1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA

TCL 55S421

SCORE:
90
SCORE:
84

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HDR10+, HLG support
  • PurColor
  • Crystal Processor 4K
  • 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 UN70TU7000FXZA to TCL 55S421 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 UN70TU7000FXZA 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 UN70TU7000FXZA

TCL 55S421

DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
72
OTHER FEATURES
79
CONNECTIVITY
89
FORMAT SUPPORT
91
OVERALL
90
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
84
AUDIO FEATURES
55
OTHER FEATURES
82
CONNECTIVITY
81
FORMAT SUPPORT
76
OVERALL
84

Advantage of Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA over TCL 55S421.

Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA vs TCL 55S421
HDR10+ vs
Black Frame Insertion vs
Filmmaker Mode vs
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
Higher Speaker Power Rating 2 x 10 W vs 8W + 8W
Bluetooth vs
Virtual Assistant Samsung Bixby, Google Assistant vs
Works with Alexa vs
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (Port 2) 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
More Tuners (SAT) vs

Advantage of TCL 55S421

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose TCL 55S421 over Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA.

Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA vs TCL 55S421
LED Type Edge LED vs Direct LED
More HDMI Inputs 2 vs 3
Composite Inputs vs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output vs
DivX vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

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

Selected Features

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 UN70TU7000FXZA and TCL 55S421 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 UN70TU7000FXZA

Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA 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 UN70TU7000FXZA and here - TCL 55S421.

BASICS Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA TCL 55S421
BrandSamsungTCL
SeriesTU70004
ModelUN70TU7000FXZA55S421
Size70"55"
CountryUSAUSA
Release Year20202018
Smart TV
DISPLAY Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA TCL 55S421
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)69.5"54.6"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeVAVA
LED TypeEdge LEDDirect LED
ColorPurColor
Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 billion
VIDEO Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA TCL 55S421
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 Frequency120Hz120Hz
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA TCL 55S421
Speaker Power Rating2 x 10 W8W + 8W
Dolby Digital Plus
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA TCL 55S421
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
Virtual AssistantSamsung Bixby, Google Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs23
HDMI Version2.02.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (Port 2)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC Anynet+
USB Inputs11
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 UN70TU7000FXZA TCL 55S421
CPU Cores42
Operating SystemTizenRoku
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Teletext
VIDEO FORMATS Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA TCL 55S421
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 UN70TU7000FXZA TCL 55S421
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA TCL 55S421
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA TCL 55S421
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 UN70TU7000FXZA TCL 55S421
Power Supply110 -120 V, 50/60 HzAC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)61.9" x 34.4" x 2.4"49.0" x 28.4" x 3.1"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)61.9" x 37.8" x 13.4"49.0" x 30.6" x 8.0"
Stand Size2.2" x 6.9" x 13.4"42.3"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)68.7" x 40.7" x 7.5"55.1" x 34.0" x 6.6"
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)400 mm x 300 mm200 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand53.4 lbs26.7 lbs
Weight With Stand54.5 lbs27.1 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)75.4 lbs39.2 lbs
ACCESSORIES Samsung UN70TU7000FXZA TCL 55S421
RemoteTM1240ARC282
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