1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

Sony KD-65XG9505

Sony KD-65XF9005

SCORE:
91
SCORE:
91

Highlights

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

Highlights

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing Sony KD-65XG9505 to Sony KD-65XF9005 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.

Sony KD-65XG9505

Sony KD-65XF9005

DISPLAY
90
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
84
OTHER FEATURES
94
CONNECTIVITY
96
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
91
DISPLAY
88
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
80
OTHER FEATURES
95
CONNECTIVITY
96
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
91

Advantage of Sony KD-65XG9505

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-65XG9505 over Sony KD-65XF9005.

Sony KD-65XG9505 vs Sony KD-65XF9005
Higher Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage 75% vs 65%
Higher DCI P3 Color Space Coverage 95% vs 90%
Higher Peak Brightness 1100 nits vs 1000 nits
2K HFR vs
Object-based Super Resolution vs
Dolby Atmos vs
Dolby AC-4 vs
Newer Bluetooth Version 4.2 vs 4.1
HDMI Version 2.1 vs 2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC vs
More RAM 3 GB vs 2 GB

Advantage of Sony KD-65XF9005

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-65XF9005 over Sony KD-65XG9505.

Sony KD-65XG9505 vs Sony KD-65XF9005
Higher Contrast Ratio 5000∶1 vs 6000∶1
Sound Processing vs ClearAudio+
RS-232C Remote vs 1
Content Bar vs
Higher Energy Efficiency Class B vs A

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz
  Direct LED
  Full Array Local Dimming
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Dolby Vision
  HLG
  IMAX Enhanced
  DSEE
  Clear Phase
  DTS Digital Surround
  Wi-Fi
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
  HDCP 2.3
WEAKNESSES
  Limited Viewing Angle
  No HDR10+
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No VRR

Selected Features

VA Panel on Sony KD-65XG9505

Sony KD-65XG9505 has a vertical alignment (VA) panel. 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

The TVs have Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the displays. 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. Sony KD-65XG9505 has 60 zones.

HDR10

Sony KD-65XG9505 and Sony KD-65XF9005 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-65XG9505 and Sony KD-65XF9005 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-65XG9505 and here - Sony KD-65XF9005.

BASICS Sony KD-65XG9505 Sony KD-65XF9005
BrandSonySony
SeriesXG95XF90
ModelKD-65XG9505KD-65XF9005
Size65"65"
CountryUKGermany
Release Year20192018
Smart TV
DISPLAY Sony KD-65XG9505 Sony KD-65XF9005
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)64.5" (163.9 cm)64.5" (163.9 cm)
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
LED TypeDirect LEDDirect LED
Backlight DimmingFull Array Local DimmingFull Array Local Dimming
ColorTRILUMINOS™ DisplayTRILUMINOS™ Display
Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage75%65%
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage95%90%
Brightness500 nits500 nits
Peak Brightness1100 nits1000 nits
Contrast Ratio5000∶16000∶1
VIDEO Sony KD-65XG9505 Sony KD-65XF9005
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
High Dynamic RangeX-tended Dynamic Range™ PROX-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 6x XDR Contrast
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture ProcessorX1™ UltimateX1™ Extreme
Frame Interploation TechniqueMotionflow™ XRMotionflow™ XR 1000
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
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO Sony KD-65XG9505 Sony KD-65XF9005
Speaker TypeFull Range Bass Reflex x2 + Tweeter x2Bass Reflex Speaker
Speaker Power Rating10 W + 10 W10 W + 10 W
DSEE
Sound ProcessingClearAudio+
Clear Phase
Simulated Surround SoundS-Force Front SurroundS-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-65XG9505 Sony KD-65XF9005
Ethernet Input
Ethernet Standard10BASE-T/100BASE-TX10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
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
Bluetooth Version4.24.1
Smartphone ConnectivityChromecast built-in
Video & TV SideView (iOS/Android)
Chromecast built-in
Screen mirroring (Miracast™)
Video & TV SideView (iOS/Android)
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs44
HDMI Version2.12.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC
HDCP Version2.32.3
HDMI-CEC BRAVIA Sync BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs33
USB 3.0 Ports11
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
IF (Satellite) Inputs22
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs1 via A/V 3.5mm input1 via A/V 3.5mm input
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote1
DLNA
OTHER Sony KD-65XG9505 Sony KD-65XF9005
SoCMediaTek MT5893MediaTek MT5891
CPUARM Cortex-A73ARM Cortex-A53
CPU Cores44
CPU Frequency1500 MHz1100 MHz
GPUARM Mali-G71ARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM3 GB2 GB
Storage16 GB16 GB
Operating SystemAndroid Android
Internet BrowserVewdVewd
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)
(Digital) Subtitle
USB HDD Recording
USB Drive Format SupportFAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFSFAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS
VIDEO FORMATS Sony KD-65XG9505 Sony KD-65XF9005
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-65XG9505 Sony KD-65XF9005
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS Sony KD-65XG9505 Sony KD-65XF9005
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER Sony KD-65XG9505 Sony KD-65XF9005
Digital Tuner 2 2
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerB/G,D/K,IB/G,D/K,I
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CDVB-C
Digital SAT TV SystemDVB-S/S2DVB-S/S2
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43
CI+ 1.4 1.3
FM Radio
GENERAL Sony KD-65XG9505 Sony KD-65XF9005
Energy EfficiencyBA
Power SupplyAC 220 V - 240 V, 50 HzAC 220 V - 240 V, 50 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)313 W292 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)57 x 32 7/8 x 2 3/4"
1447x832x69 mm
1447 mm x 829 mm x 69 mm
57" x 32-3/4" x 2-3/4"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)57 x 35 5/8 x 13 1/8"
1447x902x333 mm
1447 mm x 898 mm x 297 mm
57" x 35-3/8" x 11-3/4"
Stand SizeWidth: 47 3/4" (1211 mm)Width: 1148 mm (45-1/4")
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)61 1/4 x 37 5/8 x 7 5/8"
1.553 x 955 x 191 mm
1553 mm x 955 mm x 191 mm
61-1/4" x 37-5/8" x 7-5/8"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 300 mm
11-7/8" x 11-7/8"
300 mm x 300 mm
11-7/8" x 11-7/8"
Weight Without Stand51.8 lbs (23.5 kg)24.5 kg (54 lbs)
Weight With Stand54.9 lbs (24.9 kg)25.5 kg (56.2 lbs)
Weight of Package (Gross)70.5 lbs (32 kg)33 kg (72.7 lbs)
Warranty1 Year1 Year
ACCESSORIES Sony KD-65XG9505 Sony KD-65XF9005
Optional AccessoriesWallmount Bracket (SU-WL450(Terminal access limitation))Depends on country selectionWall-Mount Bracket SU-WL450 (not supplied)

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