1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU

Sony KD-49XE9005

SCORE:
91
SCORE:
91

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) QLED Display
  • HDR10, HDR10+, HLG support
  • Quantum Dot Color (100% Color Volume)
  • Quantum Processor 4K
  • Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU to Sony KD-49XE9005 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. They both get the same overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU

Sony KD-49XE9005

DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
74
OTHER FEATURES
87
CONNECTIVITY
90
FORMAT SUPPORT
92
OVERALL
91
DISPLAY
92
VIDEO FEATURES
90
AUDIO FEATURES
80
OTHER FEATURES
95
CONNECTIVITY
97
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
91

Advantage of Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU over Sony KD-49XE9005.

Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU vs Sony KD-49XE9005
HDR10+ vs
AMD Freesync™ vs
2K HFR vs
Filmmaker Mode vs
Higher Speaker Power Rating 4 x 10 W vs 10 W + 10 W
Virtual Assistant Samsung Bixby, Google Assistant vs
3GPP vs
ASF vs
Flash Video vs
MPEG-4 vs
RealVideo vs
TS vs
VC-1 vs
VP7 vs
VP8 vs
VP9 vs
VOB vs
VRO vs
AAC vs
AIFF vs
ALAC vs
APE vs
OGG vs
BMP vs
Higher Energy Efficiency Class A vs B

Advantage of Sony KD-49XE9005

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-49XE9005 over Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU.

Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU vs Sony KD-49XE9005
Higher Refresh Rate 50 Hz/60 Hz vs 100 Hz/120 Hz
LED Type Edge LED vs Direct LED
Backlight Dimming Frame Dimming vs Full Array Local Dimming
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 100 Hz vs 1000 Hz
DTS Digital Surround vs
Chromecast vs
More USB Inputs 2 vs 3
USB 3.0 Ports vs 1
Component Inputs vs 1 (hybrid with Composite)
Composite Inputs vs 2 (1 via A/V 3.5mm input/1 hybrid with Component)
3.5mm headphone Audio Output vs
RS-232C Remote vs 1
DivX vs
QuickTime vs
Xvid vs
LPCM vs
More Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable) 1 vs 2
VESA Wall Mount vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  Wi-Fi
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
WEAKNESSES
  Limited Viewing Angle
  No Dolby Vision
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No VRR
  No Dolby Atmos

Selected Features

QLED backlight on Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU

Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU is a Quantum dot LED (QLED) TV which has a LED backlight LCD display with additional semiconductor nanocrystal layer that produces different colors of light depending on the size of the particle. Quantum dots are able to emit precise colored light because particle sizes adjust at quantum-level velocities, resulting in accurate and efficient light emissions. This results in more accurate color reproduction and can even achieve a full coverage of BT.2020 color gamut. besides color Quantum dots also offer high brightness which results in high contrast ratio. This is especially important when displaying HDR content.

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 on Sony KD-49XE9005

Sony KD-49XE9005 has Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the display. 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.

HDR10

Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU and Sony KD-49XE9005 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.

HDR10+ on Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU

Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU also supports HRD10+ 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.

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 - Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU and here - Sony KD-49XE9005.

BASICS Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU Sony KD-49XE9005
BrandSamsungSony
SeriesLS01R The SerifXE90
ModelQE43LS01RAUXXUKD-49XE9005
Size43"49"
CountryUKUK
Release Year20192017
Smart TV
DISPLAY Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU Sony KD-49XE9005
Display TypeQLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)42.5"48.5" (123.2 cm)
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeVAVA
LED TypeEdge LEDDirect LED
Backlight DimmingFrame DimmingFull Array Local Dimming
ColorQuantum Dot Color (100% Color Volume)TRILUMINOS™ Display
Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU Sony KD-49XE9005
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
High Dynamic RangeQuantum HDRX-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 5x XDR Contrast
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture ProcessorQuantum Processor 4KX1™
Frame Interploation TechniqueAuto Motion PlusMotionflow™ XR 1000
Frame Interpolation Frequency100 Hz1000 Hz
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
Contrast Enhancement Contrast Enhancer Dynamic Contrast Enhancer
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU Sony KD-49XE9005
Speaker Power Rating4 x 10 W10 W + 10 W
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby AC-4
DTS Digital Surround
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU Sony KD-49XE9005
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Chromecast
Virtual AssistantSamsung Bixby, Google Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs44
HDMI Version2.02.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC Anynet+ BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs23
USB 3.0 Ports1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
Component Inputs1 (hybrid with Composite)
Composite Inputs2 (1 via A/V 3.5mm input/1 hybrid with Component)
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote1
DLNA
OTHER Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU Sony KD-49XE9005
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemTizenAndroid
Internet BrowserOpera
Voice Command
Light Sensor
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
Teletext
Picture-In-Picture
Closed Captions(Analog)
(Digital) Subtitle
PVR Function Extended
USB Drive Format SupportFAT / exFAT / NTFSFAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS
VIDEO FORMATS Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU Sony KD-49XE9005
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 Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU Sony KD-49XE9005
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU Sony KD-49XE9005
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU Sony KD-49XE9005
Digital Tuner 1 2
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerB/G,D/K,I
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T2DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CDVB-C
Digital SAT TV SystemDVB-S2DVB-S/S2
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43
CI+Version 1.4
FM Radio
GENERAL Samsung QE43LS01RAUXXU Sony KD-49XE9005
Energy EfficiencyAB
Power SupplyAC 220-240 V, 50/60 HzExcept models with AC adapter:
220 V - 240 V AC, 50 Hz

Models with supplied AC adapter:
19.5 V DC with AC adapter
Rating: Input 220 V - 240 V AC, 50 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)70 W173 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)986.3 x 597.3 x 197.0 mm1093 mm x 631 mm x 62 mm
43-1/8" x 24-7/8" x 2-1/2"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)986.3 x 1028.4 x 417.2 mm1093 mm x 685 mm x 236 mm
43-1/8" x 27" x 9-3/8"
Stand Size895.5 x 417.2 mm (Basic)Width: 521 mm (20-5/8")
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1123.0 x 734.0 x 265.0 mm1347 mm x 749 mm x 174 mm
53-1/8" x 29-1/2" x 6-7/8"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
Weight Without Stand16.4 kg12.6 kg (27.8 lbs)
Weight With Stand17.40 kg13.8 kg (30.4 lbs)
Weight of Package (Gross)21.70 kg20 kg (44.1 lbs)

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