Sony BRAVIA 9 vs Sony BRAVIA A8

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BRAVIA 9 compared with BRAVIA A8

	SonyBRAVIA 9	SonyBRAVIA A8
Overview
Released
Released	May 2024	May 2020
Display
Panel
Panel	Mini-LED	OLED
Panel detail
Panel detail	Quantum-dot LCD with Mini LED backlight and XR Backlight Master Drive; native 120 Hz reported by TechRadar	Self-emitting OLED with Pixel Contrast Booster. Sony lists input up to 1080p 100/120 Hz and 4K 60 Hz, without a native panel-rate figure in its UK sheet.
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
Screen finish
Screen finish	X-Anti Reflection	–
Colour range
Colour range	XR Triluminos Pro	–
Picture processing
Picture processing	XR Contrast Booster 30, High Peak Luminance, XR 4K Upscaling and ambient-light sensor	X1 Ultimate, 4K X-Reality PRO, Dual database processing, Object-based Super Resolution and Pixel Contrast Booster.
Picture modes
Picture modes	–	Vivid, Standard, Cinema, Game, Graphics, Photo, Custom, Dolby Vision Bright/Dark and Netflix Calibrated.
Motion handling
Motion handling	XR Motion Clarity	X-Motion Clarity with Auto mode; Sony lists HDMI input up to 1080p 100/120 Hz or 4K 60 Hz. Native panel rate is not stated in the UK specifications.
Viewing angle
Viewing angle	X-Wide Angle	–
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	65, 75, 85″	55, 65″
Largest size
Largest size	85″ (better)	65″
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 3 and 4 support 4K at 120 Hz; HDMI 3 also serves eARC (RTINGS). Maker lists VRR, ALLM and SBTM	Four HDMI inputs, one side and three bottom, with HDCP 2.3 and eARC/ARC. Sony lists eARC as the only HDMI 2.1 feature; the inputs do not accept 4K 120 Hz.
Game features
Game features	Game Menu, automatic HDR tone mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode with a PlayStation 5	Game picture mode. The exact-model AVForums and What Hi-Fi reviews report no VRR or ALLM; AVForums measured 19 ms input lag at 4K 60 Hz HDR.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	Google TV	Android TV
Processor
Processor	XR Processor	X1 Ultimate
Speakers
Speakers	70 W, 2.2.2 channels (better)	30 W, 2.2 channels
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	–
DTS:X
DTS:X	Yes	–
eARC
eARC	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	IEEE 802.11ax/ac/a/b/g/n	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	Bluetooth 4.2
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	Acoustic Multi-Audio+; two midrange drivers, two tweeters, two subwoofers and two upward-firing beam tweeters; 70 W total	Acoustic Surface Audio with two 10 W screen actuators and two 5 W subwoofers, total 30 W, plus Dolby Atmos decoding. Sony does not list TV centre-speaker mode.
Audio features
Audio features	Acoustic Center Sync with compatible Sony audio systems; Voice Zoom 3, 3D Surround Upscaling, S-Master amplifier and automatic room/position sound calibration	–
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Hands-free Google Assistant; works with Alexa and Apple HomeKit	–
Casting
Casting	Google Cast and Apple AirPlay	Android TV with Google Play Store, Chromecast built in, Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit.
TV tuners
TV tuners	–	Dual DVB-T/T2 and DVB-S/S2 digital tuners, DVB-C and analogue reception according to Sony UK.
USB
USB	2 USB ports; Japanese models support USB hard-drive recording	Three USB ports, two side and one bottom, with USB HDD recording.
Ethernet
Ethernet	One 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T port	One bottom Ethernet socket.
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	One optical audio output, shared with the S-Center speaker input	One bottom digital audio output.
Design and power
Size
Size	Japanese maker specifications without stand; 65-inch 1443 × 835 × 48 mm, 75-inch 1667 × 960 × 48 mm, 85-inch 1888 × 1085 × 49 mm. Listed configuration weights also exclude the stand	Sony UK gives the 55″ body as approximately 1227 × 712 × 52 mm and the 65″ body as 1448 × 836 × 52 mm, both without stands. Configuration weights are without-stand figures.
Stand
Stand	Four-position stand with wide/narrow feet and raised soundbar positions; weights including stand are 34.8 kg (65-inch), 45 kg (75-inch) and 55.7 kg (85-inch), from Japanese maker specifications	Dark-silver metal blade stand with standard and raised soundbar positions.
Colours
Colours	–	Black bezel and dark-silver stand.
Power use
Power use	Japanese models rated 350 W (65-inch), 456 W (75-inch), 512 W (85-inch); standby 0.5 W. Regional power ratings differ	–