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Quick verdict
The review evidence points to a tradeoff: motion handling and ease of use versus Dolby Vision support and build quality. Choose according to which strengths matter more to you; the overall score alone does not settle that choice.
Choose Samsung S85H OLED for motion handling and ease of use.
Choose LG B6E OLED for Dolby Vision support and build quality.
Scores are out of 5. Missing scores mean missing review evidence, not a missing feature.
Perfect blacks, punchy color and crisp textures give the S85H a compelling picture for its price. Premium OLEDs can look brighter, more natural and more finely detailed.
OLED blacks, vivid colors and sharp texture make an excellent overall image, tempered by some color inconsistency and modest daylight performance.
Artifacts remain after the TV processes low-quality material.
Compression artifacts and blockiness are handled extremely well, giving rough streams a cleaner appearance.
There is some useful separation and direction between sounds, though weak dynamics and bass limit the overall sense of space.
Sound largely stays inside the width of the screen rather than creating an enveloping cinematic field.
Out-of-box SDR whites are close to reference, with only a small cool cast. Filmmaker settings help deliver a natural-looking image.
White balance can look close to ideal by default, but a visible green or yellow bias appears in some scenes alongside the C6 and B5.
AI speech mode helps intermittently, at times making sound thin.
AI Sound Pro can improve clarity and detail, but it cannot make the built-in speakers deliver deep bass or a wide soundstage.
Explosions, engines and other low-frequency effects lack force, making action-heavy movies feel much smaller than they look.
Low-end impact is restrained, so engines and dramatic effects lack the rumble that the vivid OLED picture deserves.
HDR highlights can look striking against perfect blacks, but the S85H lacks the full intensity of pricier OLEDs. Large bright scenes are especially restrained.
HDR highlights have satisfying punch for an affordable OLED, but larger bright scenes look subdued beside premium LG models.
Filmmaker mode gives the most faithful colors and can look excellent without calibration. Default presets and some HDR scenes exaggerate warm tones, reds or blues.
The B6E can look accurate out of the box, but a green cast appears in some side-by-side scenes. Other content renders skin tones vibrantly and naturally.
A larger bright area causes the image to dim considerably, limiting the impact of snowfields, bright skies and full-screen highlights.
The panel cannot maintain the same visual punch when much of the screen is bright, a drawback for sports and sunny outdoor scenes.
Brightness is respectable for a basic OLED, especially in smaller bright areas. It struggles to maintain punch when much of the picture is bright.
The B6E is noticeably brighter than some older budget OLEDs, yet substantially dimmer than the C6 and G6 and not equipped for very bright rooms.
The S85H looks its best in a dim room, where its inky blacks and vivid HDR effects make films and games feel immersive.
This is where the B6E is at its best: dark scenes retain deep blacks, strong contrast and the vivid look that makes OLED attractive.
Near-infinite OLED contrast makes bright highlights stand out sharply against rich dark backgrounds, producing a convincing sense of depth.
Near-infinite OLED contrast brings deep blacks and expressive highlights to films and games, particularly in darker rooms.
Overall SDR accuracy is strong with some HDR deviations.
Many scenes look beautifully balanced and natural, but a greenish cast is visible in certain side-by-side comparisons.
Ordinary daylight is manageable, but very bright rooms expose the S85H’s limited light output and reflective screen. Windows facing the panel are particularly troublesome.
Reasonable ambient light is manageable, but bright windows can wash out the experience and make the screen mirror its surroundings.
Most HDR movies and games look vivid and contrasty, but the image lacks flagship brightness and sometimes renders highlights too aggressively.
Strong contrast and colorful highlights make HDR enjoyable, although peak and full-screen brightness leave room for improvement.
Built-in sound is adequate for casual programs, but several tests find it muffled, underpowered or lacking cinematic impact. A soundbar is a worthwhile addition.
Basic viewing is serviceable, but thin bass, limited volume and a narrow presentation leave the speakers behind the picture.
Fast inputs, nearly instantaneous response and flexible sync make this a standout entry-level gaming TV. Dolby Vision gaming is unavailable.
Quick response, extremely low input lag and refined 120Hz motion make this one of the strongest areas of the B6E.
Self-emissive pixels create flawless local dimming-like precision.
Per-pixel OLED control achieves the effect of perfect local dimming, with no zone transitions to distract from dark scenes.
Sports and games appear clean and crisp thanks to fast pixel response. Low-frame-rate material can still show stutter or persistence blur.
Fast action looks clean with minimal smearing, although lower-frame-rate material can still reveal stutter.
Game Mode delivers extremely quick controls, with measurements around single-digit milliseconds. Optional game interpolation adds substantial latency.
Gaming-mode latency is exceptional, supporting nearly immediate responses to controller inputs.
Settings and apps are easier to navigate.
webOS menus are generally intuitive and well organized, even if the software can occasionally feel heavier than expected.
The compact SolarCell remote is a favorite for its simple controls and rechargeable battery. Missing backlighting and small size can be inconvenient.
The supplied B6E remote is simpler than the B6’s Magic Remote and misses its motion and voice conveniences; the more advanced remote can be bought separately.
Two foot positions make it easier to fit the TV on narrower furniture or make space for a soundbar.
Fixed, widely spaced feet take up a substantial amount of furniture space.
DVDs and standard-definition streams remain watchable, though the picture can be somewhat soft and fine details may disappear.
Compression cleanup and texture enhancement help older or low-quality video look cleaner without excessive sharpening.
OLED blacks create atmosphere, but fine detail in nearly black scenes can be crushed or swallowed. Results depend on the content and processing settings.
Dark detail is generally strong, but occasional black crush and inaccurate shadow rendering can hide fine textures.
The set can be mounted using standard VESA hardware, but recessed ports are harder to reach when installed flush against a wall.
The television can be mounted, but backward-facing HDMI ports may require angled adapters for a close-to-wall installation.
120Hz OLED motion is crisp for consoles and most PC gaming, but fast competitive PCs can benefit from higher refresh rates offered elsewhere.
Fast 120Hz play is sharp and fluid, with variable refresh rate helping avoid tears when frame rates fluctuate.
Interface ads cannot be removed entirely.
A large webOS banner ad can crowd the home page. Home-screen promotions can be disabled, but ads remain on the apps page.
Static logos and HUD elements carry a risk of permanent burn-in over time. Built-in protections help, and varied viewing is less concerning.
Static logos or news banners pose a meaningful permanent burn-in risk. Mixed viewing helps, but caution is worthwhile for fixed content.
Some panel variations are difficult to notice from normal distance.
The central picture stays fairly clean on gray fields, with only minor patchiness that is unlikely to stand out at normal distances.
Colors are lively for an entry OLED, but highly saturated HDR highlights can look washed out compared with stronger QD-OLED or tandem panels.
Rich reds, blues and other saturated colors look engaging in ordinary scenes, but the brightest colors can fade and higher-end OLEDs have more punch.
Several demanding devices can stay connected simultaneously.
Four high-bandwidth HDMI connections accommodate several modern devices, but rear-facing sockets complicate tight wall mounts.
Samsung’s Game Bar puts VRR information and gaming controls close at hand, while the Gaming Hub helps with console-free cloud play.
Game Optimizer offers accessible controls for tuning responsiveness and other gameplay settings.
Processing is competent for everyday sources, and crisp textures help the picture look detailed. Compression cleanup, over-sharpening and aggressive HDR treatment are less consistent.
Normal processing cleans up many low-quality sources without destroying fine detail, though an optional sharpening mode on the regular B6 can look artificial.
Older movies and low-resolution streams generally look clear and well defined. Some competing models preserve more sharpness and texture from weaker sources.
DVDs and HD streams gain clear, natural-looking detail without aggressive edge sharpening.
Everyday movies show rich, saturated color, with strong DCI-P3 coverage. Extreme Rec.2020 reds and greens are not as intense as on premium OLEDs.
The B6E handles mainstream HDR color well but covers less of the widest color spaces than some alternatives and even its predecessor.
High volume creates compression that hurts intelligibility.
The B6E’s modest speaker output struggles to fill loud or large spaces.
The RGWB arrangement improves computer text rendering.
A revised subpixel structure improves the sharpness of computer text compared with less PC-friendly OLED arrangements.
Near-black scenes can reveal vertical bands, even though ordinary bright and dark content often looks uniform.
Very dark gray scenes can reveal distracting vertical bands even though ordinary gray screens are relatively clean.
Speech is generally audible at moderate levels, but the sound can become muffled or compressed when the volume climbs.
Speech can be clear during ordinary watching, but it can also sound uneven and patchy. A soundbar offers more consistent voices.
Most film cadence is handled cleanly.
Most film and TV signals play with even frame pacing, although a few unusual frame-rate combinations can retain judder.
Adjustable feet support different cabinet widths, but the plastic pieces feel cheap and can wobble slightly.
The feet provide adequate support but look and feel cheaper than the metal stand parts on the B5.
Black areas look genuinely inky, with individual OLED pixels switching fully off. This is one of the TV’s clearest advantages over comparable LCD displays.
Perfect, inky OLED blacks are a standout strength across dark scenes, helping highlights and shadows feel sharply separated.
120Hz capability suits console gaming.
The 120Hz panel gives games convincingly fluid, crisp motion, though it does not reach the higher rates of premium gaming displays.
The S85H earns strong praise for its OLED picture, extensive gaming features and accessible pricing. Bright-room visibility and audio quality remain the most common reservations.
The B6E succeeds as a versatile, good-value OLED with exceptional gaming and dark-room pictures. Reflections and several cost-saving details keep it below pricier models.
Slow frame-rate motion can stutter noticeably.
Slow camera pans in movies can look jumpy because the OLED pixels transition so quickly; fast games are less affected.
Calibration is easy but changes little for SDR.
Calibration is straightforward and can refine accuracy, although the default image is already strong enough that gains may be subtle.
Personalized recommendations are better integrated.
webOS organizes entertainment with helpful Quick Cards, while settings allow a cleaner home page if suggestions feel intrusive.
G-SYNC compatibility is effective with supported sources.
NVIDIA G-SYNC compatibility helps reduce tearing for supported gaming PCs.
BFI helps only at 60Hz and leaves some blur.
Optional black-frame insertion can reduce perceived blur, but its 60Hz-only operation limits flexibility.
Included foot clips help organize exposed cables.
Clips behind the stand feet provide a simple, useful way to keep cables tidier.
Game Mode offers useful tools and responsiveness.
Game Optimizer delivers excellent responsiveness, while ordinary picture modes can add noticeable input delay.
Four capable HDMI sockets provide plenty of room for consoles, streaming hardware and other sources.
Four inputs provide room for several consoles, streamers or a PC without constantly swapping cables.
Automatic low-latency switching removes a gaming setup step.
Connected consoles can trigger Game Optimizer automatically, helping players get the TV’s fastest responses without changing settings manually.
Smoothing helps but brings a soap-opera effect.
TruMotion can smooth sports and panning shots, but its frame cadence is not always consistent and may introduce choppiness.
All four HDMI ports offer full gaming bandwidth, making the S85H practical for households with several consoles or a gaming PC.
Four HDMI 2.1 inputs are unusually generous for a budget-oriented OLED and make it easy to connect multiple modern systems.
Off-center seating retains convincing color and contrast, making the panel a good fit for wider couches or seating arrangements.
Colors and contrast stay remarkably consistent off-axis, with only mild fading from extreme positions.
Glossy reflections are a major weakness compared with Samsung’s S90H and S95H. A controllable, moderately lit room is the safest setting.
Glossy mirror-like reflections are one of the most consistent complaints, with strong lamps and windows disrupting darker scenes.
Adaptive refresh works smoothly across much of the panel’s range and helps keep gameplay free of tearing.
VRR works across a broad span of refresh rates and helps gameplay stay smooth and tear-free.
Pure black regions are impressively uniform and free of haloing around bright objects. Some near-black scenes still reveal vertical bands.
Black screens remain truly dark without the glow or haloing that can appear on backlit TVs.
Bright subtitles and small highlights sit cleanly against dark backgrounds without the glowing halos that can surround them on many LCD TVs.
Bright objects sit against dark backgrounds without distracting halos, thanks to individually controlled OLED pixels.
Minor refresh-linked brightness pulsing remains.
Subtle refresh-related brightness dips should not bother most viewers, but the picture is not entirely flicker-free.
Direct lamps and windows remain clearly visible on the screen. The S85H cannot match the anti-glare coatings on Samsung’s step-up OLEDs.
The glossy panel does little to hide window or lamp reflections, especially when darker scenes are playing.
Fast-moving objects stay sharp, making dynamic games and sport broadcasts particularly satisfying.
The instant OLED pixel response produces exceptionally crisp moving objects, especially at 120Hz.
OLED pixels transition almost instantly, leaving fast objects with very little trailing blur. Minor overshoot is generally hard to see.
OLED pixel transitions are nearly instantaneous, keeping fast game movement exceptionally crisp.
Adaptive synchronization remains effective across the refresh range, including lower frame rates when compensation is available.
Low-frame-rate compensation extends variable refresh operation below the panel’s normal minimum to reduce tearing.
Most panel problems are not expected to occur quickly, but potential burn-in and eventual edge-pixel defects deserve consideration.
The panel has relatively low risk of many common failures, but static imagery can burn in and edge-pixel issues may appear with age.
Dolby Vision is missing for both movies and games, although HDR10 and HDR10+ are available. This is a real consideration for Dolby Vision-heavy libraries.
Dolby Vision streaming looks vivid and detailed, though compatibility with the newer Dolby Vision 2 format is uncertain.
4K console play is strongly supported aside from Dolby Vision.
Modern games look sharp and run smoothly, with the HDMI bandwidth and gaming modes to make the most of 4K sources.
FreeSync provides tear-free play.
AMD FreeSync support contributes to the broad, smooth variable-refresh gaming package.
Premium-looking OLED contrast and a broad gaming toolset come at an appealing entry-level price. LG B6 deals or discounted older Samsung models can sometimes offer stronger value.
Discounted pricing makes the B6E a standout introduction to OLED, but a cheaper B5 or a closely priced C6 can change the calculation.
Current-generation consoles can run at 4K and 120Hz with VRR support. Enthusiast PC gamers may miss a higher 144Hz or 165Hz ceiling.
4K/120Hz gaming is a clear highlight, with strong compatibility across modern consoles and the responsive motion OLED is known for.
All HDMI sockets carry the full gaming bandwidth.
All four HDMI inputs offer high-bandwidth gaming support, including 4K/120Hz and variable refresh rate.
Navigation feels brisk. Tizen improves organization rather than raw speed.
webOS does not always feel as smooth as its well-organized interface suggests, with occasional hesitation.
Overall tonal tracking can be impressive, though some scenes expose exaggerated highlights and loss of shadow detail. A brighter setting can further trade accuracy for punch.
HDR luminance tracking closely follows the intended image, preserving subtle differences in bright details.
Bright effects are controlled effectively. Tone mapping sometimes flattens image depth.
Highlights retain smooth gradation, though the TV sometimes protects detail by limiting how bright tiny elements appear.
Switching inputs and settings is intuitive.
The redesigned webOS layout is easier to navigate, though some operation can feel sluggish as the software becomes more demanding.
Ad targeting can be disabled, but ads themselves remain.
Some home-screen promotions and suggested content can be turned off for a cleaner interface, but apps-page ads remain.
The major streaming platforms are present, with services such as Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and Apple TV working well.
webOS offers an expansive app library for streaming and gaming, leaving few obvious gaps for everyday entertainment.
Built-in smart home control is versatile.
webOS works with a broad range of connected-home platforms, making the TV adaptable to existing setups.
The thin design looks attractive from the front but uses fairly inexpensive plastic, with some fragility during handling.
Construction feels solid and generally premium, even if the stand feet and some finishing touches are less upscale than flagship alternatives.
The thin borders keep attention on the image.
The screen has a clean, thin-edged appearance, although the B6E’s bezels are thicker than those on some premium OLEDs.
A very thin panel and narrow bezels make the S85H attractive from the front, while the plastic stand and rear are less premium.
Slim styling, narrow borders and a restrained profile look attractive in a living room, without the bulk of many conventional TVs.
Abundant AI extras fail to add obvious utility.
The soccer preset brightens the pitch and can enhance stadium sound, but it can also make colors look excessive and needs manual switching on this model.
Dark gray and green show mild banding.
Low frequencies fail to convey crashes and engines.
AI energy settings can cut power use.
Optional interpolation makes 30fps single-player games look smoother, but it substantially raises latency and is less suitable for competitive action.
Color gradients are generally smooth with some darker banding. Dark gradients can show posterization.
The TV can preserve bright effects with careful tone mapping, but overly bright skin highlights and demanding HDR masters sometimes lose subtle detail.
Some rear-facing HDMI ports are awkward to reach, especially when the television is mounted close to a wall.
The newer budget WOLED panel excels at black levels but does not match tandem OLED for maximum brightness or rich highlight colors.
Without the Magic Remote’s pointer and built-in microphone, some navigation and smart functions are less convenient out of the box.
Minimal buttons keep the remote tidy, but it can be easy to lose and difficult to use in darkness. Some common functions require on-screen menus.
4K resolution shows strong detail on large panels.
The two stand feet support the thin display securely despite their basic materials.
Traditional broadcast viewers cannot record tuner programs directly to a USB drive.
Streaming apps work reliably.
Bluetooth soundbar pairing works smoothly.
The redesigned Tizen layout feels improved.
webOS has broad app support and intuitive menus, though sluggish moments and persistent advertising interrupt an otherwise polished experience.
Samsung’s promise of up to seven years of Tizen updates is a welcome long-term benefit.
A wide selection of familiar streaming services helps make webOS a complete television platform.
The basic B6E remote lacks the microphone needed for some voice features; using those functions requires an optional Magic Remote.
Modern wireless compatibility is a welcome upgrade.
Some Blu-ray audio formats cannot be passed through.
The regular B6 offers a reduced set of sound presets, while the B6E needs the optional Magic Remote for room correction.
Self-lit WOLED pixels deliver true blacks and bloom-free contrast, although the affordable panel is less luminous than premium OLED designs.
Picture-in-picture is missing, preventing two sources from sharing the screen at once.
Textures and skin detail look clean and natural, although a direct Samsung comparison found slightly crisper fine details on the rival.
Filmmaker Mode suits darker dramatic scenes while Cinema Home enhances colorful films and animation.
Foot placement leaves practical soundbar space.
Sharing Galaxy media to the TV is straightforward.
The Gaming Hub makes supported titles accessible without connecting a console, though a compatible service subscription is needed.
Dolby Atmos material can be played, but the built-in speakers struggle to reproduce spacious effects convincingly.
DTS tracks are unsupported, which can complicate lossless surround audio from Blu-ray discs.
Audio connectivity accommodates external soundbars.
HDR10+ mitigates some of the missing Dolby Vision functionality.
Available HDR formats are useful, but Dolby Vision is excluded.
Installation benefits from another person and careful handling.
No ATSC 3.0 option for next-gen broadcasts.
Sizes from 48 to 83 inches cover everything from smaller rooms to large living rooms, adding flexibility within the entry-level OLED range.
Solar recharging and a USB-C backup eliminate regular battery changes, a convenience rarely found on budget televisions.
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