Best for SmartThings phone remote control
Samsung QN70F
5.0 attribute score
Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.
Best TVs for SmartThings phone remote control
SmartThings phone remote control Decision Dashboard
Safest pick
Samsung M70H
5.0 attribute score
Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.
Most evidence
Samsung U7900F
3 supporting reviews
Has the broadest review evidence for this attribute.
Best overall product
Samsung Q8F 2025
3.3 overall score
Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.
The SmartThings app offers easy volume, navigation and setup controls from a smartphone, compensating for the basic physical remote.
Pros: sound quality, picture quality
Cons: value for money, local dimming performance
The app makes it convenient to control the TV remotely and connect it with other Samsung devices.
Pros: picture quality, 4K at 144 Hz support
Cons: sound quality, value for money
Samsung's phone app speeds setup and works well as an alternative remote.
Pros: gaming performance, color accuracy
Cons: value for money, overall satisfaction
The SmartThings app makes phone-based setup and navigation practical and can add spoken commands absent from the physical remote.
Pros: picture quality, smart TV platform
Cons: value for money, refresh rate
SmartThings provides a workable phone-based alternative when the physical remote is inconvenient.
Pros: color accuracy, upscaling quality
Cons: picture quality, sound quality
Phone-based control is convenient for some Samsung households, but others find it less efficient than the included remote.
Pros: overall satisfaction, picture quality
Cons: reliability, remote control quality