Samsung SUHD KS7000 vs Sony BRAVIA EX500

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SUHD KS7000 compared with BRAVIA EX500

	SamsungSUHD KS7000	SonyBRAVIA EX500
Overview
Released
Released	2016	2010
Display
Panel
Panel	LED LCD	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.	Fluorescent CCFL backlight. Sony describes Motionflow processing but does not separately publish native panel refresh in the manual used here.
Resolution
Resolution	3840 × 2160 (4K) (better)	1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
HDR formats
HDR formats	HDR10	None
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.	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Ultra Black Moth Eye antireflection filter on the reviewed UK 55-inch model.	–
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.	–
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.	Motionflow processing and 24p playback. WIRED describes the US 40-inch model's motion processing as 120 Hz; Les Numériques describes its European sample as 100 Hz. Neither is used as an independently published 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.	Motionflow can smooth fast action. WIRED reports a conspicuous video-like effect on films when enabled.
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	49, 55, 60″	32, 40, 46, 55, 60″
Largest size
Largest size	60″	60″
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	–
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.	Four HDMI inputs support 1080p and 1080/24p in Sony's US EX500 manual. Also two component inputs and VGA PC input. These are not HDMI 2.1 inputs.
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.	–
Game features
Game features	Manual Game Mode in Samsung's UK 55-inch table; no 4K120, VRR or automatic low latency claim.	No HDMI VRR or automatic low-latency mode in the 2010 specification.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	Tizen	None (no smart platform)
Processor
Processor	SUHD Remastering Engine; quad-core smart processor	–
Speakers
Speakers	40 W, 2.1 channels (better)	20 W
eARC
eARC	No	–
Wi-Fi
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.	Two 10 W speakers, 20 W total.
Audio features
Audio features	Dolby Digital Plus, DTS codec, TV SoundConnect and Bluetooth headset support on the UK 55-inch maker table.	–
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Samsung's 2016-era voice recognition via Smart Control; service support can change after launch.	–
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.	–
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.	The specifications here follow Sony's US EX500 manual. The UK EX503 was a different retail series with a Freeview HD tuner; that feature is not attributed to this EX500.
USB
USB	Three USB sockets across the TV and One Connect Mini box.	–
Ethernet
Ethernet	Ethernet LAN built in.	–
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	One optical digital audio output.	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 (W × H × D), Sony US manual: 32″ 800 × 497 × 96 mm; 40″ 992 × 599 × 99 mm; 46″ 1127 × 676 × 101 mm; 55″ 1324 × 795 × 105 mm; 60″ 1455 × 873 × 119 mm. Configuration weights also exclude stands.
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.	–
Power use
Power use	UK 55-inch maker table lists 180 W maximum; other sizes are not assigned that figure.	Sony US manual operating power by size: 32″ 140 W; 40″ 180 W; 46″ 255 W; 55″ 315 W; 60″ 425 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.	–
Colours
Colours	Silver front trim with black screen border in contemporary UK review photographs.	–
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.	RM-YD034 remote in the US manual. Sony's UK launch announcement names EX503 rather than EX500 and does not establish EX500's first sale month, so the release uses year precision.