for everyone.

A TV tester measuring a TV's contrast
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We measure things like peak brightness, black level, hue, and so on.

The Tests

Our testing process is relevant to the average person's viewing experience but still gathers data marginal enough to satisfy video engineers. In addition to the technical tests, we spend a lot of time watching and using each TV to get a feel for the at-home experience.

What You Should Know About Samsung TVs

Like most brand name TV manufacturers, Samsung has a handful of proprietary terminology that the company uses to delineate certain features, enhancements, and extras. Here's a brief guide to the terms you may be encountering while shopping for Samsung TVs this year:

Quantum dots

Quantum dots are nano-crystal particles that react to light depending on their size. They primarily emit highly saturated red and green light when hit with blue light. To increase color saturation, films or layers of them are applied to LED/LCD TVs.

QLED

This basically means "quantum dot LED." The QLED TVs have, for the last couple years anyway, been designated as Samsung's "best of the best" for whatever particular year. QLED TVs are all 4K/HDR smart TVs, but with the addition of quantum dots.

Related: QLED vs OLED TVs

Mini-LED

Mini-LED refers to an emerging backlight technology that uses LED backlights that are, as it sounds, much smaller than traditional LED backlighting. This means many more of them can be packed in on a per-inch basis than traditional LED backlights, and thus, they can be more nimble about how they illuminate an LCD display.

Neo QLED

Samsung TVs that feature a combination of quantum dot technology and mini-LED backlighting are designated as “Neo QLED” TVs.

OneConnect

This is a proprietary Samsung device. Samsung TVs with OneConnect or OneConnect mini boxes have externalized mainboards and AV ports that connect to the TV via a single cable, with the intent to reduce incoming cord clutter and simplify your home theater setup. In the last few years, Samsung has moved away from the OneConnect system in favor of traditional AV ports that are fixed to the back of the TV panel.

Auto Motion Plus

This is Samsung's name for its bundled de-blur, de-judder, and telecine/24fps modes. In your TV's menu, "Auto Motion Plus" is what controls frame interpolation or "motion enhancement/motion compensation (MEMC)" stuff. You can turn it off, customize it, or select from (usually) a bunch of different presets. Depending on whether your TV is a 120Hz or 60Hz native model, Auto Motion Plus will have more or less effect and options.

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Michael Desjardin

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Michael Desjardin graduated from Emerson College after having studied media production and screenwriting. He specializes in tech for Reviewed, but also loves film criticism, weird ambient music, cooking, and food in general.

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