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Updated January 12, 2024·
Consider the Sony A80K if you prioritize exceptional picture quality, especially in dark rooms, and you're looking for a top-tier movie and sports viewing experience. Its OLED technology ensures perfect blacks and excellent contrast, making it ideal for dim environments. However, it's not the best for bright rooms due to its average SDR brightness and reflective screen. It also has good gaming features, though not the absolute best. The sound quality is decent, but you might want to pair it with a soundbar for the best audio experience. On the other hand, the Hisense UX is a better fit for well-lit spaces with its superior brightness and anti-reflective coating. It's also more suitable for gaming and sports content, with excellent motion handling and a larger screen size that can enhance the viewing experience. While its color accuracy and overall picture quality are very good, it falls short of the Sony's performance in dark rooms. The Hisense also offers better smart features and sound quality out of the box, and it can double as a decent PC monitor. However, it comes with a high-end price tag that may not justify its performance trade-offs compared to the Sony. Choose the Sony A80K for its superior picture quality in a less bright environment and better overall movie experience, but opt for the Hisense UX if you need a TV that performs well in bright rooms and offers larger screen real estate with enhanced gaming and sports viewing capabilities. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Hisense UX (LCD)
- Best in class for bright room
- Excellent for cartoons & animation
Advantages of the Sony A80K (OLED)
- Excellent for dark room
- Excellent for movies & TV
- Excellent for sports
- Best in class for upscaling
- Best in class motion processing
- Excellent viewing angle
Key differences
Movies & TV
8.5
9.1
8.00/10
CONTRAST
10.00/10
10.0/10
BLACK UNIFORMITY
10.0/10
7.0/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
Yes
HDR10 SUPPORT
Yes
Yes
HDR10+ SUPPORT
No
Yes
DOLBY VISION SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony A80K (OLED) is excellent for movies & TV, while the Hisense UX (LCD) is very good.
The Hisense UX delivers very good picture quality for movies and cinematic TV, thanks to its impressive contrast, excellent black uniformity, and strong local dimming capabilities which are important for darker scenes, although the colors and viewing angles are just good and may not satisfy the most critical viewers.
Sports
6.6
9.2
4.2/10
MOTION PROCESSING
10.0/10
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
7.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
7.0/10
7.0/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
10.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.0/10
Yes
HLG SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony A80K (OLED) is excellent for sports, while the Hisense UX (LCD) is only fair.
The Sony A80K excels in sports viewing due to its outstanding motion processing and response time, which makes fast action smoother and clearer, along with better handling of reflections and wider viewing angles. In contrast, the Hisense UX, with fair motion processing and response time, might not deliver the same level of clarity during fast sports scenes and may suffer from more noticeable reflections and limited viewing angles.
Cartoons & Animation
9.0
8.5
8.6/10
COLOR GAMUT SCORE
8.1/10
10.0/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
7.4/10
10.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.0/10
7.7/10
COLORS OUT OF THE BOX SCORE
8.0/10
6.8/10
GRAY UNIFORMITY
9.6/10
The Hisense UX (LCD) is excellent for cartoons & animation, while the Sony A80K (OLED) is very good.
The Hisense UX, being an LCD TV with Mini LED backlighting, delivers very good color performance straight out of the box and exhibits excellent color volume, which makes it excellent for watching cartoons and animations. Meanwhile, the Sony A80K, as an OLED TV, also provides very good colors out of the box and a very good color gamut, resulting in a very good experience for animation, with the added benefit of perfect black levels and high contrast, enhancing dark scenes.
Bright Room
10.0
7.0
7.0/10
VIEWING ANGLE
9.1/10
10.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.0/10
10.0/10
HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
6.8/10
8.9/10
REFLECTIONS SCORE
8.9/10
The Hisense UX (LCD) is best in class for bright room, while the Sony A80K (OLED) is good.
The Hisense UX performs better in bright rooms because it has superior SDR and HDR brightness, which supports clearer visibility in well-lit conditions. Both the Hisense UX and Sony A80K handle reflections very well, but the improved brightness of the Hisense UX makes it a better choice for sunny rooms, although the Sony A80K may offer better contrast and more vivid colors due to its OLED technology.
Cost
$2,498
$1,698
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
The Hisense UX (LCD) has a price of $2,498 and the Sony A80K (OLED) costs $1,698.
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Key similarities
Picture Quality
8.8
8.6
8.00/10
CONTRAST
10.00/10
10.0/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
7.4/10
miniLED FALD
PANEL TYPE
WOLED
VA
PANEL SUB-TYPE
WBE
The Hisense UX (LCD) and Sony A80K (OLED) both have very good picture quality.
Gaming
8.4
8.8
8.4/10
RESPONSE TIME SCORE
9.4/10
7.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
7.0/10
4.2/10
MOTION PROCESSING
10.0/10
90.0/100
GAMING LOCAL DIMMING
100.0/100
10.0/10
GAME HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.0/10
The Sony A80K (OLED) and Hisense UX (LCD) are both very good for gaming.
The Hisense UX boasts very good response time and input lag for gaming on its LCD screen, offering a smooth and responsive gaming experience. Meanwhile, the Sony A80K has an excellent response time on its OLED screen, reducing motion blur and enhancing fast-paced gaming, but its input lag performance is rated similarly to the Hisense UX, ensuring both TVs provide a responsive gaming experience.
News, Talk, & Other TV
8.6
8.9
10.0/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.0/10
7.0/10
UPSCALING
10.0/10
The Sony A80K (OLED) and Hisense UX (LCD) are both very good for news, talk, & other TV.
The Hisense UX excels in upscaling content well-suited for watching standard definition TV programs and has a high SDR brightness, making it great for daytime viewing in bright rooms. The Sony A80K, on the other hand, offers better contrast, which enhances the clarity of news and talk shows, along with highly accurate colors out of the box, providing a rich and vibrant picture for such content.
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How the Hisense UX (LCD) and the Sony A80K (OLED) compare to other TVs
Spec Comparison
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| Hisense UX (LCD) | Sony A80K (OLED) |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$2,498 | $1,698 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Hisense | Sony | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | September 1, 2023 | June 2, 2022 | |
Full name | |||
Full name | 85UX | XR-65A80K | |
Screen Size | |||
Screen Size | 85" | 65" | |
Screen Resolution | |||
Screen Resolution | 4K | 4K | |
TV FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | |||
Operating System | Google TV | Android TV | |
Sound Quality Score | |||
Sound Quality Score | 8/10 | 8.9/10 | |
NextGen Ready | |||
NextGen Ready | Yes | Yes | |
HDMI Ports | |||
HDMI Ports | 4 | 4 | |
Coax Ports | |||
Coax Ports | 1 | 1 | |
DISPLAY QUALITY SCORES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Picture Quality Score | |||
Picture Quality Score | 8.9/10 | 8.7/10 | |
Bright Room Score | |||
Bright Room Score | 10/10 | 7.1/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.4/10 | 8.8/10 | |
Movies & TV Score | |||
Movies & TV Score | 8.6/10 | 9.1/10 | |
Sports Score | |||
Sports Score | 6.6/10 | 9.2/10 | |
PHYSICAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Dimensions w/o Stand (H x W x D) | |||
Dimensions w/o Stand (H x W x D) | 43.1" x 76.7" x 1.7" | 33" x 57.1" x 2.1" | |
Dimensions with Stand (H x W) | |||
Dimensions with Stand (H x W) | 45.5" x 76.7" | 33.9" x 57" | |
Weight without Stand | |||
Weight without Stand | 111.9 lbs | 50.7 lbs | |
VESA Mount | |||
VESA Mount | 600 x 400 | 300 x 300 | |
DISPLAY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Color Depth | |||
Color Depth | 10 bit | 10 bit | |
Black Frame Insertion | |||
Black Frame Insertion | Yes | Yes | |
Auto Low Latency Mode | |||
Auto Low Latency Mode | Yes | Yes | |
Contrast | |||
Contrast | 8/10 | 10/10 | |
Local Dimming | |||
Local Dimming | 8.4/10 | 10/10 | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Speaker Setup | |||
Speaker Setup | 4.1.2 | 3.2 | |
Speaker Power | |||
Speaker Power | 82 W | 50 W | |
Dolby Atmos | |||
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes | |
DTS:X | |||
DTS:X | Up to DTS Digital Surround, Bypass only | Up to DTS Digital Surround, Bypass only | |
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Matthew Murray | November 2023
"If you need a TV that can light up the room literally as well as figuratively, look no further than the Hisense UX"
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Michael Desjardin | December 2022
"It’s a high-end TV through and through something that becomes clear the moment you glance at its stunning picture. The A80K’s surgically precise contrast control is likely the first thing you’ll notice about its picture ... every piece of content looks better when this amount of precision is available. Color accuracy is another strong suit; the A80K features fantastic out-of-the-box color accuracy in the Custom picture mode."
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About Hisense
Hisense, a Chinese TV manufacturer, entered the US market in approximately 2011 and has since acquired TV divisions from various companies such as Toshiba, Sharp, Hitachi, and NEC. Currently ranking as the fourth largest vendor in terms of sales volume, Hisense aims to capture a wide range of TV budget segments. They offer exceptional value with TVs that often outperform their competitors at similar price points, making them a compelling choice for consumers. In the US, they use Google TV as their smart TV software which provides the largest app selection and a very modern user interface, however it is not as user friendly as the software from other vendors.
About Sony
Sony stands as a highly experienced and widely trusted TV manufacturer, earning a reputation that surpasses all others. A Japanese company, Sony has been making TVs for far longs than it has been making Playstation game consoles. Sony's high-end TVs are often regarded as the ultimate choice for videophiles, representing the epitome of quality, albeit at a premium price point. Renowned for their advanced and precise motion handling, as well as their cutting-edge local dimming algorithms, Sony consistently delivers unparalleled performance in these areas. They include Google TV software with all their TV sets, which grants access to the largest selection of apps available and they also include Bravia Core which is a movie streaming platform specifically for Sony TVs that offers higher picture quality by using more bandwidth.
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