Best Samsung TVs for contrast ratio

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Best for contrast ratio

Samsung S90H

5.0 attribute score

Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Samsung S85H OLED

5.0 attribute score

Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Most evidence

Samsung R95H

14 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this attribute.

Best overall product

Samsung S95H OLED

4.2 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.

#1 Samsung S90H
5.0

OLED contrast is a standout, pairing near-perfect blacks with bright highlights for a deep, dimensional image in movies and games.

Pros: glare resistance, black levels

Cons: Dolby Vision support, color gamut

#2 Samsung S95H OLED
5.0

Pixel-level OLED contrast delivers ink-black backgrounds beside bright objects, particularly in dim rooms.

Pros: picture quality, overall satisfaction

Cons: design and appearance, Dolby Vision support

#3 Samsung S85H OLED
5.0

Near-infinite OLED contrast makes bright highlights stand out sharply against rich dark backgrounds, producing a convincing sense of depth.

Pros: black levels, picture quality

Cons: glare resistance, reflection handling

#4 Samsung 77S90H OLED
4.6

Pixel-level black control creates outstanding contrast, and the matte coating helps preserve that advantage in light-filled rooms.

Pros: black levels, contrast ratio

Cons: Dolby Vision support, stutter handling

#5 Samsung QN80H
4.4

Local dimming creates pleasing depth in many films and games, although black-level limitations reduce the effect in difficult dark scenes.

Pros: picture quality, contrast ratio

Cons: blooming control, glare resistance

#6 Samsung R85H
4.0

LCD contrast is generally convincing in darker scenes, but per-zone control cannot reproduce the absolute separation of OLED pixels.

Pros: overall satisfaction, color gamut

Cons: value for money, local dimming performance

#7 Samsung The Frame Pro 2026
3.8

Deep blacks and contrast impressed some viewers, but instrumented testing found weak native contrast and ineffective edge-lit dimming.

Pros: cable management, design and appearance

Cons: value for money, Dolby Vision support

#8 Samsung R95H
3.6

Deep blacks combined with intense highlights create strong contrast and depth in many scenes. Premium OLEDs can still look punchier and more three-dimensional.

Pros: color volume, overall satisfaction

Cons: value for money, color accuracy

#9 Samsung 100QN80F
3.6

Contrast impressions range from solid to mediocre. Detailed measurements found raised blacks that reduce depth in dark scenes.

Pros: Large-screen immersion, overall satisfaction

Cons: value for money, black levels

#10 Samsung M70H
3.0

Native VA contrast can appear pleasing, yet the lack of local dimming leaves a washed-out picture in demanding dark scenes.

Pros: sound quality, picture quality

Cons: value for money, local dimming performance

#11 Samsung Q8F 2025
2.9

Some viewers find ordinary scenes adequately contrasted, but missing local dimming raises blacks and flattens the difference between dark and bright elements.

Pros: overall satisfaction, picture quality

Cons: reliability, remote control quality

#12 Samsung U8000H
2.8

Some hands-on impressions praise an improvement over older cheap Samsungs, while measurements find weak contrast without local dimming.

Pros: white balance accuracy, design and appearance

Cons: overall satisfaction, value for money

#13 Samsung QN70F
2.7

The native panel has reasonable contrast, yet its coarse edge-lit dimming struggles to separate bright objects from dark surroundings.

Pros: picture quality, 4K at 144 Hz support

Cons: sound quality, value for money

#14 Samsung U8000F
2.6

Contrast is more convincing in some VA-panel tests than in IPS examples, yet still lacks the separation and depth of stronger backlit TVs.

Pros: color accuracy, upscaling quality

Cons: picture quality, sound quality

#15 Samsung M80H
2.6

The VA panel offers serviceable native contrast, but the absence of local dimming prevents deep blacks and bright highlights from coexisting convincingly.

Pros: gaming performance, color accuracy

Cons: value for money, overall satisfaction

#16 Samsung The Frame 2026
2.5

Native panel contrast is respectable, but the lack of local dimming prevents truly dark backgrounds and bright highlights from appearing together convincingly.

Pros: art display mode, design and appearance

Cons: overall satisfaction, HDMI port accessibility

#17 Samsung U7900F
2.1

Local contrast is constrained by the absence of dimming zones, leaving letterbox bars and dark scenes washed out. Some basic depth remains, but this is not a strong dark-room display.

Pros: picture quality, smart TV platform

Cons: value for money, refresh rate

#18 Samsung QN70H
2.0

Dark-scene contrast is the central picture problem: the edge-lit dimming adds little black depth and can wash out nighttime imagery.

Pros: picture quality, overall satisfaction

Cons: sound quality, black levels