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Samsung QN55Q8CAMFXZA (USA version)
Highlights
- 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) QLED Display
- HDR10, HLG support
- Quantum Dot Color
4K Color Drive Elite - Q Viewing Angle
- Q Engine Processor
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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Content
Overview
Samsung QN55Q8CAMFXZA was introduced in 2017. It has a 4200R QLED screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible and can reach 1100 nits of peak brightness. It supports HDR10 and HLG. Its powerful Q Engine picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).
We give Samsung QN55Q8CAMFXZA TV 89 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 QN55Q8CAMFXZA.
| PROS |
|---|
| High Resolution |
| High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Q Viewing Angle |
| Color Depth |
| HDR10 |
| HLG |
| Speaker Channels |
| DTS Digital Surround |
| Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth |
| CONS |
|---|
| Bottom Edge LED |
| No Full-Array Local Dimming |
| Low Number of Local Dimming Zones: 12 |
| No HDR10+ |
| No Dolby Vision |
| No IMAX Enhanced |
| 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
QLED Technology
Samsung QN55Q8CAMFXZA 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 QN55Q8CAMFXZA 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.
HDR10
Samsung QN55Q8CAMFXZA 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.
Specifications
In this section we present all the features and specifications available for Samsung QN55Q8CAMFXZA.
| BASICS | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Samsung |
| Series | Q8C |
| Model | QN55Q8CAMFXZA |
| Size | 55" |
| Country | USA |
| Release Year | 2017 |
| Smart TV | |
| DISPLAY | |
|---|---|
| Display Type | QLED |
| Design | ZERO (Soft Edge) |
| Actual Size (Diagonal) | 54.6" |
| Resolution | 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) |
| Refresh Rate | 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Screen Design | Curved |
| Curvature | 4200R |
| Panel Type | SVA |
| LED Type | Bottom Edge LED |
| Dual LED | |
| Backlight Dimming | Local Dimming |
| Backlight Name | Precision Black Pro |
| Dimming Name | Supreme UHD Dimming |
| Number of Local Dimming Zones | 12 |
| Contrast | Q Contrast |
| Color | Quantum Dot Color 4K Color Drive Elite |
| Viewing Angle | Q Viewing Angle |
| Panel Bit Depth | 10 bits |
| Color Depth | 1.07 Billion |
| Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage | 75% |
| DCI P3 Color Space Coverage | 100% |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Peak Brightness | 1100 nits |
| Contrast Ratio | 5000∶1 |
| Minimum Response Time | 4 ms |
| Input Lag | 20 ms |
| VIDEO | |
|---|---|
| 3D Capability | |
| HDR10 | |
| HDR10+ | |
| Dolby Vision | |
| HLG | |
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | |
| IMAX Enhanced | |
| High Dynamic Range | 4K HDR Elite |
| AMD Freesync™ | |
| NVidia G-Sync | |
| 4K HFR | |
| 2K HFR | |
| VRR | |
| HGIG Compatibility | |
| Picture Processor | Q Engine |
| Blacks | 4K Elite Black |
| Frame Interploation Technique | Auto Motion Plus |
| Frame Interpolation Frequency | 240 Hz |
| Black Frame Insertion | |
| Filmmaker Mode | |
| Contrast Enhancement | Auto Depth Enhancer |
| Auto Low Latency Mode | |
| Adaptive Picture | |
| AUDIO | |
|---|---|
| Speaker Channels | 4.2 |
| Speaker Type | Front Firing |
| Speaker Power Rating | 6 x 10 W |
| Multiroom Link | |
| Dolby Atmos | |
| Dolby Digital | |
| Dolby Digital Plus | |
| DTS Digital Surround | |
| Object Tracking Sound | |
| Q-Symphony | |
| Dialog Enhancement | |
| Audio Pre-selection Descriptor | |
| Active Voice Amplifier | |
| WiSA Ready | |
| CONNECTIVITY | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Chromecast | |
| Works with Alexa | |
| HDMI Inputs | 4 |
| HDMI Version | 2.0 |
| HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | |
| HDCP Version | 2.2 |
| HDMI-CEC | Anynet+ |
| InstaPort S (HDMI Quick Switch) | |
| USB Inputs | 3 |
| USB 3.0 Ports | |
| RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs | 1 |
| Component Inputs | |
| Composite Inputs | |
| RCA Audio Outputs | |
| 3.5mm headphone Audio Output | |
| Optical Audio Output | |
| RS-232C Remote | |
| DLNA | |
| OTHER | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Closed Captions | |
| PVR Function | Extended |
| 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 | |
| VIDEO FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| AAC | |
| AC4 | |
| AIFF | |
| ALAC | |
| APE | |
| aptX | |
| eAAC+ | |
| EAC3 | |
| FLAC | |
| HE-AAC | |
| LPCM | |
| M4A | |
| MIDI | |
| MP2 | |
| MP3 | |
| OGG | |
| RealAudio | |
| WMA | |
| WAV | |
| IMAGE FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| BMP | |
| GIF | |
| JPEG | |
| JPS | |
| MPO | |
| PNG | |
| TUNER | |
|---|---|
| Digital Tuner | 1 |
| SAT Tuner | |
| Analog Tuner | |
| NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0) | |
| Digital Terrestrial TV System | ATSC |
| Digital Cable TV System | Clear QAM |
| Color system | PAL / SECAM / NTSC |
| FM Radio | |
| GENERAL | |
|---|---|
| Power Supply | 110 -120 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Power Consumption (Typical) | 80 W |
| Power Consumption (In Standby) | 0.5 W |
| Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D) | 48.2" x 27.7" x 3.6" |
| Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 48.2" x 31" x 11.8" |
| Stand Size | 32.8" x 7.3" x 31.7" |
| Dimension of Package (W x H x D) | 54.3" x 32.8" x 7.3" |
| One Connect Box | Optical |
| No Gap Wall-Mount | |
| VESA Wall Mount | |
| VESA Hole Pitch (W x H) | 400 mm x 400 mm |
| Weight Without Stand | 44.1 lbs |
| Weight With Stand | 51.1 lbs |
| Weight of Package (Gross) | 67.2 lbs |
| ACCESSORIES | |
|---|---|
| Remote | TM1790A |
Successor
An indirect successor of the 2017 Q8C series can be considered a 2018 Q8FN series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.
| UPGRADES | Samsung QN55Q8FNBFXZA | vs | Samsung QN55Q8CAMFXZA |
|---|---|---|---|
| LED Type | Direct LED | vs | Bottom Edge LED |
| Backlight Dimming | Full Array Local Dimming | vs | Local Dimming |
| More Local Dimming Zones | 40 | vs | 12 |
| Higher Contrast | Q Contrast Elite | vs | Q Contrast |
| Higher Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage | 80% | vs | 75% |
| Higher Peak Brightness | 1300 nits | vs | 1100 nits |
| Higher Contrast Ratio | 5500∶1 | vs | 5000∶1 |
| Lower Input Lag | 11 ms | vs | 20 ms |
| HDR10+ | vs | ||
| AMD Freesync™ | vs | ||
| USB HID Support | vs |
| DOWNGRADES | Samsung QN55Q8FNBFXZA | vs | Samsung QN55Q8CAMFXZA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less Speaker Channels | 4.1 | vs | 4.2 |
| Loer Speaker Power Rating | 40 W | vs | 6 x 10 W |
| DTS Digital Surround | vs | ||
| Less USB Inputs | 2 | vs | 3 |
| DivX | vs | ||
| RealVideo | vs |
For this comparison we chose 55" version of the successor - model QN55Q8FNBFXZA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Samsung QN55Q8CAMFXZA vs Samsung QN55Q8FNBFXZA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.
