Panasonic HZ980 vs Panasonic Z95B

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HZ980 compared with Z95B

	PanasonicHZ980	PanasonicZ95B
Overview
Released
Released	2020	June 2025
Display
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Panel detail
Panel detail	–	Primary RGB Tandem (four-layer) WOLED
Resolution
Resolution	3840 × 2160 (4K)	3840 × 2160 (4K)
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	–	144 Hz
HDR formats
HDR formats	Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG	Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG
HDR extras
HDR extras	Dolby Vision IQ, HLG Photo and Filmmaker Mode with ambient-light adjustment.	Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+ Adaptive, Filmmaker Mode
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	–	About 2,200 nits in calibrated HDR mode and close to 400 nits full-screen (FlatpanelsHD, 65″)
Picture processing
Picture processing	HCX Pro Intelligent Processor and Smooth Motion Drive.	ThermalFlow cooling; Auto AI picture and sound optimisation
Picture modes
Picture modes	Filmmaker Mode, Dolby Vision IQ, Netflix Calibrated Mode and two ISF professional modes.	–
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	55, 65″	55, 65, 77″
Largest size
Largest size	65″	77″ (better)
Gaming
HDMI ports
HDMI ports	4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)	4 (2 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+) (better)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	None	HDMI VRR, FreeSync Premium, G-Sync Compatible
Auto low latency mode
Auto low latency mode	Yes	Yes
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	Four inputs accept up to 4K 60p; HDMI2 supports eARC/ARC. ALLM is supported, but full-bandwidth 4K 120 Hz and VRR are not listed.	HDMI 1 and 2: 4K 144 Hz, VRR, G-Sync Compatible, FreeSync Premium (HDMI 2 also eARC/ARC); HDMI 3 and 4: 4K
Input lag
Input lag	–	Just over 14 ms without VRR (FlatpanelsHD, 65″)
Game features
Game features	–	Game Mode Extreme, Game Control Board, RPG and FPS game sound modes
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	my Home Screen	Fire TV
Processor
Processor	HCX Pro Intelligent Processor	HCX Pro AI Processor MK II
Speakers
Speakers	30 W	5.1.2 channels
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes
eARC
eARC	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Built-in dual-band IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac	–
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	Two 15 W speakers, totalling 30 W.	360° Soundscape Pro tuned by Technics with line array, upward- and side-firing speakers; 160 W (55″), 170 W (65″), 180 W (77″)
Audio features
Audio features	Dolby Atmos decoding and a shared 3.5 mm headphone/subwoofer socket.	Dolby Atmos; Space Tune automatic room calibration; beam-forming array speakers; 3.5 mm headphone/subwoofer output
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	–	Alexa, hands-free through built-in microphones or via the remote's Alexa button
TV tuners
TV tuners	UK DVB-S/S2 satellite, DVB-T/T2 terrestrial and PAL I analogue tuners; two satellite inputs.	–
USB
USB	One USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports.	3 (1 × USB 3.0, 2 × USB 2.0)
Ethernet
Ethernet	RJ45 10/100 Ethernet.	Yes
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	Fibre-optic PCM and Dolby Audio output.	Yes
Design and power
Size
Size	TV only: 55-inch 1228 × 712 × 58 mm, 21 kg; 65-inch 1449 × 837 × 58 mm, 27 kg. With pedestal: 55-inch 1228 × 772 × 348 mm, 25.5 kg; 65-inch 1449 × 896 × 348 mm, 31.5 kg.	–
Stand
Stand	Supplied central round pedestal; 55-inch VESA holes are 400 × 300 mm.	Swivel pedestal stand (55″, 65″)
In the box
In the box	Panasonic's UK manual describes a remote control, batteries, pedestal, mains lead and instructions.	–