1-on-1 Comparison
Side-by-Side Comparison
Sony KD-65AF8
Sony XBR-65A1E
Highlights
- 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED Display
- HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
- TRILUMINOS™ Display
- Perfect Viewing Angle
- X1™ Extreme Processor
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Highlights
- 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED Display
- HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
- TRILUMINOS™ Display
- Perfect Viewing Angle
- X1™ Extreme Processor
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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Content
Overview
Here we are comparing Sony KD-65AF8 to Sony XBR-65A1E 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 KD-65AF8 gets higher overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.
Sony KD-65AF8
Sony XBR-65A1E
Advantage of Sony KD-65AF8
This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-65AF8 over Sony XBR-65A1E.
| Sony KD-65AF8 | vs | Sony XBR-65A1E | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage | 74% | vs | 70% |
| Higher DCI P3 Color Space Coverage | 99% | vs | 96% |
| Higher Peak Brightness | 800 nits | vs | 750 nits |
| Virtual Assistant | Google Assistant | vs | |
| HDCP Version | 2.3 | vs | 2.2 |
| More IF (Satellite) Connection Inputs | 2 | vs | |
| Teletext | vs | ||
| USB HDD Recording | vs | ||
| More Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable) | 2 | vs | 1 |
| More Tuners (SAT) | vs |
Advantage of Sony XBR-65A1E
This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony XBR-65A1E over Sony KD-65AF8.
| Sony KD-65AF8 | vs | Sony XBR-65A1E | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Brightness | 300 nits | vs | 400 nits |
| Lower Input Lag | 50 ms | vs | 30 ms |
| RS-232C Remote | vs | 1 | |
| Higher Energy Efficiency Class | B | vs | A |
Common Strengths and Weaknesses
| STRENGTHS |
|---|
| High Resolution |
| High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Perfect Viewing Angle |
| Color Depth |
| HDR10 |
| Dolby Vision |
| HLG |
| IMAX Enhanced |
| DSEE |
| Clear Phase |
| DTS Digital Surround |
| Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth |
| Works with Alexa |
| WEAKNESSES |
|---|
| No HDR10+ |
| No AMD Freesync™ |
| No NVidia G-Sync |
| No 4K HFR |
| No 2K HFR |
| No VRR |
| No Dolby Atmos |
Selected Features
OLED displays
Sony KD-65AF8 and Sony XBR-65A1E have organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays. This is a self-emissive display which can completely turn off individual pixels leading to the ideal black levels and better contrast during HDR compared to any LCD displays. This makes them to be the best choice for dark rooms. OLED enables a simpler internal structure than conventional displays. With just a few layers, OLED TVs are very lightweight and thin. OLED displays also have better viewing angles. However, they are not able to achieve such high brightness as modern LCD displays which makes them less suitable in bright rooms.
HDR10
Sony KD-65AF8 and Sony XBR-65A1E 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.
Dolby Vision
Sony KD-65AF8 and Sony XBR-65A1E also support Dolby Vision 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 - Sony KD-65AF8 and here - Sony XBR-65A1E.
| BASICS | Sony KD-65AF8 | Sony XBR-65A1E |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sony | Sony |
| Series | AF8 | A1E |
| Model | KD-65AF8 | XBR-65A1E |
| Size | 65" | 65" |
| Country | UK | USA |
| Release Year | 2018 | 2017 |
| Smart TV |
| DISPLAY | Sony KD-65AF8 | Sony XBR-65A1E |
|---|---|---|
| Display Type | OLED | OLED |
| Actual Size (Diagonal) | 64.5" (163.9 cm) | 64.5" (163.9 cm) |
| Resolution | 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) | 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) |
| Refresh Rate | 100 Hz/120 Hz | 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Screen Design | Flat | Flat |
| Contrast | Infinite Contrast | Infinite Contrast |
| Color | TRILUMINOS™ Display | TRILUMINOS™ Display |
| Viewing Angle | Perfect Viewing Angle | Perfect Viewing Angle |
| Panel Bit Depth | 10 bits | 10 bits |
| Color Depth | 1.07 Billion | 1.07 Billion |
| Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage | 74% | 70% |
| DCI P3 Color Space Coverage | 99% | 96% |
| Brightness | 300 nits | 400 nits |
| Peak Brightness | 800 nits | 750 nits |
| Contrast Ratio | ∞ | ∞ |
| Input Lag | 50 ms | 30 ms |
| VIDEO | Sony KD-65AF8 | Sony XBR-65A1E |
|---|---|---|
| 3D Capability | ||
| HDR10 | ||
| HDR10+ | ||
| Dolby Vision | ||
| Dolby Vision IQ | ||
| HLG | ||
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | ||
| IMAX Enhanced | ||
| AMD Freesync™ | ||
| NVidia G-Sync | ||
| 4K HFR | ||
| 2K HFR | ||
| VRR | ||
| HGIG Compatibility | ||
| Picture Processor | X1™ Extreme | X1™ Extreme |
| Frame Interploation Technique | Motionflow™ XR | Motionflow™ XR |
| Black Frame Insertion | ||
| Filmmaker Mode | ||
| X-Reality™ PRO | 4K | 4K |
| Dual database processing | ||
| Object-based Super Resolution | ||
| Live Color™ Tech0logy | ||
| Precision Color Mapping | ||
| Super bit mapping™ 4K HDR | ||
| Contrast Enhancement | Dynamic Contrast Enhancer | Dynamic Contrast Enhancer |
| Object-based HDR remaster | ||
| Pixel Contrast Booster | ||
| Auto Low Latency Mode |
| AUDIO | Sony KD-65AF8 | Sony XBR-65A1E |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker Type | Acoustic Surface Audio+™ (Actuator+Subwoofer) | Acoustic Surface Audio+™ (Actuator+Subwoofer) |
| Speaker Power Rating | 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W | 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W |
| DSEE | ||
| Sound Processing | ClearAudio+ | ClearAudio+ |
| Clear Phase | ||
| Simulated Surround Sound | S-Force Front Surround | S-Force Front Surround |
| TV Center Speaker Mode | ||
| Dolby Atmos | ||
| Dolby Digital | ||
| Dolby Digital Plus | ||
| Dolby Pulse | ||
| Dolby AC-4 | ||
| DTS Digital Surround | ||
| WiSA Ready |
| CONNECTIVITY | Sony KD-65AF8 | Sony XBR-65A1E |
|---|---|---|
| Ethernet Input | ||
| Ethernet Standard | 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX | 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX |
| Wi-Fi | ||
| Wi-Fi Protocol | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth | ||
| Bluetooth Version | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Smartphone Connectivity | Chromecast built-in Screen mirroring (Miracast™) Video & TV SideView (iOS/Android) | Chromecast built-in Screen mirroring (Miracast™) Video & TV SideView (iOS/Android) |
| Chromecast | ||
| Google Home | ||
| Virtual Assistant | Google Assistant | |
| Works with Alexa | ||
| HDMI Inputs | 4 | 4 |
| HDMI Version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | ||
| HDCP Version | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| HDMI-CEC | BRAVIA Sync | BRAVIA Sync |
| USB Inputs | 3 | 3 |
| USB 3.0 Ports | 1 | 1 |
| RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs | 1 | 1 |
| IF (Satellite) Inputs | 2 | |
| Component Inputs | ||
| Composite Inputs | 1 via A/V 3.5mm input | 1 |
| RCA Audio Outputs | ||
| 3.5mm headphone Audio Output | ||
| Optical Audio Output | ||
| RS-232C Remote | 1 | |
| DLNA |
| OTHER | Sony KD-65AF8 | Sony XBR-65A1E |
|---|---|---|
| SoC | MediaTek MT5891 | MediaTek MT5891 |
| CPU | ARM Cortex-A53 | ARM Cortex-A53 |
| CPU Cores | 4 | 4 |
| CPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-T860 MP2 | ARM Mali-T860 MP2 |
| RAM | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Operating System | Android | Android |
| Internet Browser | Vewd | Vewd |
| Content Bar | ||
| Voice Command | ||
| Light Sensor | ||
| Electronic Program Guide (EPG) | ||
| Application Store | Google Play Store | Google Play Store |
| Teletext | ||
| Picture-In-Picture | ||
| Closed Captions | (Analog) (Digital) Subtitle | (Analog) Closed Caption (Digital) Closed Caption |
| PVR Function | ||
| USB HDD Recording | ||
| USB Drive Format Support | FAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS | FAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS |
| VIDEO FORMATS | Sony KD-65AF8 | Sony XBR-65A1E |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sony KD-65AF8 | Sony XBR-65A1E |
|---|---|---|
| AAC | ||
| AC4 | ||
| AIFF | ||
| ALAC | ||
| APE | ||
| aptX | ||
| eAAC+ | ||
| EAC3 | ||
| FLAC | ||
| HE-AAC | ||
| LPCM | ||
| M4A | ||
| MIDI | ||
| MP2 | ||
| MP3 | ||
| OGG | ||
| RealAudio | ||
| WMA | ||
| WAV |
| IMAGE FORMATS | Sony KD-65AF8 | Sony XBR-65A1E |
|---|---|---|
| BMP | ||
| GIF | ||
| JPEG | ||
| JPS | ||
| MPO | ||
| PNG |
| TUNER | Sony KD-65AF8 | Sony XBR-65A1E |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Tuner | 2 | 1 |
| SAT Tuner | ||
| Analog Tuner | B/G,D/K,I | NTSC-M |
| Digital Terrestrial TV System | DVB-T/T2 | ATSC |
| Digital Cable TV System | DVB-C | Clear QAM |
| Color system | PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43 | PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43 |
| FM Radio |
| GENERAL | Sony KD-65AF8 | Sony XBR-65A1E |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | B | A |
| Power Supply | AC 220 V - 240 V, 50 Hz | AC 120 V, 60 Hz |
| Power Consumption (Typical) | 501 W | 477 W |
| Power Consumption (In Standby) | 0.5 W | 0.5 W |
| Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D) | 1447 mm x 836 mm x 55 mm 57" x 33" x 2-1/4" | 1451 mm x 834 mm x 86 mm 57-1/4" x 32-7/8" x 3-1/2" |
| Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 1447 mm x 841 mm x 255 mm 57" x 33-1/8" x 10-1/8" | 1451 mm x 832 mm x 339 mm 57-1/4" x 32-7/8" x 13-3/8" |
| Stand Size | Width: 402 mm (15-7/8") | Width: 468 mm (18-1/2") |
| Dimension of Package (W x H x D) | 1575 mm x 956 mm x 185 mm 62-1/8" x 37-3/4" x 7-3/8" | 1587 mm x 995 mm x 196 mm 62-1/2" x 39-1/4" x 7-3/4" |
| One Connect Box | ||
| VESA Wall Mount | ||
| VESA Hole Pitch (W x H) | 300 mm x 300 mm 11-7/8" x 11-7/8" | 400 mm x 200 mm 15-3/4" x 7-7/8" |
| Weight Without Stand | 24.4 kg (53.8 lbs) | 29.8 kg (65.7 lbs) |
| Weight With Stand | 28 kg (61.7 lbs) | 36.2 kg (79.8 lbs) |
| Weight of Package (Gross) | 37 kg (81.5 lbs) | 49 kg (108 lbs) |
| Warranty | 1 Year | 1 Year |