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Samsung GQ49Q85TGTXZG (German version)

Highlights
- 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) QLED Display
- HDR10, HDR10+, HLG support
- Full Array Local Dimming
- Quantum Dot Color (100% Color Volume)
- Quantum Processor 4K
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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Content
Overview
Samsung GQ49Q85TGTXZG was introduced in 2020. It has a QLED screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 50 Hz/60 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible and can reach 1000 nits of peak brightness. It supports HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG. AMD Freesync™ allows TV to display variable refresh rate during gaming and its powerful Quantum Processor 4K picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).
We give Samsung GQ49Q85TGTXZG TV 93 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.
Pros and Cons
In this section we highlight pros and cons of Samsung GQ49Q85TGTXZG.
PROS |
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High Resolution |
Direct LED |
Full Array Local Dimming |
Color Depth |
HDR10 |
HDR10+ |
HLG |
AMD Freesync™ |
4K HFR |
2K HFR |
VRR |
Speaker Channels |
Active Voice Amplifier |
Bluetooth Audio Playback |
Wi-Fi |
Wi-Fi Direct |
Bluetooth |
Works with Alexa |
New HDMI 2.1 (Port 4) |
HDCP 2.3 |
Real Game Enhancer+ |
CONS |
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Limited Viewing Angle |
No Dolby Vision |
No IMAX Enhanced |
No NVidia G-Sync |
No Dolby Atmos |
No DTS Digital Surround |
Selected Features
QLED Technology
Samsung GQ49Q85TGTXZG is a Quantum dot LED (QLED) TV which has a LED backlight LCD display with additional semiconductor nanocrystal layer that produces different colors of light depending on the size of the particle. Quantum dots are able to emit precise colored light because particle sizes adjust at quantum-level velocities, resulting in accurate and efficient light emissions. This results in more accurate color reproduction and can even achieve a full coverage of BT.2020 color gamut. besides color Quantum dots also offer high brightness which results in high contrast ratio. This is especially important when displaying HDR content.
VA Panel
Samsung GQ49Q85TGTXZG has a vertical alignment (VA) panel which is most commonly used in LCD TVs as it provides deeper blacks compared to the IPS panel. However, it is still limited with the viewing angle compared to the IPS panel or OLED display.
Full-Array Local Dimming
The TV has Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the display. 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
Samsung GQ49Q85TGTXZG supports 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.
HDR10+
This TV also supports HDR10+ 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 maximum brightness on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis and support up to 12-bit color depth (4096 shades of RGB) and 8K resolution.
Specifications
In this section we present all the features and specifications available for Samsung GQ49Q85TGTXZG.
BASICS | |
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Brand | Samsung |
Series | Q85T |
Model | GQ49Q85TGTXZG |
Size | 49" |
Country | Germany |
Release Year | 2020 |
Smart TV |
DISPLAY | |
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Display Type | QLED |
Design | Boundless |
Actual Size (Diagonal) | 48.5" |
Resolution | 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) |
Refresh Rate | 50 Hz/60 Hz |
Screen Design | Flat |
Panel Type | VA |
LED Type | Direct LED |
Dual LED | |
Backlight Dimming | Full Array Local Dimming |
Backlight Name | Direct Full Array |
Dimming Name | Supreme UHD Dimming |
Color | Quantum Dot Color (100% Color Volume) |
Viewing Angle | |
Panel Bit Depth | 8 bits + FRC |
Color Depth | 1.07 Billion |
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage | 100% |
Peak Brightness | 1000 nits |
Picture Quality Index | 3200 |
VIDEO | |
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3D Capability | |
HDR10 | |
HDR10+ | |
Dolby Vision | |
HLG | |
Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | |
IMAX Enhanced | |
High Dynamic Range | Quantum HDR 1000 |
AMD Freesync™ | |
NVidia G-Sync | |
4K HFR | |
2K HFR | |
VRR | |
HGIG Compatibility | |
Picture Processor | Quantum Processor 4K |
Upscaling | 4K AI |
Blacks | Ultra Black |
Dynamic Black EQ | |
Frame Interploation Technique | Auto Motion Plus |
Frame Interpolation Frequency | 120 Hz |
Black Frame Insertion | |
Filmmaker Mode | |
Contrast Enhancement | Contrast Enhancer |
Auto Low Latency Mode | |
Depth Enhancement | |
Adaptive Picture |
AUDIO | |
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Speaker Channels | 4.2.2 |
Speaker Type | Down Firing and Up Firing |
Speaker Power Rating | 60 W |
Multiroom Link | |
Bluetooth Headset Support | |
Dolby Atmos | |
Dolby Digital | |
Dolby Digital Plus | |
DTS Digital Surround | |
Object Tracking Sound | OTS |
Q-Symphony | |
Dialog Enhancement | |
Audio Pre-selection Descriptor | |
Active Voice Amplifier | |
Adaptive Sound Control | Adaptive Sound+ |
WiSA Ready | |
Bluetooth Audio Playback |
CONNECTIVITY | |
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Ethernet Input | |
Wi-Fi | |
Wi-Fi Direct | |
Wi-Fi Frequency | 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz |
Wi-Fi Protocol | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
Bluetooth | |
Bluetooth Version | 4.2 |
Apple Airplay | Airplay 2 |
Chromecast | |
Virtual Assistant | Samsung Bixby, Google Assistant |
Works with Alexa | |
HDMI Inputs | 4 |
HDMI Version | 2.1 (Port 4) |
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | eARC (Port 3) |
HDCP Version | 2.3 |
HDMI-CEC | Anynet+ |
InstaPort S (HDMI Quick Switch) | |
USB Inputs | 2 |
USB 3.0 Ports | |
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs | 3 |
Component Inputs | |
Composite Inputs | |
RCA Audio Outputs | |
3.5mm headphone Audio Output | |
Optical Audio Output | |
RS-232C Remote | |
DLNA |
OTHER | |
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CPU Cores | 4 |
Operating System | Tizen |
Internet Browser | |
Voice Command | |
Light Sensor | |
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) | |
Parental Control (V-Chip) | |
Far-Field Interaction | |
Teletext | |
Picture-In-Picture | |
PVR Function | |
USB Drive Format Support | FAT / exFAT / NTFS |
Digital Clean View | |
Ambient Mode | Ambient Mode+ |
Décor Mode | |
Motion Detection | |
ConnectShare™ | |
Embedded POP | |
Real Game Enhancer+ | |
Game Mode | |
Art Mode | |
USB HID Support | |
360 VR | |
Bluetooth Low Energy On |
VIDEO FORMATS | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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BMP | |
GIF | |
JPEG | |
JPS | |
MPO | |
PNG |
TUNER | |
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Digital Tuner | 2 |
SAT Tuner | |
Analog Tuner | |
Digital Terrestrial TV System | DVB-T2 HD |
Digital Cable TV System | DVB-C |
Digital SAT TV System | DVB-S2 |
Color system | PAL / SECAM / NTSC |
CI+ | Version 1.4 |
FM Radio |
GENERAL | |
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Energy Efficiency | B |
Power Supply | AC 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz |
Power Consumption (In Standby) | 0.5 W |
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D) | 1094.8 x 634.4 x 54.9 mm |
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 1094.8 x 711.4 x 239.8 mm |
Stand Size | 510.0 x 239.8 mm |
Dimension of Package (W x H x D) | 1318 x 768 x 178 mm |
One Connect Box | |
No Gap Wall-Mount | |
VESA Wall Mount | |
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H) | 200 mm x 200 mm |
Weight Without Stand | 13.1 kg |
Weight With Stand | 17.5 kg |
Weight of Package (Gross) | 22.8 kg |
ACCESSORIES | |
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Remote | QLED Premium Smart Remote - TM2050C |
Universal Control Capability for remote |
Successor
The 2020 Q85T series has a successor - 2021 QN85A series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.
UPGRADES | Samsung GQ55QN85AATXZG | vs | Samsung GQ49Q85TGTXZG |
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Display Type | Neo QLED | vs | QLED |
Higher Refresh Rate | 100 Hz/120 Hz | vs | 50 Hz/60 Hz |
LED Type | Mini LED | vs | Direct LED |
Viewing Angle | Wide Viewing Angle | vs | |
Higher Panel Bit Depth | 10 bits | vs | 8 bits + FRC |
Higher Peak Brightness | 1500 nits | vs | 1000 nits |
Higher Picture Quality Index | 4300 | vs | 3200 |
High Dynamic Range | Quantum HDR 1500 | vs | Quantum HDR 1000 |
AMD Freesync™ | Premium Pro | vs | |
More Powerful Picture Processor | Neo Quantum Processor 4K | vs | Quantum Processor 4K |
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency | 200 Hz | vs | 120 Hz |
Filmmaker Mode | vs | ||
Newer Bluetooth Version | 5.2 | vs | 4.2 |
AVI | vs | ||
RealVideo | vs |
DOWNGRADES | Samsung GQ55QN85AATXZG | vs | Samsung GQ49Q85TGTXZG |
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Less Speaker Channels | 2.2.2 | vs | 4.2.2 |
Lower Energy Efficiency Class | F | vs | B |
For this comparison we chose 55" version of the successor - model GQ55QN85AATXZG. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Samsung GQ49Q85TGTXZG vs Samsung GQ55QN85AATXZG where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.