The best OLED TVs, compared line by line from the spec sheets

Every OLED has the same core strength: each pixel makes its own light, so black is truly black, the picture holds up from the side, and motion is crisp. What separates the lines is everything around that: how bright the panel gets, whether the screen fights reflections, which HDR format it plays, how many inputs take 4K at 120 Hz, and which sizes you can buy.

How we chose. From each US spec sheet: panel and anti-reflection treatment, HDR formats, the number of HDMI inputs that take 4K 120 Hz, the highest VRR refresh, the tuner and the sizes offered. Then we placed each line by its tier in its brand’s range. We don’t test TVs; for measured brightness, reflections and burn-in, see the RTINGS links under Sources.

Our picks

The C5 has everything most buyers need from an OLED: Dolby Vision, all four inputs at 4K 120 Hz with VRR to 144 Hz, and the widest size range in our catalogue, from a 42-inch desk-or-bedroom set to an 83-inch. It uses a conventional WOLED panel without an anti-glare finish, so it suits a dim or moderately lit room best. Skip it if the TV faces a window, or if you want the brightest OLED picture: that’s the G5.

The G5 is the first TV with LG’s Primary RGB Tandem panel (still a WOLED, but with more light-emitting layers for higher brightness and color), in the 55- to 83-inch sizes; the 97-inch uses an older panel, according to RTINGS. It adds an anti-glare screen, VRR to 165 Hz and a thinner body (1.0–1.1 in deep). Skip it if you’ll stand it on furniture and don’t want to buy a stand: it ships with a wall bracket, not a stand. The full comparison is in LG C5 vs G5.

Samsung’s flagship has a matte Glare Free screen that diffuses reflections from windows and lamps, a QD-OLED panel (per RTINGS; Samsung’s sheet just says OLED), four inputs to 165 Hz, and a One Connect box that holds the inputs, so the panel itself is only 0.4–0.5 in deep. Skip it if you watch a lot of Dolby Vision: Samsung plays those streams in HDR10. Against its cheaper sibling, see Samsung S90F vs S95F.

LG’s entry OLED keeps the parts that matter most: Dolby Vision and four 4K 120 Hz inputs. It gives up VRR above 120 Hz (only relevant to PC gaming) and the C5’s center pedestal: the B5 stands on feet 41.6 in apart at both 55 and 65 inches, so it needs a top about 46 in wide. Skip it if you want 42, 48 or 77 inches: we list it in 55, 65 and 83.

QD-OLED color with Sony’s processing, Dolby Vision, and the only ATSC 3.0 tuner among the OLEDs we list. Skip it if you have more than two 4K 120 Hz devices (a console, a PC, an eARC soundbar compete for HDMI 3 and 4), or want 77 inches or more: we list it in 55 and 65. See Sony vs LG OLED.

Also worth a look: the Samsung S90F (2025) and its 2026 successor, the S90H. The S90F is a QD-OLED in 55, 65 and 77 inches in North America but a WOLED in 42, 48 and 83, per RTINGS; the S90H adds Samsung’s Glare Free screen and VRR to 165 Hz. Both use HDR10+, not Dolby Vision.

Every OLED line we list

Read it by the column that matters to you. HDR formats split cleanly by brand. 4K 120 Hz inputs are four of four on every LG and Samsung, two of four on the Sony. Anti-reflection is a named feature only on the G5, S95F and S90H sheets (the S90F’s sheet says “Anti Reflection: Yes” without naming a finish).

Sizes: which OLED comes in yours

OLED lines skip 75 and 85 inches and come in 77 and 83 instead. A 77-inch is 1.7 in wider than a typical 75-inch; see 65 vs 77 inch. Above 83 inches, the only OLED is the 97-inch G5; Mini LED is the practical choice there.

Burn-in, brightness and the room

• Burn-in. In RTINGS’ accelerated test, every OLED eventually showed burn-in when it ran the same news channel for thousands of hours, even with panel-care features on. That’s a worst case: varied viewing is low risk. If the TV will show a static news ticker or a PC desktop most of the day, a Mini LED is the safer buy. See OLED burn-in.
• Bright rooms. OLEDs are dimmer over large bright areas than the best Mini LEDs. The G5’s tandem panel and the S95F’s matte screen narrow the gap; in a sunny room, also read Mini LED vs OLED and best TV for a bright room.
• Panel type. QD-OLED (Sony BRAVIA 8 II, Samsung S95F, most S90F sizes) has brighter, more saturated color; WOLED (LG) keeps blacks deeper with the lights on. See QD-OLED vs WOLED.

What to watch out for

• Same name, different panel. The Samsung S90F’s panel depends on the size (WOLED at 42, 48 and 83 in North America), and the 97-inch LG G5 lacks the tandem panel of the smaller sizes.
• No stand in the G5 box. Budget for LG’s optional stand (a 19.1–19.7 in pedestal) or a wall mount.
• The S95F’s One Connect box adds 22–29 lb to the stand weight and needs a spot within cable reach.
• 2026 successors. LG has replaced the C5 with the C6 (42–65 in) and the C6H (77 and 83 in, with a tandem panel), and the B5 with the B6; Samsung’s S95H and S90H replace the S95F and S90F. The 2025 models above stay in stores while stock lasts, usually at lower prices: see the best time to buy a TV.