Samsung SUHD KS7000 vs Samsung SUHD KS8000

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SUHD KS7000 compared with SUHD KS8000

	SamsungSUHD KS7000	SamsungSUHD KS8000
Overview
Released
Released	2016	2016
Display
Panel
Panel	LED LCD	LED LCD
Panel detail
Panel detail	Flat 10-bit quantum-dot LCD with edge-mounted LED lighting, as identified in the two full UK 55-inch reviews. Samsung's 2100 Picture Quality Index is not a native 2100 Hz refresh rate; native Hz was not established.	Flat 10-bit quantum-dot LCD with edge-mounted LED backlighting, as identified in the two full UK 55-inch reviews. Samsung's Picture Quality Index 2300 is not native refresh.
Resolution
Resolution	3840 × 2160 (4K)	3840 × 2160 (4K)
HDR formats
HDR formats	HDR10	HDR10
HDR extras
HDR extras	Samsung HDR 1000 and Ultra HD Premium certification. Samsung's HDR 1000 name is not a measured 1000-nit specification for all sizes; AVForums measured 1500 nits on a 10% window on its 55-inch review unit.	Samsung HDR 1000 and Ultra HD Premium certification. HDR 1000 is a product label, not a measured brightness for every size.
Screen finish
Screen finish	Ultra Black Moth Eye antireflection filter on the reviewed UK 55-inch model.	Samsung Moth Eye antireflection treatment in all four UK maker tables.
Colour range
Colour range	Quantum Dot Colour and 10-bit panel support, as stated on the UK 55-inch maker table and checked by two full UK reviews.	Quantum Dot Colour and 10-bit panel support in each UK maker table.
Picture processing
Picture processing	SUHD Remastering Engine, UHD Dimming, Precision Black and Peak Illuminator Pro on the UK 55-inch maker table. Samsung's January 2016 announcement precedes the full UK reviews by several months; an exact first-sale month is not established.	SUHD Remastering Engine, Supreme UHD Dimming, Precision Black, Peak Illuminator Pro and Auto Motion Plus in Samsung's separate UK maker tables. Picture Quality Index 2300 is not a native refresh figure.
Motion handling
Motion handling	Auto Motion Plus and LED Clear Motion in AVForums' 55-inch review. Picture Quality Index 2100 is a Samsung processing score, not the native refresh rate.	Samsung lists Supreme Motion Rate 200 on the UK 49, 55 and 65-inch tables, but Supreme Motion on the 75-inch table. Neither is the native refresh rate.
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	49, 55, 60″	49, 55, 65, 75″
Largest size
Largest size	60″	75″ (better)
Gaming
HDMI ports
HDMI ports	4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)	4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	None	None
Auto low latency mode
Auto low latency mode	No	No
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	One Connect Mini box with four HDMI 2.0a / HDCP 2.2 inputs on the reviewed UK 55-inch model, suitable for 4K HDR10. ARC on the 55-inch UK maker table; no eARC or HDMI 2.1. Three USB sockets total, plus optical digital audio and Ethernet.	One Connect box with four HDMI inputs and ARC. AVForums identifies them as HDMI 2.0a / HDCP 2.2 on its UK 55-inch review unit; no 4K 120 Hz or eARC claim.
Input lag
Input lag	21 ms in Game Mode on the 55-inch KS7000, measured by AVForums; 112 ms in Movie mode. Reviewer measurement, not maker claim.	AVForums measured 21 ms in Game Mode on its UK 55-inch review unit.
Game features
Game features	Manual Game Mode in Samsung's UK 55-inch table; no 4K120, VRR or automatic low latency claim.	Manual Game Mode in all four UK maker tables; no VRR or automatic low-latency claim.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	Tizen	Tizen
Processor
Processor	SUHD Remastering Engine; quad-core smart processor	SUHD Remastering Engine; quad-core smart processor
Speakers
Speakers	40 W, 2.1 channels	60 W, 4.1 channels (better)
eARC
eARC	No	No
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Built-in Wi-Fi	Built-in Wi-Fi
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	40 W, 2.1 channels with down-firing woofer in Samsung's separate 49, 55 and 60-inch UK tables.	Samsung's UK maker tables specify 60 W, 4.1 channels with front and down-firing drivers and a woofer in every size.
Audio features
Audio features	Dolby Digital Plus, DTS codec, TV SoundConnect and Bluetooth headset support on the UK 55-inch maker table.	Dolby Digital Plus, DTS codec, Bluetooth headset support and TV SoundConnect in the UK maker tables.
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Samsung's 2016-era voice recognition via Smart Control; service support can change after launch.	Samsung voice recognition was included at launch; service support can change over time.
Casting
Casting	Samsung Smart View, DLNA mobile mirroring and Wi-Fi Direct in the UK 55-inch maker table; app and network service availability can change.	Samsung Smart View, mobile mirroring, DLNA and Wi-Fi Direct in the UK maker tables.
TV tuners
TV tuners	DVB-T2/C/S2 and analogue tuner, CI+ 1.3, electronic programme guide and USB recording/time shift on the UK 55-inch table.	Twin DVB-T2/C/S2 digital tuners, analogue tuner, CI+ 1.3, UK MHEG 5, electronic programme guide, USB recording and time shift.
USB
USB	Three USB sockets across the TV and One Connect Mini box.	Three USB sockets in all four UK maker tables.
Ethernet
Ethernet	Ethernet LAN built in.	One Ethernet LAN socket.
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	One optical digital audio output.	One optical digital audio output.
Design and power
Size
Size	Without stand, width × height × depth: 49-inch 1089.1 × 633.6 × 43.4 mm; 55-inch 1225 × 710 × 44.3 mm; 60-inch 1352.4 × 783.6 × 44.2 mm. Configuration weights exclude stand. All figures from separate UK maker tables for each size.	Without stand, width × height × depth from separate UK maker tables: 49-inch 1094.2 × 635.8 × 42.5 mm; 55-inch 1230 × 712.3 × 40.8 mm; 65-inch 1448.9 × 835.8 × 40.8 mm; 75-inch 1682.8 × 970.7 × 49.9 mm. Configuration weights exclude stand.
Stand
Stand	Two wide branch feet. With stand, width × height × depth / weight: 49-inch 1089.1 × 699 × 233.2 mm / 14.4 kg; 55-inch 1225 × 775.5 × 233.1 mm / 17.6 kg; 60-inch 1352.4 × 856.9 × 294.6 mm / 22.6 kg.	Central Y stand. With-stand weights from separate UK maker tables: 49-inch 17.1 kg; 55-inch 19.9 kg; 65-inch 28.6 kg; 75-inch 46 kg.
Power use
Power use	UK 55-inch maker table lists 180 W maximum; other sizes are not assigned that figure.	Maximum from separate UK maker tables: 49-inch 185 W; 55-inch 210 W; 65-inch 235 W; 75-inch 365 W.
Energy class
Energy class	UK maker archive assigns A to 49-inch and A+ to 55 and 60-inch under the old energy scale, not today's A–G scale.	Old UK maker energy scale: A for 49-inch and A+ for 55, 65 and 75-inch; not today’s A–G scale.
Colours
Colours	Silver front trim with black screen border in contemporary UK review photographs.	Silver front trim in all four UK maker tables.
In the box
In the box	UK 55-inch maker table lists TM1680A Smart Control and TM1240A conventional remote, batteries, power cable, One Connect and user/e-manual.	Samsung's UK tables list TM1680A Smart Control, TM1240A conventional remote, power lead, manual and e-manual. A precise UK first-sale month was not established.