1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

Sony XBR-65Z9F

Sony XBR-65Z9D

SCORE:
92
SCORE:
91

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

DISPLAY
92
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
84
OTHER FEATURES
88
CONNECTIVITY
96
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
92
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
80
OTHER FEATURES
85
CONNECTIVITY
96
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
91

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
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
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
  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
  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
BrandSonySony
SeriesZ9FZ9D
ModelXBR-65Z9FXBR-65Z9D
Size65"65"
CountryUSAUSA
Release Year20182016
Smart TV
DISPLAY Sony XBR-65Z9F Sony XBR-65Z9D
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
Panel TypeVAVA
LED TypeDirect LEDDirect LED
Backlight DimmingFull Array Local DimmingFull Array Local Dimming
Number of Local Dimming Zones104646
ColorTRILUMINOS™ DisplayTRILUMINOS™ Display
Viewing AngleX-Wide Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage75%66%
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage95%96%
Brightness700 nits650 nits
Peak Brightness1700 nits1800 nits
Contrast Ratio3500∶13500∶1
Input Lag12 ms40 ms
VIDEO Sony XBR-65Z9F Sony XBR-65Z9D
3D Capability Active
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
High Dynamic RangeX-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 12x XDR ContrastX-tended Dynamic Range™ PRO 16x XDR Contrast
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture ProcessorX1™ UltimateX1™ Extreme
Frame Interploation TechniqueMotionflow™ XRMotionflow™ 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
Speaker TypeBass Reflex SpeakerBass Reflex Speaker
Speaker Power Rating10 W + 10 W10 W + 10 W
DSEE
Sound ProcessingClearAudio+ClearAudio+
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 XBR-65Z9F Sony XBR-65Z9D
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
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs44
HDMI Version2.0b2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC
HDCP Version2.32.2
HDMI-CEC BRAVIA Sync BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs33
USB 3.0 Ports11
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
IF (Satellite) Inputs
Component Inputs1 (hybrid with Composite)
Composite Inputs1 via A/V 3.5mm input2 (1 via A/V 3.5mm input/1 hybrid with Component)
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote1
DLNA
OTHER Sony XBR-65Z9F Sony XBR-65Z9D
SoCMediaTek MT5893MediaTek MT5891
CPUARM Cortex-A73ARM Cortex-A53
CPU Cores44
CPU Frequency1500 MHz1100 MHz
GPUARM Mali-G71ARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM4 GB2 GB
Storage16 GB16 GB
Operating SystemAndroid Android 7.0 Nougat
Internet BrowserVewdOpera
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 SupportFAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFSFAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS
VIDEO FORMATS Sony XBR-65Z9F Sony XBR-65Z9D
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
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
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER Sony XBR-65Z9F Sony XBR-65Z9D
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 XBR-65Z9F Sony XBR-65Z9D
Energy EfficiencyAB
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 60 HzAC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)280 W322 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 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 SizeWidth: 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 Stand28.2 kg (62.2 lbs)32.0 kg (70.5 lbs)
Weight With Stand29.5 kg (65 lbs)35.7 kg (78.7 lbs)
Weight of Package (Gross)38 kg (83.8 lbs)47 kg (103.6 lbs)
Warranty1 Year1 Year

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