1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

Hisense 55R6030E

Sony KD-75XF8596

SCORE:
81
SCORE:
89

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HLG support
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HLG support
  • TRILUMINOS™ Display
  • X1™ Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing Hisense 55R6030E to Sony KD-75XF8596 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. Sony KD-75XF8596 gets higher overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

Hisense 55R6030E

Sony KD-75XF8596

DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
84
AUDIO FEATURES
10
OTHER FEATURES
68
CONNECTIVITY
82
FORMAT SUPPORT
83
OVERALL
81
DISPLAY
87
VIDEO FEATURES
90
AUDIO FEATURES
80
OTHER FEATURES
95
CONNECTIVITY
97
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
89

Advantage of Hisense 55R6030E

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Hisense 55R6030E over Sony KD-75XF8596.

Hisense 55R6030E vs Sony KD-75XF8596
LED Type Direct LED vs Edge LED
RCA Audio Outputs vs
3GPP vs
Flash Video vs
MPEG-4 vs
TS vs
VC-1 vs
VP9 vs
VOB vs
VRO vs
AAC vs
eAAC+ vs

Advantage of Sony KD-75XF8596

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-75XF8596 over Hisense 55R6030E.

Hisense 55R6030E vs Sony KD-75XF8596
Higher Refresh Rate 50 Hz/60 Hz vs 100 Hz/120 Hz
Backlight Dimming vs Frame Dimming
Higher Panel Bit Depth 8 bits + FRC vs 10 bits
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 120 Hz vs 1000 Hz
Bluetooth vs
Chromecast vs
Google Home vs
Virtual Assistant vs Google Assistant
Works with Alexa vs
More HDMI Inputs 3 vs 4
HDCP Version 2.2 vs 2.3
More USB Inputs 1 vs 3
USB 3.0 Ports vs 1
More IF (Satellite) Connection Inputs vs 2
Component Inputs vs 1 (Hybrid with Composite)
RS-232C Remote vs 1
Teletext vs
DivX vs
M2TS vs
MP4 vs
Xvid vs
LPCM vs
M4A vs
MPO vs
More Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable) 1 vs 2
More Tuners (SAT) vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Wi-Fi
WEAKNESSES
  No Full-Array Local Dimming
  Limited Viewing Angle
  No HDR10+
  No Dolby Vision
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR
  No Dolby Atmos

Selected Features

VA Panel on Hisense 55R6030E

Hisense 55R6030E has a vertical alignment (VA) panel. 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.

HDR10

Hisense 55R6030E and Sony KD-75XF8596 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.

Specifications

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 55R6030E and here - Sony KD-75XF8596.

BASICS Hisense 55R6030E Sony KD-75XF8596
BrandHisenseSony
SeriesR6EXF85
Model55R6030EKD-75XF8596
Size55"75"
CountryUSAUK
Release Year20182018
Smart TV
DISPLAY Hisense 55R6030E Sony KD-75XF8596
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"74.5" (189.3 cm)
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeVAIPS
LED TypeDirect LEDEdge LED
Backlight DimmingFrame Dimming
ColorTRILUMINOS™ Display
Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC10 bits
Color Depth1.07 billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO Hisense 55R6030E Sony KD-75XF8596
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Frame Interploation TechniqueUltra Smooth MotionMotionflow™ XR 1000
Frame Interpolation Frequency120 Hz1000 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO Hisense 55R6030E Sony KD-75XF8596
Speaker Power Rating10W x 210 W + 10 W
Dolby Atmos
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY Hisense 55R6030E Sony KD-75XF8596
Ethernet Input (gigabit)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11 a/b/g/[a]c802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs34
HDMI Version2.0a2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version2.22.3
HDMI-CEC BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs13
USB 3.0 Ports1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
IF (Satellite) Inputs2
Component Inputs1 (Hybrid with Composite)
Composite Inputs1 (Hybrid with Component)
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote1
OTHER Hisense 55R6030E Sony KD-75XF8596
Operating SystemRokuAndroid
Internet BrowserVewd
Teletext
Closed Captions(Analog)
(Digital) Subtitle
VIDEO FORMATS Hisense 55R6030E Sony KD-75XF8596
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 55R6030E Sony KD-75XF8596
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS Hisense 55R6030E Sony KD-75XF8596
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER Hisense 55R6030E Sony KD-75XF8596
Digital Tuner 1 2
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSCB/G,D/K,I
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCDVB-T/T2
GENERAL Hisense 55R6030E Sony KD-75XF8596
Power SupplyAC 110V, 60HzAC 220 V - 240 V, 50 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)48.9" x 28.6" x 2.9"1673 mm x 963 mm x 54 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)48.9" x 30.7" x 9.6"1673 mm x 1031 mm x 371 mm
Stand Size40.1" x 9.6"Width: 1311 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)54.1" x 33.3" x 5.6"1884 mm x 1083 mm x 188 mm
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 200 mm400 mm x 300 mm
Weight Without Stand30.9 lbs38.9 kg
Weight With Stand31.5 lbs40.1 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)41.9 lbs53 kg

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