Sony BRAVIA 8 II vs Sony BRAVIA AG9

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BRAVIA 8 II compared with BRAVIA AG9
SonyBRAVIA 8 IISonyBRAVIA AG9
Overview
ReleasedJune 20252019
Display
PanelQD-OLEDOLED
Panel detail–Self-emitting OLED with Sony Pixel Contrast Booster and TRILUMINOS processing. Sony lists 1080p 100/120 Hz input, but only up to 4K 60 Hz; a native panel rate is not stated as a main specification.
Resolution3840 × 2160 (4K)3840 × 2160 (4K)
Refresh rate120 Hz–
HDR formatsDolby Vision, HDR10, HLGHDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision
HDR extrasIMAX Enhanced–
Screen finishLow-reflection film–
Peak brightnessAbout 1,800 cd/m² calibrated and up to 2,200 cd/m² in Vivid mode, HDR (FlatpanelsHD, 65″)–
Colour rangeXR Triluminos Max–
Picture processingXR Contrast Booster 25, XR 4K Upscaling, AI scene recognition, ambient light sensorX1 Ultimate, 4K X-Reality PRO, dual database processing, Object-based Super Resolution, Pixel Contrast Booster and Netflix Calibrated mode.
Picture modesVivid, 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 CoreVivid, Standard, Cinema, Game, Graphics, Photo, Custom, Dolby Vision Bright/Dark and Netflix Calibrated.
Motion handlingXR OLED MotionMotionflow XR with Auto mode; Sony's UK sheet specifies video input up to 1080p 100/120 Hz and 4K 60 Hz. It does not publish a native panel rate for the complete UK series.
Sizes
Sizes55, 65″55, 65, 77″
Largest size65″77″ (better)
Gaming
HDMI ports4 (2 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+) (better)4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rateHDMI VRRNone
Auto low latency modeYes–
HDMI detailHDMI 2.1 features: 4K 120 fps, eARC, VRR, ALLM, SBTM (Source-Based Tone Mapping); HDCP 2.3 on all four inputsFour HDMI inputs (one side and three bottom), HDCP 2.3, with eARC on HDMI 3 according to Sony and AVForums. No HDMI input accepts 4K 120 Hz.
Input lag17 ms at 60 Hz, about half that at 120 Hz (FlatpanelsHD)–
Game featuresGame Menu; Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode with a PS5; Dolby Vision Game modeGame picture mode; Sony UK does not list VRR or ALLM.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platformGoogle TVAndroid TV
ProcessorXR ProcessorX1 Ultimate
Speakers50 W, 2.2 channels60 W, 2.2 channels (better)
Dolby AtmosYes–
DTS:XYes–
eARCYesYes
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth5.3Bluetooth 4.2
Speaker detailAcoustic Surface Audio+ with 2 actuators and 2 subwoofers, 15 W + 15 W + 10 W + 10 WAcoustic Surface Audio+ with two 20 W screen actuators and two 10 W subwoofer channels, total 60 W. TV centre-speaker mode can feed the screen from an external receiver.
Audio featuresAcoustic Center Sync, Voice Zoom 3, 3D Surround Upscaling, S-Force Front Surround, automatic room and position sound calibration, S-Master digital amplifier–
Voice assistantsGoogle Assistant built in with hands-free voice search; works with Alexa and Apple HomeKit–
CastingGoogle Cast, Apple AirPlayChromecast built in, Google Play Store and Google Assistant through Android TV.
TV tunersDVB-T/T2, DVB-C and DVB-S/S2; 2 terrestrial/cable and 2 satellite digital tuners; CI+Dual DVB-T/T2 and DVB-S/S2 digital tuners, DVB-C and analogue reception according to Sony UK.
USB2 × USB; USB hard disk recordingThree USB ports, two side and one bottom, with USB HDD recording.
Ethernet1 × EthernetOne bottom Ethernet socket.
Optical audio out1 × optical digital audio out (shared with the S-Center speaker input)One bottom digital audio output.
Design and power
SizeWithout stand, 55″ 1224 × 707 × 34 mm; 65″ 1443 × 830 × 34 mmSony UK lists the 77″ body at approximately 1721 × 996 × 49 mm without stand. Configuration weights are Sony UK without-stand figures.
StandAluminum Edge Stand with two heights (standard and soundbar)Low central dark-silver stand, around 5 mm beneath the screen in AVForums' KD-55AG9 review; separate soundbars may block the picture when placed in front.
VESA pattern300 × 300 mm–
Power use55″ 334 W, 65″ 418 W rated; 0.5 W standby–
ColoursBlackBlack bezel and dark-silver stand.

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