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Samsung QN65Q9FNAFXZA (USA version)

SCORE:
90
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Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) QLED Display
  • HDR10, HDR10+, HLG support
  • Full Array Local Dimming
  • Quantum Dot Color
  • Q Viewing Angle
  • Q Engine Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Overview

Samsung QN65Q9FNAFXZA was introduced in 2018. It has a QLED screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible and can reach 1700 nits of peak brightness. It supports HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG. AMD Freesync™ allows TV to display variable refresh rate during gaming and 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 QN65Q9FNAFXZA TV 90 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
69
OTHER FEATURES
87
CONNECTIVITY
89
FORMAT SUPPORT
91
OVERALL
90

Pros and Cons

In this section we highlight pros and cons of Samsung QN65Q9FNAFXZA.

PROS
  High Resolution
  High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz
  Direct LED
  Full Array Local Dimming
  High Number of Local Dimming Zones: 480
  Q Viewing Angle
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HDR10+
  HLG
  AMD Freesync™
  Speaker Channels
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
CONS
  No Dolby Vision
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR
  No Dolby Atmos
  No DTS Digital Surround
  No NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)

Predecessor

A predecessor of 2018 Q9FN series is 2017 Q9F series. In this section we show their comparison.

UPGRADES Samsung QN65Q9FNAFXZA vs Samsung QN65Q9FAMFXZA
LED Type Direct LED vs Side Edge LED
Backlight Dimming Full Array Local Dimming vs Local Dimming
More Local Dimming Zones 480 vs 2 x 16
Higher Contrast Q Contrast Elite Max vs Q Contrast Ultimate
Higher Brightness 600 nits vs 550 nits
Higher Peak Brightness 1700 nits vs 1500 nits
Higher Contrast Ratio 6000∶1 vs 5000∶1
HDR10+ vs
AMD Freesync™ vs
Blacks Ultra Black Elite vs Ultra Black
USB 3.0 Ports 1 vs
USB HID Support vs

DOWNGRADES Samsung QN65Q9FNAFXZA vs Samsung QN65Q9FAMFXZA
Lower Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage 78% vs 80%
Higher Input Lag 12 ms vs 20 ms
DTS Digital Surround vs
DivX vs
RealVideo vs

For this comparison we chose 65" version of the predecessor - model QN65Q9FAMFXZA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Samsung QN65Q9FNAFXZA vs Samsung QN65Q9FAMFXZA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.

Selected Features

QLED Technology

Samsung QN65Q9FNAFXZA 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 QN65Q9FNAFXZA 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. This particular model has 480 zones.

HDR10

Samsung QN65Q9FNAFXZA 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 QN65Q9FNAFXZA.

BASICS
BrandSamsung
SeriesQ9FN
ModelQN65Q9FNAFXZA
Size65"
CountryUSA
Release Year2018
Smart TV
DISPLAY
Display TypeQLED
DesignQ Style - Solid
Actual Size (Diagonal)64.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlat
Panel TypeVA
LED TypeDirect LED
Dual LED
Backlight DimmingFull Array Local Dimming
Backlight NameDirect Full Array Elite
Dimming NameSupreme UHD Dimming
Number of Local Dimming Zones480
ContrastQ Contrast Elite Max
ColorQuantum Dot Color
Viewing AngleQ Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion
Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage78%
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage100%
Brightness600 nits
Peak Brightness1700 nits
Contrast Ratio6000∶1
Minimum Response Time5 ms
Input Lag12 ms
VIDEO
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
High Dynamic RangeQuantum HDR EliteMax
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture ProcessorQ Engine
BlacksUltra Black Elite
Frame Interploation TechniqueAuto Motion Plus
Frame Interpolation Frequency240 Hz
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
Contrast Enhancement Contrast Enhancer
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement Auto Depth Enhancer
Adaptive Picture
AUDIO
Speaker Channels4.2
Speaker Power Rating6 x 10 W
Multiroom Link
Bluetooth Headset Support
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby AC-4
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 Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Apple Airplay Airplay 2
Chromecast
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs4
HDMI Version2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version2.2
HDMI-CEC Anynet+
InstaPort S (HDMI Quick Switch)
USB Inputs3
USB 3.0 Ports1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs1
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER
CPU Cores4
Operating SystemTizen
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 SupportFAT / 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
Gallery Mode
Time Shift
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 SystemATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSC
FM Radio
GENERAL
Power Supply110 -120 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)130 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.4 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)57.1" x 32.7" x 1.5"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)57.1" x 34.1" x 14.4"
Stand Size18.9" x 7.2" x 14.2"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)62.7" x 37.8" x 7.7"
One Connect Box
No Gap Wall-Mount
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)400 mm x 400 mm
Weight Without Stand58.9 lbs
Weight With Stand62.8 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)90.4 lbs
ACCESSORIES
RemoteTM1890A

Successor

The 2018 Q9FN series has a successor - 2019 Q90R series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.


UPGRADES Samsung QN65Q90RAFXZA vs Samsung QN65Q9FNAFXZA
Viewing Angle Ultra Viewing Angle vs Q Viewing Angle
2K HFR vs
More Powerful Picture Processor Quantum Processor 4K vs Q Engine
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
Dialog Enhancement vs
Audio Pre-selection Descriptor vs
Works with Alexa vs
Far-Field Interaction vs
Real Game Enhancer+ vs
More Tuners (SAT) vs

DOWNGRADES Samsung QN65Q90RAFXZA vs Samsung QN65Q9FNAFXZA
Blacks Ultra Black vs Ultra Black Elite
USB 3.0 Ports vs 1

For this comparison we chose 65" version of the successor - model QN65Q90RAFXZA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Samsung QN65Q9FNAFXZA vs Samsung QN65Q90RAFXZA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.

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