1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

Sony KD-85Z9G

Sony XBR-75Z9F

SCORE:
94
SCORE:
92

Highlights

  • 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) LED Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Full Array Local Dimming
  • TRILUMINOS™ Display
  • X-Wide Angle
  • 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
  • X-Wide Angle
  • X1™ Ultimate Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing Sony KD-85Z9G to Sony XBR-75Z9F 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. The Sony KD-85Z9G has 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) and the Sony XBR-75Z9F has 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and they both support HDR.

We have evaluated the TVs from available features and specifications. Sony KD-85Z9G 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-85Z9G

Sony XBR-75Z9F

DISPLAY
97
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
93
OTHER FEATURES
85
CONNECTIVITY
96
FORMAT SUPPORT
83
OVERALL
94
DISPLAY
94
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
84
OTHER FEATURES
88
CONNECTIVITY
96
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
92

Advantage of Sony KD-85Z9G

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-85Z9G over Sony XBR-75Z9F.

Sony KD-85Z9G vs Sony XBR-75Z9F
Higher Resolution 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) vs 4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Higher DCI P3 Color Space Coverage 100% vs 95%
High Dynamic Range 8K X-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 20x XDR Contrast vs X-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 12x XDR Contrast
4K HFR vs
2K HFR vs
Higher Speaker Power Rating 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W vs 10 W + 10 W
TV Center Speaker Mode vs
Dolby Atmos vs
HDMI Version 2.1 vs 2.0b
ASF vs
VC-1 vs
VP8 vs

Advantage of Sony XBR-75Z9F

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony XBR-75Z9F over Sony KD-85Z9G.

Sony KD-85Z9G vs Sony XBR-75Z9F
Sound Processing vs ClearAudio+
Content Bar vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

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

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.

HDR10

Sony KD-85Z9G and Sony XBR-75Z9F 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-85Z9G and Sony XBR-75Z9F 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-85Z9G and here - Sony XBR-75Z9F.

BASICS Sony KD-85Z9G Sony XBR-75Z9F
BrandSonySony
SeriesZ9GZ9F
ModelKD-85Z9GXBR-75Z9F
Size85"75"
CountryUSAUSA
Release Year20192018
Smart TV
DISPLAY Sony KD-85Z9G Sony XBR-75Z9F
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)84.6"74.5" (189.3 cm)
Resolution8K UHD (7680 x 4320)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeVAVA
LED TypeDirect LEDDirect LED
Backlight DimmingFull Array Local DimmingFull Array Local Dimming
ColorTRILUMINOS™ DisplayTRILUMINOS™ Display
Viewing AngleX-Wide AngleX-Wide Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage100%95%
VIDEO Sony KD-85Z9G Sony XBR-75Z9F
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
High Dynamic Range8K X-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 20x XDR ContrastX-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 12x XDR Contrast
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture ProcessorX1™ UltimateX1™ Ultimate
Frame Interploation TechniqueMotionflow™ XRMotionflow™ XR
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
X-Reality™ PRO 8K 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-85Z9G Sony XBR-75Z9F
Speaker TypeAcoustic Multi-Audio™Bass Reflex Speaker
Speaker Power Rating10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 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-85Z9G Sony XBR-75Z9F
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 Version4.24.2
Smartphone ConnectivityChromecast built-in
Video & TV SideView (iOS/Android)
Chromecast built-in
Video & TV SideView (iOS/Android)
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs44
HDMI Version2.12.0b
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC eARC
HDCP Version2.32.3
HDMI-CEC BRAVIA Sync BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs33
USB 3.0 Ports11
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
IF (Satellite) Inputs
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 Remote
DLNA
OTHER Sony KD-85Z9G Sony XBR-75Z9F
CPU Cores44
RAM4 GB4 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
Auto Calibration with CalMAN
Picture-In-Picture
Closed Captions(Analog) Closed Caption
(Digital) Closed Caption
(Analog) Closed Caption
(Digital) Closed Caption
USB HDD Recording
USB Drive Format SupportFAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFSFAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS
VIDEO FORMATS Sony KD-85Z9G Sony XBR-75Z9F
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-85Z9G Sony XBR-75Z9F
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS Sony KD-85Z9G Sony XBR-75Z9F
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER Sony KD-85Z9G Sony XBR-75Z9F
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSC-MNTSC-M
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAMClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43
FM Radio
GENERAL Sony KD-85Z9G Sony XBR-75Z9F
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 60 HzAC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)900 W395 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1.913 x 1.141 x 120 mm (75 3/8 x 45 x 4 3/4 in)1676 mm x 963 mm x 67 mm
66" x 38" x 2-3/4"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1.913 x 1.226 x 432 mm (75 3/8 x 48 3/8 x 17 1/8 in)1676 mm x 1039 mm x 399 mm
66" x 41" x 15-3/4"
Stand SizeWidth: 1.567 mm (61 3/4 in)Width: 1434 mm (56.46")
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)2.071 x 1.283 x 337 mm (81 5/8 x 50 5/8 x 13 3/8 in)1790 mm x 1118 mm x 222 mm
70.47" x 44.02" x 8.74"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)400 x 400 mm (15-3/4" x 15-3/4")400 mm x 300 mm
15-3/4" x 11-7/8"
Weight Without Stand71.7 kg (158 lbs)38.5 kg (84.9 lbs)
Weight With Stand74.5 kg (164.1 lbs)40.1 kg (88.4 lbs)
Weight of Package (Gross)94 kg (207.1 lbs)52 kg (114.6 lbs)
Warranty1 Year1 Year

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