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Sony XBR-55A8G (USA version)
Highlights
- 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED Display
- HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
- TRILUMINOS™ Display
- Perfect Viewing Angle
- X1™ Extreme Processor
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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Content
Overview
Sony XBR-55A8G was introduced in 2019. It has a OLED screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG and IMAX Enhanced. Its powerful X1™ Extreme picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).
We give Sony XBR-55A8G TV 91 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 Sony XBR-55A8G.
PROS |
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High Resolution |
High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz |
Perfect Viewing Angle |
Color Depth |
HDR10 |
Dolby Vision |
HLG |
IMAX Enhanced |
DSEE |
Clear Phase |
Dolby Atmos |
DTS Digital Surround |
Wi-Fi |
Wi-Fi Direct |
Bluetooth |
Works with Alexa |
HDCP 2.3 |
CONS |
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No HDR10+ |
No AMD Freesync™ |
No NVidia G-Sync |
No 4K HFR |
No 2K HFR |
No VRR |
No NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0) |
Predecessor
A predecessor of 2019 A8G series is 2018 A8F series. In this section we show their comparison.
UPGRADES | Sony XBR-55A8G | vs | Sony XBR-55A8F |
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Pixel Contrast Booster | vs | ||
Dolby Atmos | vs | ||
Dolby AC-4 | vs | ||
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | eARC | vs | |
More RAM | 4 GB | vs | 2 GB |
DOWNGRADES | Sony XBR-55A8G | vs | Sony XBR-55A8F |
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Loer Speaker Power Rating | 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W | vs | 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W |
Sound Processing | vs | ClearAudio+ | |
Content Bar | vs |
For this comparison we chose 55" version of the predecessor - model XBR-55A8F. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Sony XBR-55A8G vs Sony XBR-55A8F where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.
Selected Features
OLED Display
Sony XBR-55A8G has an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. This is a self-emissive display which can completely turn off individual pixels leading to the ideal black levels and better contrast during HDR compared to any LCD displays. This makes them to be the best choice for dark rooms. OLED enables a simpler internal structure than conventional displays. With just a few layers, OLED TVs are very lightweight and thin. OLED displays also have better viewing angles. However, they are not able to achieve such high brightness as modern LCD displays which makes them less suitable in bright rooms.
HDR10
Sony XBR-55A8G 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.
Dolby Vision
This TV also supports 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 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 Sony XBR-55A8G.
BASICS | |
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Brand | Sony |
Series | A8G |
Model | XBR-55A8G |
Size | 55" |
Country | USA |
Release Year | 2019 |
Bezel Color | Black |
Smart TV |
DISPLAY | |
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Display Type | OLED |
Actual Size (Diagonal) | 54.6" (138.8 cm) |
Resolution | 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) |
Refresh Rate | 100 Hz/120 Hz |
Screen Design | Flat |
Contrast | Infinite Contrast |
Color | TRILUMINOS™ Display |
Viewing Angle | Perfect Viewing Angle |
Panel Bit Depth | 10 bits |
Color Depth | 1.07 Billion |
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage | 99% |
Contrast Ratio | ∞ |
VIDEO | |
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3D Capability | |
HDR10 | |
HDR10+ | |
Dolby Vision | |
Dolby Vision IQ | |
HLG | |
Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | |
IMAX Enhanced | |
AMD Freesync™ | |
NVidia G-Sync | |
4K HFR | |
2K HFR | |
VRR | |
HGIG Compatibility | |
Picture Processor | X1™ Extreme |
Frame Interploation Technique | Motionflow™ XR |
Filmmaker Mode | |
X-Reality™ PRO | 4K |
Dual database processing | |
Object-based Super Resolution | |
Live Color™ Tech0logy | |
Precision Color Mapping | |
Super bit mapping™ 4K HDR | |
Contrast Enhancement | Dynamic Contrast Enhancer |
Object-based HDR remaster | |
Pixel Contrast Booster | |
Auto Low Latency Mode |
AUDIO | |
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Speaker Type | Acoustic Surface Audio+™ (Actuator x2 + Subwoofer x2) |
Speaker Power Rating | 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W |
DSEE | |
Sound Processing | |
Clear Phase | |
Simulated Surround Sound | 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 | |
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Ethernet Input | |
Ethernet Standard | 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX |
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 | 4.1 |
Smartphone Connectivity | Chromecast built-in Video & TV SideView (iOS/Android) |
Chromecast | |
Google Home | |
Virtual Assistant | Google Assistant |
Works with Alexa | |
HDMI Inputs | 4 |
HDMI Version | 2.0b |
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | eARC |
HDCP Version | 2.3 |
HDMI-CEC | BRAVIA Sync |
USB Inputs | 3 |
USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs | 1 |
IF (Satellite) Inputs | |
Component Inputs | |
Composite Inputs | 1 via A/V 3.5mm input |
RCA Audio Outputs | |
3.5mm headphone Audio Output | |
Optical Audio Output | |
RS-232C Remote | |
DLNA |
OTHER | |
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SoC | MediaTek MT5891 |
CPU | ARM Cortex-A53 |
CPU Cores | 4 |
CPU Frequency | 1100 MHz |
GPU | ARM Mali-T860 MP2 |
GPU Cores | 2 |
GPU Frequency | 700 MHz |
RAM | 4 GB |
Storage | 16 GB |
Operating System | Android |
Internet Browser | Vewd |
Content Bar | |
Voice Command | |
Light Sensor | |
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) | |
Application Store | Google Play Store |
Teletext | |
Auto Calibration with CalMAN | |
Picture-In-Picture | |
Closed Captions | (Analog) Closed Caption (Digital) Closed Caption |
PVR Function | |
USB HDD Recording | |
USB Drive Format Support | FAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS |
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 | 1 |
SAT Tuner | |
Analog Tuner | NTSC-M |
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0) | |
Digital Terrestrial TV System | ATSC |
Digital Cable TV System | Clear QAM |
Color system | PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43 |
FM Radio |
GENERAL | |
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Energy Efficiency | B |
Power Supply | AC 120 V, 60 Hz |
Power Consumption (Typical) | 355 W |
Power Consumption (In Standby) | 0.5 W |
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D) | 1.229 x 710 x 51 mm (48 1/2 x 28 x 2 1/8 in) |
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 1.229 x 730 x 290 mm (48 1/2 x 28 3/4 x 11 1/2 in) |
Stand Size | Width: 657 mm (25 7/8 in) |
Dimension of Package (W x H x D) | 1.411 x 836 x 185 mm (55 5/8 x 33 x 7 3/8 in) |
One Connect Box | |
VESA Wall Mount | |
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H) | 300 x 300 mm (11 7/8 x 11 7/8") |
Weight Without Stand | 17.6 kg (38.8 lbs) |
Weight With Stand | 19.8 kg / 43.7 lbs |
Weight of Package (Gross) | 27 kg (59.5 lbs) |
Warranty | 1 Year |
ACCESSORIES | |
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Optional Accessories | Wallmount Bracket (SU-WL855)Depends on country selection |
Successor
The 2019 A8G series has a successor - 2020 A8H series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.
UPGRADES | Sony XBR-55A8H | vs | Sony XBR-55A8G |
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4K HFR | vs | ||
VRR | vs | ||
Object-based Super Resolution | vs | ||
Auto Low Latency Mode | vs | ||
Newer Bluetooth Version | 4.2 | vs | 4.1 |
HDMI Version | 2.1 | vs | 2.0b |
Auto Calibration with CalMAN | vs | ||
USB HDD Recording | vs |
DOWNGRADES | Sony XBR-55A8H | vs | Sony XBR-55A8G |
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Loer Speaker Power Rating | 10 W + 10 W + 5 W + 5 W | vs | 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W |
For this comparison we chose 55" version of the successor - model XBR-55A8H. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit Sony XBR-55A8G vs Sony XBR-55A8H where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.