Samsung LED F8000 vs Sony X90J

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LED F8000 compared with X90J

	SamsungLED F8000	SonyX90J
Overview
Released
Released	2013	April 2021
Display
Panel
Panel	LED LCD	LED LCD
Panel detail
Panel detail	Edge-lit LED LCD with an Ultra Clear Panel on the UK 55-inch specification. Samsung's 1000 Clear Motion Rate is a processing label, not a native 1000 Hz refresh rate; native Hz was not published in the UK maker table or manual. Active shutter 3D.	–
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (Full HD)	3840 × 2160 (4K) (better)
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	–	120 Hz
HDR formats
HDR formats	None	HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision
Screen finish
Screen finish	Semi-gloss screen measured by FlatpanelsHD on its 46-inch review unit.	–
Picture processing
Picture processing	3D HyperReal Engine, Micro Dimming Ultimate and Wide Color Enhancer Plus in Samsung's UK 55-inch table. The table says Precision Black local dimming is absent on that size; claims for other sizes are not transferred. Samsung's Korean announcement introduced the F8000 in February 2013 but planned a phased range launch; an exact first-sale month for this UK series is not established.	Cognitive Processor XR, XR Contrast Booster, XR HDR Remaster, XR Triluminos Pro, XR Smoothing, Dual Database Processing, XR Super Resolution and XR 4K Upscaling. Full-array LED backlight with local dimming; maker does not publish a zone count.
Picture modes
Picture modes	Movie, Standard and Natural modes in the maker table. Samsung's Cinema Black darkens letterbox bars, as tested on the 55-inch UK review unit.	Custom, Cinema, IMAX Enhanced, Game, Graphics, Photo, Dolby Vision Bright/Dark and Netflix Calibrated.
Motion handling
Motion handling	1000 Clear Motion Rate in the UK 55-inch maker table is not the panel refresh rate.	XR Motion Clarity; UK accepts 4K 120 Hz HDMI input and maker Japan explicitly lists a native 120 Hz panel.
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	40, 46, 55, 65, 75″	50, 55, 65, 75″
Largest size
Largest size	75″	75″
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
Auto low latency mode
Auto low latency mode	No	Yes
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	Four HDMI inputs on the UK 55-inch specification; HDMI 1.4 3D input and ARC, not eARC. One component and composite input, one SCART and a headphone socket. No HDMI 2.1 or 4K input claim.	Four side HDMI inputs. HDMI 3/4 support 4K 120 Hz, VRR and ALLM; eARC shares HDMI 3. HDCP 2.3. Current maker specification confirms VRR after firmware; original What Hi-Fi? review has no VRR.
Game features
Game features	Manual Game Mode in Samsung's UK 55-inch table. FlatpanelsHD measured 40–55 ms input lag on a 46-inch F8000 depending on mode; PC mode was fastest. This is a reviewer measurement, not a manufacturer figure.	PlayStation 5 Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode after software updates. Both reviews explain that Dolby Vision and 4K 120 Hz require different HDMI modes; no low-latency Dolby Vision Game mode is claimed.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	Samsung Smart TV	Google TV
Processor
Processor	Quad-core processor	Cognitive Processor XR
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	–	Yes
Speakers
Speakers	2.2 channels	–
eARC
eARC	No	Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Built-in Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	4.2
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	Samsung's UK quick guide lists 40 W (two 10 W drivers and two 10 W woofers) for 40, 46, 55 and 65 inches; 75-inch has 60 W (two 15 W drivers and two 15 W woofers). Main audio power is omitted because it varies by size.	UK 50/65-inch tables: Acoustic Multi-Audio with two bass-reflex full-range speakers and two sound-positioning tweeters, X-Balanced Speaker, 10 W + 10 W (20 W). Other sizes’ unpublished/unread amplifier totals are not borrowed.
Audio features
Audio features	Dolby Digital Plus/Pulse and DTS Premium Audio 5.1 on the UK 55-inch model; optical digital audio output.	Dolby Atmos and DTS Digital Surround; Voice Zoom 2, room/user-position calibration and 3D Surround Upscaling.
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Built-in camera and microphone offer the 2013-era Samsung voice and gesture controls; voice services and app availability can change after launch.	Voice remote; UK maker says no built-in microphone. The UK X94J variant’s different feet and Rich Colour Enhancer identified by What Hi-Fi? are not assigned to X90J.
Casting
Casting	2013 Samsung Smart View app, AllShare screen mirroring, Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA media sharing on the UK 55-inch maker table; contemporary service support is not guaranteed.	Chromecast built-in, Apple AirPlay and HomeKit. Google TV is confirmed by maker Japan and both exact reviews; UK support labels the underlying Android TV system.
TV tuners
TV tuners	UK 55-inch table lists Freeview HD, Freesat HD, analogue tuner and two satellite RF inputs; twin-tuner time shift, recording to USB storage and CI+ 1.3.	UK twin DVB-T/T2, DVB-C and DVB-S/S2 tuners; analogue and CI+.
USB
USB	Three USB sockets in the UK 55-inch specification.	2 × side USB according to current UK maker tables. What Hi-Fi? describes three; maker count is retained. USB HDD recording supported.
Ethernet
Ethernet	One Ethernet port in the UK 55-inch specification.	1 × side Ethernet LAN.
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	One optical digital audio output in the UK 55-inch specification.	1 × side digital audio output.
Design and power
Size
Size	Without stand, width × height × depth: 40-inch 900.2 × 525 × 34.9 mm; 46-inch 1032.7 × 599.5 × 34.9 mm; 55-inch 1224.2 × 707.2 × 34.9 mm; 65-inch 1447.3 × 837.6 × 38.4 mm; 75-inch 1670.2 × 962.7 × 39.9 mm. Weights in configurations exclude the stand; all figures from the exact UK family manual.	Without stand, W × H × D: 50-inch 111.9 × 64.9 × 7.0 cm; 55-inch 123.3 × 71.1 × 7.2 cm; 65-inch 145.2 × 83.4 × 7.2 cm; 75-inch 167.5 × 96.2 × 7.3 cm. All configuration weights exclude stand; maker does not publish with-stand weights in these tables. TechRadar labels the 65-inch with-stand measurements as without stand; maker dimensions are retained.
Stand
Stand	Fixed arc stand, no swivel. With-stand depth / weight: 40-inch 235 mm / 11.2 kg; 46-inch 257.7 mm / 14 kg; 55-inch 310.3 mm / 18.3 kg; 65-inch 330.3 mm / 26.9 kg; 75-inch 342.1 mm / 42.7 kg.	50-inch foot width 66.5 cm, with stand 111.9 × 71.5 × 28.6 cm. UK 55/65/75-inch have standard and narrow positions: widths 106.1/45.8, 120.8/46.0 and 133.0/55.9 cm respectively. Their with-stand dimensions are 123.3 × 78.4 × 33.8, 145.2 × 90.5 × 33.8 and 167.5 × 104.0 × 41.0 cm.
VESA pattern
VESA pattern	–	50-inch 200 × 200 mm; 55/65/75-inch 300 × 300 mm.
Power use
Power use	UK 55-inch maker table lists 76 W typical IEC and 0.5 W standby; other sizes are not assigned this power figure.	UK 75-inch energy consumption 164 kWh per 1000 hours. UK 50/75-inch standby 0.50 W; network standby 2.00 W over Wi-Fi/LAN or 1.0 W over Bluetooth.
Colours
Colours	–	Black bezel and Titanium Black Slim Blade Stand.
Energy class
Energy class	A+ for UK 55-inch model under the energy label system used at launch, not the current A–G scale.	–
In the box
In the box	UK 55-inch table lists two SSG-5100GB active 3D glasses, Smart Touch and conventional remotes, batteries, power cable, IR extender, SCART and component adaptors, and instructions.	Table-top stand, voice remote, batteries, power cord and instructions. Maker Japan records first 50-inch sale on 24 April 2021, 55/65-inch on 1 May and 75-inch on 22 May; April month precision is retained. Launch-review reports of missing UK apps are historical, not a claim about current software.