•   Overview
•   Advantage of Hisense 55H8F
•   Advantage of Hisense 55H9E Plus
•   Common Strengths and Weaknesses
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications

Here we are comparing Hisense 55H8F to Hisense 55H9E Plus to reveal their common strengths and weaknesses as well as the differences between them which will help you in making a correct decision before the purchase. Both models have the same 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and they both support HDR.

We have evaluated the TVs from available features and specifications. Hisense 55H8F gets higher overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Hisense 55H8F over Hisense 55H9E Plus.

	Hisense 55H8F	vs	Hisense 55H9E Plus
LED Type	Direct LED	vs	Edge LED
More Local Dimming Zones	56	vs	16
Higher Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage	75%	vs	70%
Higher DCI P3 Color Space Coverage	95%	vs	90%
Higher Brightness	350 nits	vs	250 nits
Higher Peak Brightness	700 nits	vs	400 nits
Higher Contrast Ratio	6000∶1	vs	5500∶1
Lower Input Lag	14 ms	vs	35 ms
Dolby Vision		vs
Virtual Assistant	Google Assistant	vs
Internet Browser		vs

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Hisense 55H9E Plus over Hisense 55H8F.

	Hisense 55H8F	vs	Hisense 55H9E Plus
Lower Minimum Response Time	10 ms	vs	5 ms
RCA Audio Outputs		vs

VA Panels

Both TVs have vertical alignment (VA) panels. Such panels are most commonly used in LCD TVs as they provide deeper blacks compared to the IPS panels. However, they are still limited with the viewing angles compared to the IPS panels or OLED displays.

Full-Array Local Dimming

The TVs have Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the displays. Individual zones of LEDs can light up independently which enhances black levels, shadow details and decreases level of light bleed in dark parts of the image. This gives higher contrast with increased picture quality which is very important for HDR reproduction. Higher number of zones gives better control over local dimming and less blooming around the bright objects and subtitles. Hisense 55H8F has 56 zones. Hisense 55H9E Plus has 16 zones.

HDR10

Hisense 55H8F and Hisense 55H9E Plus support HDR10 which was announced on August 27, 2015, by the Consumer Technology Association and uses the wide-gamut Rec. 2020 color space. It is not backward compatible with SDR. It sends static metadata via video stream to the TV which calibrates its screen brightness and color according to that. HDR10 is technically limited to a maximum of 10,000 nits of brightness and uses 10-bit color which corresponds to 1024 shades of the primary RGB colors.

Dolby Vision on Hisense 55H8F

Hisense 55H8F also supports Dolby Vision which is an update to HDR10 by adding dynamic metadata that can be used to more accurately adjust brightness levels up to 10,000 nits on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis and supports up to 12-bit color depth (4096 shades of RGB) and 8K resolution.

And in the end we display all the specifications which are present for both models.

Note: The following table shows only those details which are applicable for both models and excludes the ones that are applicable for only one model. If you want to see a full list of specs for each model please visit their individual pages here - Hisense 55H8F and here - Hisense 55H9E Plus.

BASICS	Hisense 55H8F	Hisense 55H9E Plus
Brand	Hisense	Hisense
Series	H8F	H9E Plus
Model	55H8F	55H9E Plus
Size	55"	55"
Country	USA	USA
Release Year	2019	2018
Smart TV

DISPLAY	Hisense 55H8F	Hisense 55H9E Plus
Display Type	ULED	ULED
Actual Size (Diagonal)	54.6"	54.6"
Resolution	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate	100 Hz/120 Hz	100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen Design	Flat	Flat
Panel Type	VA	VA
LED Type	Direct LED	Edge LED
Backlight Dimming	Full Array Local Dimming	Full Array Local Dimming
Number of Local Dimming Zones	56	16
Color	Wide Color Gamut	Wide Color Gamut
Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth	8 bits + FRC	8 bits + FRC
Color Depth	1.07 billion	1.07 billion
Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage	75%	70%
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage	95%	90%
Brightness	350 nits	250 nits
Peak Brightness	700 nits	400 nits
Contrast Ratio	6000∶1	5500∶1
Minimum Response Time	10 ms	5 ms
Input Lag	14 ms	35 ms

VIDEO	Hisense 55H8F	Hisense 55H9E Plus
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Upscaling	4K Upscaling	4K Upscaling
Frame Interploation Technique	Ultra Smooth Motion	Ultra Smooth Motion
Frame Interpolation Frequency	240 Hz	240 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Noise Reduction

AUDIO	Hisense 55H8F	Hisense 55H9E Plus
Speaker Power Rating	10W x 2	10W x 2
Dolby Atmos
WiSA Ready

CONNECTIVITY	Hisense 55H8F	Hisense 55H9E Plus
Ethernet Input		(gigabit)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol	802.11 a/b/g/[a]c	802.11 a/b/g/[a]c
Bluetooth
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant	Google Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs	4	4
HDMI Version	2.0a	2.0b
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version	2.2	2.2
HDMI-CEC
USB Inputs	2	2
USB 3.0 Ports	1	1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	1	1
IF (Satellite) Inputs
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote

OTHER	Hisense 55H8F	Hisense 55H9E Plus
Operating System	Android	Android
Internet Browser
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Teletext
Closed Captions
On-Screen Display Languages	English/French/Spanish	English/French/Spanish

VIDEO FORMATS	Hisense 55H8F	Hisense 55H9E Plus
3GPP
AV1
AVI
ASF
DivX
Flash Video
H.263
H.264
H.265
MKV
M2TS
MP4
MPEG-4
QuickTime
RealVideo
TS
VC-1
VP7
VP8
VP9
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid

AUDIO FORMATS	Hisense 55H8F	Hisense 55H9E Plus
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV

IMAGE FORMATS	Hisense 55H8F	Hisense 55H9E Plus
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG

TUNER	Hisense 55H8F	Hisense 55H9E Plus
Digital Tuner	1	1
SAT Tuner
Analog Tuner	NTSC	NTSC
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV System	ATSC	ATSC

GENERAL	Hisense 55H8F	Hisense 55H9E Plus
Power Supply	AC 120 V, 60 Hz	AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	48.4" x 28.1" x 2.8"	48.4" x 28.3" x 2"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	48.4" x 30.7" x 9.2"	48.5" x 31.1" x 8.8"
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	300 mm x 200 mm	400 mm x 200 mm
Wall mount screw	M6	M6
Weight Without Stand	28.7 lbs	39.7 lbs
Weight With Stand	29.8 lbs	41.0 lbs

ACCESSORIES	Hisense 55H8F	Hisense 55H9E Plus
Remote
Universal Control Capability for remote