Sony BRAVIA 8 II vs Sony BRAVIA A1

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BRAVIA 8 II compared with BRAVIA A1

	SonyBRAVIA 8 II	SonyBRAVIA A1
Overview
Released
Released	June 2025	2017
Display
Panel
Panel	QD-OLED	OLED
Panel detail
Panel detail	–	Self-emissive OLED. HDTVTest measured a 120 Hz panel on its exact 65-inch UK review sample; Sony's UK sheets do not publish one native rate for all three sizes, so no series-wide Hz is assigned.
Resolution
Resolution	3840 × 2160 (4K)	3840 × 2160 (4K)
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	–
HDR formats
HDR formats	Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG	HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision
HDR extras
HDR extras	IMAX Enhanced	Sony UK says HDR10 and HLG are supported; Dolby Vision was added later by firmware, in April 2018 in Europe rather than at the 2017 launch.
Screen finish
Screen finish	Low-reflection film	–
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	About 1,800 cd/m² calibrated and up to 2,200 cd/m² in Vivid mode, HDR (FlatpanelsHD, 65″)	–
Colour range
Colour range	XR Triluminos Max	–
Picture processing
Picture processing	XR Contrast Booster 25, XR 4K Upscaling, AI scene recognition, ambient light sensor	X1 Extreme, 4K X-Reality PRO, Dual database processing, Object-based HDR remaster and Super bit mapping 4K HDR.
Picture modes
Picture modes	Vivid, Standard, Cinema, Professional, Calm, Photo, IMAX Enhanced, Dolby Vision (Vivid, Bright, Dark, Game), FPS Game, RTS Game; Studio Calibrated modes for Netflix, Prime Video and Sony Pictures Core	–
Motion handling
Motion handling	XR OLED Motion	Sony lists Motionflow XR without a native Hz figure on its UK sheets. HDTVTest measured 120 Hz on the 65-inch UK sample, with 650 lines of motion resolution when Motionflow was engaged.
Viewing angle
Viewing angle	–	HDTVTest measured a very wide 166-degree viewing cone on its 65-inch sample.
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	55, 65″	55, 65, 77″
Largest size
Largest size	65″	77″ (better)
Gaming
HDMI ports
HDMI ports	4 (2 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+) (better)	4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	HDMI VRR	None
Auto low latency mode
Auto low latency mode	Yes	–
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	HDMI 2.1 features: 4K 120 fps, eARC, VRR, ALLM, SBTM (Source-Based Tone Mapping); HDCP 2.3 on all four inputs	Four HDMI inputs with HDCP 2.2 and ARC; HDTVTest found only inputs 2 and 3 accept 4K 60 Hz at higher bit depth/chroma. These are HDMI 2.0-era inputs, not HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz.
Input lag
Input lag	17 ms at 60 Hz, about half that at 120 Hz (FlatpanelsHD)	HDTVTest measured 47 ms at 1080p and 31 ms at 4K on the 65-inch UK sample, in its tested modes.
Game features
Game features	Game Menu; Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode with a PS5; Dolby Vision Game mode	Game and Graphics picture modes; no VRR or ALLM claim in Sony's UK A1 material.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	Google TV	Android TV
Processor
Processor	XR Processor	4K HDR Processor X1 Extreme
Speakers
Speakers	50 W, 2.2 channels	50 W, Acoustic Surface actuators and rear subwoofer channels
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	–
DTS:X
DTS:X	Yes	–
eARC
eARC	Yes	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	Bluetooth 4.1
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	Acoustic Surface Audio+ with 2 actuators and 2 subwoofers, 15 W + 15 W + 10 W + 10 W	Sony Acoustic Surface uses panel actuators and a rear subwoofer. Sony lists five 10 W outputs, totalling 50 W; both exact reviews praised sound alignment with on-screen action.
Audio features
Audio features	Acoustic Center Sync, Voice Zoom 3, 3D Surround Upscaling, S-Force Front Surround, automatic room and position sound calibration, S-Master digital amplifier	–
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Google Assistant built in with hands-free voice search; works with Alexa and Apple HomeKit	–
Casting
Casting	Google Cast, Apple AirPlay	Chromecast built into Android TV, per Sony UK.
TV tuners
TV tuners	DVB-T/T2, DVB-C and DVB-S/S2; 2 terrestrial/cable and 2 satellite digital tuners; CI+	Two digital terrestrial/cable tuners and two satellite tuners; DVB-T/T2, DVB-C and DVB-S/S2.
USB
USB	2 × USB; USB hard disk recording	Three USB ports, one side and two bottom; Sony lists USB HDD recording.
Ethernet
Ethernet	1 × Ethernet	One bottom Ethernet input.
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	1 × optical digital audio out (shared with the S-Center speaker input)	One bottom optical digital output.
Design and power
Size
Size	Without stand, 55″ 1224 × 707 × 34 mm; 65″ 1443 × 830 × 34 mm	Without support stand (W × H × D), Sony UK: 55″ 1228 × 711 × 86 mm, 65″ 1451 × 834 × 86 mm, 77″ 1721 × 997 × 99 mm. Sony separately gives a 7.8 mm thin panel section for 55/65; it is not the total depth.
Stand
Stand	Aluminum Edge Stand with two heights (standard and soundbar)	Rear leaning support slate hides electronics and subwoofer; Sony's with-stand depth is 339 mm for 55/65 and 399 mm for 77. Sony UK announced 77-inch UK availability for late September 2017, after the smaller sizes.
VESA pattern
VESA pattern	300 × 300 mm	400 × 200 mm for 55/65; 400 × 300 mm for 77.
In the box
In the box	–	Sony UK lists stand, voice remote, batteries, IR blaster, power cord, operating instructions and quick setup guide.
Power use
Power use	55″ 334 W, 65″ 418 W rated; 0.5 W standby	–
Colours
Colours	Black	–