Sony XBR-55A8G (USA version)

•   Overview
•   Pros and Cons
•   Predecessor
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications
•   Successor

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.

In this section we highlight pros and cons of Sony XBR-55A8G.

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
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
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.

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.

In this section we present all the features and specifications available for Sony XBR-55A8G.

BASICS
Brand	Sony
Series	A8G
Model	XBR-55A8G
Size	55"
Country	USA
Release Year	2019
Bezel Color	Black
Smart TV

DISPLAY
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
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
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
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
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
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	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
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
Optional Accessories	Wallmount Bracket (SU-WL855)Depends on country selection

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
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
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.