Samsung Neo QLED QN80H vs Samsung UHD KU6400
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| SamsungNeo QLED QN80H | SamsungUHD KU6400 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | May 2026 | 2016 |
| Display | ||
| Panel | Mini-LED | LED LCD |
| Panel detail | Quantum Mini LED with Supreme Mini LED Dimming; VA panel (RTINGS) | Flat LCD with LED backlight; VA panel on the 40-inch Digital Foundry and Tweakers review units. Panel type is not assigned to the other sizes. |
| Resolution | 3840 × 2160 (4K) | 3840 × 2160 (4K) |
| Refresh rate | 50 Hz (50″), 144 Hz (55, 65, 75, 85, 100″) | – |
| HDR formats | HDR10, HDR10+ | HDR10 |
| Peak brightness | – | Digital Foundry measured 400 nits peak brightness on its 40-inch sample; Tweakers measured 380 cd/m² at maximum backlight on its 40-inch sample. These are review measurements, not maker ratings. |
| HDR extras | NQ HDR+; HDR10+ Adaptive, Gaming and Advanced (no Gaming on 50″) | – |
| Screen finish | Glossy (RTINGS) | – |
| Picture processing | 4K AI Upscaling, Real Depth Enhancer, Auto HDR Remastering, Color Booster Pro, HDR Brightness Optimizer, AI Picture (AI Optimized / AI Customization); Supersize Picture Enhancer on 85″ and 100″ | Active Crystal Colour, UHD Dimming, Contrast Enhancer and Auto Motion Plus. The maker's PQI 1500 and Motion Rate 100 labels are not native panel refresh rates; native Hz is left unpublished. |
| Picture modes | Filmmaker Mode, EyeComfort Mode, AI Football Mode; Smart Calibration (Basic) | – |
| Motion handling | Motion Xcelerator 144 Hz (Motion Xcelerator on 50″); Samsung UK lists 100 Hz native with 144 Hz VRR and DLG 240 Hz | – |
| Viewing angle | Wide Viewing Angle (not on 50″) | – |
| Sizes | ||
| Sizes | 50, 55, 65, 75, 85, 100″ | 40, 43, 49, 55, 65″ |
| Largest size | 100″ (better) | 65″ |
| Gaming | ||
| HDMI ports | 4 (all HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+) (better) | 3 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+) |
| Variable refresh rate | HDMI VRR, FreeSync Premium Pro | None |
| Auto low latency mode | Yes | No |
| HDMI detail | 4K 144 Hz on HDMI 1/2/3/4 (4K 60 Hz on the 50″); eARC; Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) | Three HDMI inputs with ARC and HDMI-CEC. Tweakers confirmed HDMI 2.0 and 4K 60 Hz PC input on its 40-inch European sample; enable HDMI UHD Color for full chroma text reproduction. |
| Input lag | – | 21 ms in Game Mode on the 40-inch Tweakers sample. Digital Foundry lists 21 ms in its specifications table but 19 ms in its text; the conflicting figures are not combined. |
| Game features | FreeSync Premium Pro (not on 50″), HGiG, Game Motion Plus, Dynamic Black EQ, Game Bar, Super Ultra Wide Game View, Mini Map Zoom, AI Auto Game Mode, AI Gaming Optimizer | Manual Game Mode; no variable refresh or automatic low-latency switching. |
| Cloud gaming | Samsung Gaming Hub | – |
| Smart TV and sound | ||
| Smart TV platform | Tizen | Tizen |
| Processor | NQ4 AI Gen2 Processor | UHD Up-Scaling picture engine |
| Speakers | 30 W (better) | 20 W, 2.0 channels |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | – |
| eARC | Yes | No |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Built-in Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | – |
| Speaker detail | 30 W, 2ch (4ch on 100″), OTS Lite | Two-channel down-firing bass-reflex speakers with 20 W total output. |
| Audio features | Q-Symphony, Active Voice Amplifier Pro, Adaptive Sound Pro, AI Sound Controller, 360 Audio, Audio Pre-selection Descriptor | Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, Multiroom Link, TV SoundConnect and Bluetooth headset support. |
| Voice assistants | Bixby and Alexa built in, with far-field voice; works with Alexa and Google Assistant speakers; Vision AI Companion | – |
| Casting | Google Cast, Apple AirPlay, screen and sound mirroring from phones | – |
| Software updates | Security updates until at least 31 December 2031 | Tizen smart TV platform; original app availability is not guaranteed today. |
| TV tuners | DVB-T2/C/S2 and analogue; CI+ 1.4 slot; HbbTV 2.0.4 | Samsung's UK API lists DVB-T2 for 40 inches and DVB-T2/C/S2 for the larger sizes. Its regional app and tuner entries differ, so satellite support is not assumed for the 40-inch model. |
| USB | 2 × USB-A | Two USB ports with media playback, recording and time shift. |
| Ethernet | 1 × LAN | Ethernet LAN port. |
| Optical audio out | 1 × optical | Optical digital audio output. Digital Foundry describes a headphone output, while Tweakers reports no 3.5 mm socket; no analogue headphone output is assigned. |
| Design and power | ||
| Size | Without stand, 50″ 1110.2 × 643.9 × 51.7 mm; 55″ 1224 × 708 × 52 mm; 65″ 1442.9 × 831.2 × 52 mm; 75″ 1666.6 × 957.8 × 52.3 mm; 85″ 1888.8 × 1083.2 × 52.5 mm; 100″ 2229.8 × 1273.4 × 57.4 mm | Width × height × depth without stands, from the UK manual: 40-inch 905.7 × 520.6 × 54.6 mm; 43-inch 968.8 × 565.2 × 55.4 mm; 49-inch 1101.4 × 639.7 × 55.2 mm; 55-inch 1237.2 × 716.1 × 55.2 mm; 65-inch 1458.1 × 841.4 × 54.9 mm. Configuration weights exclude stands. |
| Stand | Round feet that fit at the edges or closer together (e.g. 65″ 1209.5 or 300.3 mm wide, 256.8 mm deep); Metal Linear feet on the 100″ (1722.9 × 415.4 mm) | Fixed stand with no swivel. The UK manual overrides conflicting online table dimensions for 40 inches and with-stand height/depth for 55 inches. With-stand weights are 11.5, 12.7, 17.1, 19.6 and 26.8 kg respectively. |
| VESA pattern | 50″ 200 × 200 mm; 55″ 300 × 200 mm; 65″ and 75″ 400 × 300 mm; 85″ and 100″ 600 × 400 mm | – |
| Power use | Typical/max, 50″ 65/190 W; 55″ 64/200 W; 65″ 85/250 W; 75″ 106/310 W; 85″ 129/370 W; 100″ 159/430 W; 0.5 W standby | – |
| Energy class | F (50″); E (55″ to 100″) | – |
| Colours | Titan Black | – |
| In the box | Power cable, user manual | Samsung Smart Remote, batteries, power cable, manual and analogue breakout cable; additional remote wording varies by size in the maker tables. |
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