1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC

TCL 43S405

SCORE:
91
SCORE:
84

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) QLED Display
  • HDR10, HDR10+, HLG support
  • Quantum Dot Color
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • Q Engine Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC to TCL 43S405 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. Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC gets higher overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC

TCL 43S405

DISPLAY
94
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
66
OTHER FEATURES
87
CONNECTIVITY
87
FORMAT SUPPORT
91
OVERALL
91
DISPLAY
90
VIDEO FEATURES
84
AUDIO FEATURES
55
OTHER FEATURES
82
CONNECTIVITY
81
FORMAT SUPPORT
76
OVERALL
84

Advantage of Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC over TCL 43S405.

Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC vs TCL 43S405
Higher Refresh Rate 100 Hz/120 Hz vs 50 Hz/60 Hz
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
Higher Panel Bit Depth 10 bits vs 8 bits + FRC
Higher Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage 95% vs 65%
Higher DCI P3 Color Space Coverage 100% vs 88%
HDR10+ vs
AMD Freesync™ vs
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 240 Hz vs 120Hz
Black Frame Insertion vs
Higher Speaker Power Rating 40 W vs 8W + 8W
Bluetooth vs
More HDMI Inputs 4 vs 3
More USB Inputs 2 vs 1
RS-232C Remote vs
3GPP vs
ASF vs
Flash Video vs
H.265 vs
M2TS vs
VC-1 vs
VP7 vs
VP8 vs
VP9 vs
VOB vs
VRO vs
WebM vs
AIFF vs
ALAC vs
APE vs
M4A vs
MIDI vs
OGG vs
MPO vs

Advantage of TCL 43S405

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose TCL 43S405 over Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC.

Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC vs TCL 43S405
LED Type Edge LED vs Direct LED
Composite Inputs vs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output vs
DivX vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Wi-Fi
WEAKNESSES
  No Dolby Vision
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR
  No NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)

Selected Features

QLED backlight on Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC

Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC 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.

HDR10

Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC and TCL 43S405 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 QN55Q6FNAFXZC

Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC 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 QN55Q6FNAFXZC and here - TCL 43S405.

BASICS Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC TCL 43S405
BrandSamsungTCL
SeriesQ6FN4
ModelQN55Q6FNAFXZC43S405
Size55"43"
CountryCanadaUSA
Release Year20182018
Smart TV
DISPLAY Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC TCL 43S405
Display TypeQLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"42.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeVAVA
LED TypeEdge LEDDirect LED
ColorQuantum Dot Color
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 billion
Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage95%65%
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage100%88%
VIDEO Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC TCL 43S405
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 TechniqueAuto Motion PlusClear Motion
Frame Interpolation Frequency240 Hz120Hz
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC TCL 43S405
Speaker Power Rating40 W8W + 8W
Dolby Digital Plus
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC TCL 43S405
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac802.11ac 2x2 Dual Band (support 2.4GHz & 5GHz)
Bluetooth
Chromecast
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs43
HDMI Version2.02.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC Anynet+
USB Inputs21
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
OTHER Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC TCL 43S405
CPU Cores42
Operating SystemTizenRoku
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Teletext
Closed Captions
VIDEO FORMATS Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC TCL 43S405
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 QN55Q6FNAFXZC TCL 43S405
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC TCL 43S405
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC TCL 43S405
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSC
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAMClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
GENERAL Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC TCL 43S405
Power Supply110 -120 V, 50/60 HzAC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)70 W45 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)48.3" x 28" x 2.2"38.3" x 22.2" x 2.9"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)48.3" x 30.7" x 9.8"38.3" x 24.4" x 7.5"
Stand Size2.1" x 7.3" x 9.8"30.0"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)53.3" x 33.4" x 6.2"44.6" x 26.2" x 5.7"
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)200 mm x 200 mm100 mm x 100 mm
ACCESSORIES Samsung QN55Q6FNAFXZC TCL 43S405
RemoteTM1850ARC282
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