1-on-1 Comparison
Side-by-Side Comparison
Sony XBR-65Z9F
Sony XBR-65Z9D
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
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 XBR-65Z9F to Sony XBR-65Z9D 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 XBR-65Z9F 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 XBR-65Z9F
Sony XBR-65Z9D
Advantage of Sony XBR-65Z9F
This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony XBR-65Z9F over Sony XBR-65Z9D.
Sony XBR-65Z9F | vs | Sony XBR-65Z9D | |
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Viewing Angle | X-Wide Angle | vs | |
Higher Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage | 75% | vs | 66% |
Higher Brightness | 700 nits | vs | 650 nits |
Lower Input Lag | 12 ms | vs | 40 ms |
IMAX Enhanced | vs | ||
Object-based Super Resolution | vs | ||
Dolby AC-4 | vs | ||
Newer Bluetooth Version | 4.2 | vs | 4.1 |
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | eARC | vs | |
HDCP Version | 2.3 | vs | 2.2 |
More RAM | 4 GB | vs | 2 GB |
Higher Energy Efficiency Class | A | vs | B |
Advantage of Sony XBR-65Z9D
This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony XBR-65Z9D over Sony XBR-65Z9F.
Sony XBR-65Z9F | vs | Sony XBR-65Z9D | |
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More Local Dimming Zones | 104 | vs | 646 |
Higher DCI P3 Color Space Coverage | 95% | vs | 96% |
Higher Peak Brightness | 1700 nits | vs | 1800 nits |
3D Capability | vs | Active | |
High Dynamic Range | X-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 12x XDR Contrast | vs | X-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 16x XDR Contrast |
Component Inputs | vs | 1 (hybrid with Composite) | |
Composite Inputs | 1 via A/V 3.5mm input | vs | 2 (1 via A/V 3.5mm input/1 hybrid with Component) |
Common Strengths and Weaknesses
STRENGTHS |
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High Resolution |
High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz |
Direct LED |
Full Array Local Dimming |
High Number of Local Dimming Zones: 104 |
Color Depth |
HDR10 |
Dolby Vision |
HLG |
DSEE |
Clear Phase |
DTS Digital Surround |
Wi-Fi |
Bluetooth |
Works with Alexa |
WEAKNESSES |
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No HDR10+ |
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
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. Sony XBR-65Z9F has 104 zones. Sony XBR-65Z9D has 646 zones.
HDR10
Sony XBR-65Z9F and Sony XBR-65Z9D 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 XBR-65Z9F and Sony XBR-65Z9D 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 XBR-65Z9F and here - Sony XBR-65Z9D.
BASICS | Sony XBR-65Z9F | Sony XBR-65Z9D |
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Brand | Sony | Sony |
Series | Z9F | Z9D |
Model | XBR-65Z9F | XBR-65Z9D |
Size | 65" | 65" |
Country | USA | USA |
Release Year | 2018 | 2016 |
Smart TV |
DISPLAY | Sony XBR-65Z9F | Sony XBR-65Z9D |
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Display Type | LED | LED |
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 |
Panel Type | VA | VA |
LED Type | Direct LED | Direct LED |
Backlight Dimming | Full Array Local Dimming | Full Array Local Dimming |
Number of Local Dimming Zones | 104 | 646 |
Color | TRILUMINOS™ Display | TRILUMINOS™ Display |
Viewing Angle | X-Wide Angle | |
Panel Bit Depth | 10 bits | 10 bits |
Color Depth | 1.07 Billion | 1.07 Billion |
Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage | 75% | 66% |
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage | 95% | 96% |
Brightness | 700 nits | 650 nits |
Peak Brightness | 1700 nits | 1800 nits |
Contrast Ratio | 3500∶1 | 3500∶1 |
Input Lag | 12 ms | 40 ms |
VIDEO | Sony XBR-65Z9F | Sony XBR-65Z9D |
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3D Capability | Active | |
HDR10 | ||
HDR10+ | ||
Dolby Vision | ||
Dolby Vision IQ | ||
HLG | ||
Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | ||
IMAX Enhanced | ||
High Dynamic Range | X-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 12x XDR Contrast | X-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 16x XDR Contrast |
AMD Freesync™ | ||
NVidia G-Sync | ||
4K HFR | ||
2K HFR | ||
VRR | ||
HGIG Compatibility | ||
Picture Processor | X1™ Ultimate | X1™ Extreme |
Frame Interploation Technique | Motionflow™ XR | Motionflow™ XR 1440 |
Black Frame Insertion | ||
Filmmaker Mode | ||
Dynamic Backlight Control | ||
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 XBR-65Z9F | Sony XBR-65Z9D |
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Speaker Type | Bass Reflex Speaker | Bass Reflex Speaker |
Speaker Power Rating | 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 XBR-65Z9F | Sony XBR-65Z9D |
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Ethernet Input | ||
Ethernet Standard | 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX | 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX |
Wi-Fi | ||
Wi-Fi Frequency | 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz | 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz |
Wi-Fi Protocol | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
Bluetooth | ||
Bluetooth Version | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Smartphone Connectivity | Chromecast built-in Video & TV SideView (iOS/Android) | Chromecast built-in Screen mirroring (Miracast™) Video & TV SideView (iOS/Android) |
Chromecast | ||
Google Home | ||
Works with Alexa | ||
HDMI Inputs | 4 | 4 |
HDMI Version | 2.0b | 2.0 |
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | eARC | |
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 | ||
Component Inputs | 1 (hybrid with Composite) | |
Composite Inputs | 1 via A/V 3.5mm input | 2 (1 via A/V 3.5mm input/1 hybrid with Component) |
RCA Audio Outputs | ||
3.5mm headphone Audio Output | ||
Optical Audio Output | ||
RS-232C Remote | 1 | |
DLNA |
OTHER | Sony XBR-65Z9F | Sony XBR-65Z9D |
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SoC | MediaTek MT5893 | MediaTek MT5891 |
CPU | ARM Cortex-A73 | ARM Cortex-A53 |
CPU Cores | 4 | 4 |
CPU Frequency | 1500 MHz | 1100 MHz |
GPU | ARM Mali-G71 | ARM Mali-T860 MP2 |
RAM | 4 GB | 2 GB |
Storage | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Operating System | Android | Android 7.0 Nougat |
Internet Browser | Vewd | Opera |
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) Closed Caption (Digital) Closed Caption | (Analog) Closed Caption (Digital) Closed Caption |
USB HDD Recording | ||
USB Drive Format Support | FAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS | FAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS |
VIDEO FORMATS | Sony XBR-65Z9F | Sony XBR-65Z9D |
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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 XBR-65Z9F | Sony XBR-65Z9D |
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AAC | ||
AC4 | ||
AIFF | ||
ALAC | ||
APE | ||
aptX | ||
eAAC+ | ||
EAC3 | ||
FLAC | ||
HE-AAC | ||
LPCM | ||
M4A | ||
MIDI | ||
MP2 | ||
MP3 | ||
OGG | ||
RealAudio | ||
WMA | ||
WAV |
IMAGE FORMATS | Sony XBR-65Z9F | Sony XBR-65Z9D |
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BMP | ||
GIF | ||
JPEG | ||
JPS | ||
MPO | ||
PNG |
TUNER | Sony XBR-65Z9F | Sony XBR-65Z9D |
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Digital Tuner | 1 | 1 |
SAT Tuner | ||
Analog Tuner | NTSC-M | NTSC-M |
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0) | ||
Digital Terrestrial TV System | ATSC | ATSC |
Digital Cable TV System | Clear QAM | Clear QAM |
Color system | PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43 | PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43 |
FM Radio |
GENERAL | Sony XBR-65Z9F | Sony XBR-65Z9D |
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Energy Efficiency | A | B |
Power Supply | AC 120 V, 60 Hz | AC 120 V, 60 Hz |
Power Consumption (Typical) | 280 W | 322 W |
Power Consumption (In Standby) | 0.5 W | 0.5 W |
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D) | 1453 mm x 837 mm x 67 mm 57-1/4" x 33" x 2-3/4" | 1462 mm x 847 mm x 78 mm 57-5/8" x 33-3/8" x 3-1/8" |
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 1453 mm x 906 mm x 314 mm 57-1/4" x 35-3/4" x 12-3/8" | 1462 mm x 920 mm x 268 mm 57-5/8" x 36-1/4" x 10-5/8" |
Stand Size | Width: 1192 mm (47") | Width: 437 mm / 17.25" |
Dimension of Package (W x H x D) | 1565 mm x 984 mm x 196 mm<61.61" x 38.74" x 7.72" | 1700 mm x 970 mm x 237 mm 67" x 38.25" x 9.38" |
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 300 mm 15-3/4" x 11-7/8" |
Weight Without Stand | 28.2 kg (62.2 lbs) | 32.0 kg (70.5 lbs) |
Weight With Stand | 29.5 kg (65 lbs) | 35.7 kg (78.7 lbs) |
Weight of Package (Gross) | 38 kg (83.8 lbs) | 47 kg (103.6 lbs) |
Warranty | 1 Year | 1 Year |