1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

Hisense 55R6090E

Sony XBR-65X850F

SCORE:
81
SCORE:
88

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 55R6090E to Sony XBR-65X850F 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 XBR-65X850F 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 55R6090E

Sony XBR-65X850F

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
83
CONNECTIVITY
96
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
88

Advantage of Hisense 55R6090E

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Hisense 55R6090E over Sony XBR-65X850F.

Hisense 55R6090E vs Sony XBR-65X850F
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 XBR-65X850F

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony XBR-65X850F over Hisense 55R6090E.

Hisense 55R6090E vs Sony XBR-65X850F
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 960 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
Component Inputs vs 1 (Hybrid with Composite)
RS-232C Remote vs 1
DivX vs
M2TS vs
MP4 vs
Xvid vs
LPCM vs
M4A vs
MPO 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
  No NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)

Selected Features

VA Panel on Hisense 55R6090E

Hisense 55R6090E 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 55R6090E and Sony XBR-65X850F 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 55R6090E and here - Sony XBR-65X850F.

BASICS Hisense 55R6090E Sony XBR-65X850F
BrandHisenseSony
SeriesR6EX850F
Model55R6090EXBR-65X850F
Size55"65"
CountryUSAUSA
Release Year20182018
Smart TV
DISPLAY Hisense 55R6090E Sony XBR-65X850F
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"64.5" (163.9 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 55R6090E Sony XBR-65X850F
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 960
Frame Interpolation Frequency120 Hz960 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO Hisense 55R6090E Sony XBR-65X850F
Speaker Power Rating10W x 210 W + 10 W
Dolby Atmos
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY Hisense 55R6090E Sony XBR-65X850F
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) Inputs
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 55R6090E Sony XBR-65X850F
Operating SystemRokuAndroid
Internet BrowserVewd
Teletext
Closed Captions(Analog) Closed Caption
(Digital) Closed Caption
VIDEO FORMATS Hisense 55R6090E Sony XBR-65X850F
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 55R6090E Sony XBR-65X850F
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS Hisense 55R6090E Sony XBR-65X850F
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER Hisense 55R6090E Sony XBR-65X850F
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSCNTSC-M
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCATSC
GENERAL Hisense 55R6090E Sony XBR-65X850F
Power SupplyAC 110V, 60HzAC 120 V, 60 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"1450 mm x 836 mm x 52 mm
57-1/8" x 33" x 2-1/8"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)48.9" x 30.7" x 9.6"1450 mm x 900 mm x 315 mm
57-1/8" x 35-1/2" x 12-1/2"
Stand Size40.1" x 9.6"Width: 1124 mm (44-3/8")
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)54.1" x 33.3" x 5.6"1565 mm x 946 mm x 179 mm
61-5/8" x 37-1/4" x 7-1/8"
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 200 mm300 mm x 300 mm
11-7/8" x 11-7/8"
Weight Without Stand30.9 lbs25.6 kg (56.4 lbs)
Weight With Stand31.5 lbs26.5 kg (58.4 lbs)
Weight of Package (Gross)41.9 lbs35 kg (77.1 lbs)

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