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Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA

Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC

SCORE:
89
SCORE:
89

Highlights

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

Highlights

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA to Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC 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 UN40NU7100FXZA

Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC

DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
54
OTHER FEATURES
81
CONNECTIVITY
86
FORMAT SUPPORT
91
OVERALL
89
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
90
AUDIO FEATURES
66
OTHER FEATURES
86
CONNECTIVITY
88
FORMAT SUPPORT
93
OVERALL
89

Advantage of Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA over Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC.

Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA vs Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
HDR10+ vs
Component Inputs vs
Composite Inputs vs
USB HID Support vs

Advantage of Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC over Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA.

Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA vs Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
Higher Refresh Rate 50 Hz/60 Hz vs 100 Hz/120 Hz
Backlight Dimming Frame Dimming vs Local Dimming
Higher Contrast Mega Contrast vs Q Contrast
Color PurColor vs Quantum Dot Color
4K Color Drive Elite
Viewing Angle vs Q Viewing Angle
Higher Panel Bit Depth 8 bits + FRC vs 10 bits
More Powerful Picture Processor UHD Engine vs Q Engine
Blacks vs 4K Elite Black
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 120 Hz vs 240 Hz
More Speaker Channels 2 vs 4.2
Higher Speaker Power Rating 20 W vs 4 x 5 W + 2 x 10 W
DTS Digital Surround vs
Bluetooth vs
More HDMI Inputs 3 vs 4
More USB Inputs 2 vs 3
RS-232C Remote vs
Picture-In-Picture vs
PVR Function vs Extended
Ambient Mode vs Ambient Mode
DivX vs
RealVideo vs
More Tuners (SAT) vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
WEAKNESSES
  Edge LED
  No Full-Array Local Dimming
  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

QLED backlight on Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC

Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC 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 UN40NU7100FXZA and Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC 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 UN40NU7100FXZA

Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA 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 UN40NU7100FXZA and here - Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC.

BASICS Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
BrandSamsungSamsung
SeriesNU7100Q7F
ModelUN40NU7100FXZAQN55Q7FAMFXZC
Size40"55"
CountryUSACanada
Release Year20182017
Smart TV
DISPLAY Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
Display TypeLEDQLED
DesignNew EdgeZERO (Simple Edge)
Actual Size (Diagonal)39.5"54.6"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeVASVA
LED TypeEdge LEDBottom Edge LED
Dual LED
Backlight DimmingFrame DimmingLocal Dimming
Dimming NameUHD DimmingSupreme UHD Dimming
ContrastMega ContrastQ Contrast
ColorPurColorQuantum Dot Color
4K Color Drive Elite
Viewing AngleQ Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture ProcessorUHD EngineQ Engine
Blacks4K Elite Black
Frame Interploation TechniqueAuto Motion PlusAuto Motion Plus
Frame Interpolation Frequency120 Hz240 Hz
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
Contrast Enhancement Contrast Enhancer Contrast Enhancer
Auto Low Latency Mode
Adaptive Picture
AUDIO Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
Speaker Channels24.2
Speaker TypeDownfiring + Bass ReflexFront Firing
Speaker Power Rating20 W4 x 5 W + 2 x 10 W
Multiroom Link
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
DTS Digital Surround
Object Tracking Sound
Q-Symphony
Dialog Enhancement
Audio Pre-selection Descriptor
Active Voice Amplifier
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Direct
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
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs34
HDMI Version2.02.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC Anynet+ Anynet+
InstaPort S (HDMI Quick Switch)
USB Inputs23
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
DLNA
OTHER Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemTizenTizen
Internet Browser
Voice Command
Light Sensor
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Far-Field Interaction
Teletext
Picture-In-Picture
Closed Captions
PVR Function Extended
USB Drive Format SupportFAT / exFAT / NTFSFAT / exFAT / NTFS
Digital Clean View
Ambient Mode Ambient Mode
Décor Mode
Motion Detection
ConnectShare™
Embedded POP
Real Game Enhancer+
Game Mode
Art Mode
USB HID Support
VIDEO FORMATS Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
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 UN40NU7100FXZA Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog Tuner
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAMClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
FM Radio
GENERAL Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
Power Supply110 -120 V, 50/60 Hz110 -120 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)45 W80 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.3 W0.4 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)36" x 20.9" x 2.3"48.2" x 27.7" x 1.8"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)36" x 23.8" x 8.3"48.2" x 31" x 11.2"
Stand Size1.4" x 6.6" x 8.2"33.5" x 19.5" x 11.2"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)40.2" x 24.6" x 5.7"55.9" x 32.2" x 6.7"
One Connect Box Optical
No Gap Wall-Mount
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)200 mm x 200 mm400 mm x 400 mm
Weight Without Stand19 lbs39.7 lbs
Weight With Stand19.4 lbs47.6 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)26.9 lbs62.8 lbs
ACCESSORIES Samsung UN40NU7100FXZA Samsung QN55Q7FAMFXZC
RemoteTM1240ATM1790A
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