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Samsung QA55S90CAWXXY review

Samsung QA55S90CAWXXY

CHOICE Expert Rating

77%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Excellent smart TV functions
  •  Excellent user interface
  •  4K picture has very good colour and detail
  •  Has sensor to adjust brightness to ambient light
  •  Sound is very well balanced, good presence, warm
  •  Supports HDMI 2.1
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  4K picture has some black crush, some motion artefacts
  •  Samsung TV Plus content plays automatically if you don't do anything for about half a minute after setting up the TV, which is annoying

Type

TV size
Medium (121cm-160cm, 48"-63")
Display type
OLED

Recommended products

Recommended
Recommended

Energy and sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Energy star rating
4
Claimed energy use (kWh/year)
416
Reliability score
85%
Satisfaction score
88%
Warranty (years)
1
Country of origin
Vietnam

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
77%
High definition picture quality score
76%
Standard definition picture quality score
74%
4K video picture quality score
75%
Filmmaker Mode score
80%
User interface score
93%
Remote score
57%
Sound quality score
80%
Energy score
70%
EPG score
70%
Smart TV score
90%
Voice assistant score
72%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Screen size (cm)
140
Display size (in)
55
Screen resolution (px)
3840 x 2160
Screen finish
Gloss
Smart apps
Amazon, Stan
HDMI inputs
4
HDMI 2.1 (4K @120Hz)
USB 2 input rear
2
Effective video and audio inputs
0
Bluetooth version
5.2
Dimensions (cm, H x W x D)
78 x 123 x 27
Weight (kg)
18.2
Website
samsung.com/au
Operating system
Tizen (Samsung)

Cost

Price
$1,995.00
Annual running cost
$166.00

Features

4K or UHD
High Dynamic Range (HDR) support
Netflix key on the remote
Headphone
HDMI easily accessed
USB 3 inputs rear
USB easily accessed
Ethernet connection
Digital audio TOSLINK optical outputs
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Browser
Auto volume leveller
Balance control
Bass boost
Speech emphasiser
Speakers off
Previous channel button
Voice recognition
Closed captions retained
Records to USB
Child lock controls
Child lock (individual)
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