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Updated January 10, 2024·

If you're looking for overall picture quality and enjoy gaming, the Sony X90K is a great choice with a solid overall picture and gaming performance. It offers good picture quality in bright rooms, making it suitable for well-lit spaces. However, the TCL R648 offers better color accuracy out of the box and slightly better overall picture quality. It also has better sound quality with more powerful speakers built-in, which might be beneficial if you don't plan to use an external sound system. Keep in mind that the TCL R648 tends to be more expensive than the Sony X90K. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Sony X90K (LCD)
  • Good for sports
  • Very good for news, talk, & other TV
  • Best in class for upscaling
  • Best in class motion processing
Advantages of the TCL R648 (LCD)
  • Very good reflections

Key differences

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Sports

7.1
XR-65X90K
65R648
6.5
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
5.3/10
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
7.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
7.6/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
5.9/10
8.7/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.0/10
Yes
HLG SUPPORT
Yes
The Sony X90K (LCD) is good for sports, while the TCL R648 (LCD) is only fair.

Cartoons & Animation

8.0
XR-65X90K
65R648
8.6
7.7/10
COLOR GAMUT SCORE
7.8/10
7.8/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
7.6/10
8.7/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.0/10
7.0/10
COLORS OUT OF THE BOX SCORE
9.0/10
6.6/10
GRAY UNIFORMITY
7.0/10
The TCL R648 (LCD) and Sony X90K (LCD) are both very good for cartoons & animation, though the TCL R648 (LCD) is somewhat better.

News, Talk, & Other TV

8.7
XR-65X90K
65R648
7.5
8.7/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.0/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
5.9/10
The Sony X90K (LCD) is very good for news, talk, & other TV, while the TCL R648 (LCD) is good.

Cost

$998
XR-65X90K
65R648
$2,000
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$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

The Sony X90K (LCD) has a price of $998 and the TCL R648 (LCD) costs $2,000.
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Key similarities

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Picture Quality

7.7
XR-65X90K
65R648
7.7
7.38/10
CONTRAST
7.00/10
7.8/10
COLOR VOLUME SCORE
7.6/10
LED FALD
PANEL TYPE
miniLED FALD
TBD
PANEL SUB-TYPE
VA
The TCL R648 (LCD) and Sony X90K (LCD) both have good picture quality.

Movies & TV

7.5
XR-65X90K
65R648
7.6
7.38/10
CONTRAST
7.00/10
6.1/10
BLACK UNIFORMITY
6.5/10
10.0/10
UPSCALING
5.9/10
Yes
HDR10 SUPPORT
Yes
No
HDR10+ SUPPORT
No
Yes
DOLBY VISION SUPPORT
Yes
The TCL R648 (LCD) and Sony X90K (LCD) are both good for movies & TV.

Gaming

8.1
XR-65X90K
65R648
8.2
8.0/10
RESPONSE TIME SCORE
8.2/10
7.0/10
INPUT LAG SCORE
7.6/10
10.0/10
MOTION PROCESSING
5.3/10
76.0/100
GAMING LOCAL DIMMING
70.0/100
8.6/10
GAME HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
8.3/10
The TCL R648 (LCD) and Sony X90K (LCD) are both very good for gaming.

Bright Room

8.0
XR-65X90K
65R648
8.1
5.4/10
VIEWING ANGLE
5.2/10
8.7/10
SDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
9.0/10
8.3/10
HDR BRIGHTNESS SCORE
7.9/10
6.3/10
REFLECTIONS SCORE
8.0/10
The TCL R648 (LCD) and Sony X90K (LCD) are both very good for bright room.

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How the Sony X90K (LCD) and the TCL R648 (LCD) compare to other TVs

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Spec Comparison

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Sony X90K (LCD)TCL R648 (LCD)
Sony X90K (LCD)TCL R648 (LCD)

GENERAL

Price
$998
$2,000
Brand
SonyTCL
Release Date
May 2, 2022May 1, 2021
Full name
XR-65X90K65R648
Screen Size
65"65"
Screen Resolution
4K8K

TV FEATURES

Operating System
Android TVRoku TV
Sound Quality Score
8/108/10
NextGen Ready
YesNo
HDMI Ports
44
Coax Ports
11

DISPLAY QUALITY SCORES

Picture Quality Score
7.7/107.8/10
Bright Room Score
8/108.2/10
Gaming Score
8.1/108.3/10
Movies & TV Score
7.5/107.7/10
Sports Score
7.2/106.6/10

PHYSICAL

Dimensions w/o Stand (H x W x D)
32.8" x 57.2" x 2.8"32.7" x 57" x 3"
Dimensions with Stand (H x W)
34" x 57.2"35.1" x 57"
Weight without Stand
50.5 lbs70.1 lbs
VESA Mount
300 x 300400 x 400

DISPLAY

Color Depth
10 bit10 bit
Black Frame Insertion
YesYes
Auto Low Latency Mode
YesYes
Contrast
7.4/107/10
Local Dimming
7.2/106.5/10

SOUND

Speaker Setup
2.02.1
Speaker Power
30 W50 W
Dolby Atmos
YesYes
DTS:X
Up to DTS Digital Surround, Bypass onlyYes, Bypass only

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Al Griffin | December 2022
"As Sony’s next-to-flagship LCD TV, the X90K series delivers impressive performance for the price. The XR90K had fairly accurate out-of-box color. The TV’s multi-position stand lets you either set the screen flush with any stand its mounted on or elevate it to clear space for a soundbar. With the latter option, you get around 3 inches of clearance enough to accommodate most soundbars. The X90K’s excellent suite of gaming features ranks it up there with the best 120 Hz 4K TVs."

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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.

About TCL

TCL, the highly recognizable TV brand from China, has firmly established itself as the second-largest manufacturer in terms of sales volume. Renowned for striking an impressive balance between affordability, picture quality, and design, TCL TVs deliver a compelling overall package. While they have traditionally excelled in the low-end and midrange TV segments, TCL has recently made remarkable strides in the realm of high-end televisions, introducing impressive models that rival top competitors. Most TCL TVs use Roku software which is very user friendly and easy to use, but they have a few other models that use Google TV which has the largest app selection, but is not as user friendly as Roku.

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