As CES 2025 comes to a close, there are some key takeaways in the TV world, adding brighter OLEDs like the LG G5, bigger screens like Hisense’s massive 136-inch and 163-inch micro-LED TVs. , as well as the arrival of new technologies such as Samsung’s 8K television with micro-LED RGB backlighting.
However, there is one market that appears to be just as competitive, if not more so, than it was in 2025; and those are mini-LED TVs. Some of the most productive TVs on the market are mini-LED TVs. Highlights of 2024 included the Samsung QN90D, Hisense U8N, and the revolutionary Sony Bravia 9, but there were plenty of other models that can count as some of the most productive mini-LED TVs.
2025 looks set to be another big year for mini-LED TVs, with some exciting tech innovations introduced at CES. Mini-LED TVs from Samsung, Hisense, TCL and Panasonic have been confirmed – and Sony hasn’t even announced its sets yet!
Samsung revealed its 2025 mini-LED TV lineup and the most eye-catching news was the introduction of Glare Free tech to the Samsung QN90F and QN990F, its 2025 flagship 4K and 8K models. The reflection beating tech (which is a matte screen) was first introduced in 2024 on the Samsung S95D, one of the best OLED TVs on the planet.
We were impressed with how effective the Glare Free generation was on the S95D, so adding it to the QN90F, which we expect to have maximum brightness levels and seamless motion processing like its predecessor, the QN90D, will likely make it one of the the best. Sports televisions. This is an occasion that sports lovers keep an eye out for.
One of the other major reveals at CES is the arrival of Hisense’s mini-LED RGB backlit TV, the 116-inch UX. Hisense claims the new generation will offer brighter, more colorful colors and a maximum brightness of 10,000 nits, as well as being 10% more energy efficient. We have noticed the 116UX in the user and it is as dynamic as we promised.
This is likely to be a super-premium TV, with the 110-inch UXN with a standard mini-LED backlight retailing for a hefty $15,000 / £20,000 (roughly AU$24,000) so you can expect the 116UX to be even pricier, but its still an exciting new tech.
TCL also revealed a new type of mini-LED backlight, which demonstrated more precise backlight control and higher brightness of up to a mind-blowing 50% increase in its 2025 mini-LED TV lineup, without compromising the image’s darker areas.
Panasonic added the W95B to its 2025 TV lineup, while LG announced two mini LED TVs, the QNED99 and QNED92, to its QNED 2025 TV lineup. While these don’t have the same headline-grabbing inventions as previous TVs, they’re still ready to deliver wonderful gaming features and advanced processors once they promise superior brightness and wonderful contrast.
These are just some of the mini-LED TV models that we can expect in 2025. We’re waiting to hear about Sony’s 2025 lineup, which could come with the successor to the brilliant Sony Bravia nine. The Bravia Nine is a mini-LED TV with OLED-like contrast and black levels, so could Sony beat it?
We’re also still waiting to hear about Hisense’s latest ULED lineup, which follows on from last year’s Hisense U8N, U7N and U6N, and these along with TCL’s other sets are sure to make up the backbone of the mid-range and budget mini-LED sets in 2025.
Although those brands are chasing mini-LED supremacy, we are the real winners. These brands are looking to make their TVs faster, brighter, more colorful and more detailed than ever, and they’re going to be looking to offer the most productive prices imaginable to hook us into deciding on a mini TV. LED on an OLED.
Brands are also starting to invest in larger presentations in their ranges, with Hisense’s 116-inch UX, Samsung’s 115-inch QN90F and TCL’s 98-inch QM6K being some of the largest mini-LED sets on the market. they offer. be beyond people’s maximum budget, does that mean we may see a drop in price for smaller sizes? Hisense is likely to offer this, but we’ll keep an eye on pricing as it’s revealed in the coming months. Plus, we can all still dream of a movie theater-sized screen, and having that option will make me appreciate it.
It’s also great to see so many tech innovations coming through for mini-LED TVs as well. A common problem for mini-LED TVs is backlight blooming (where light surrounds brighter objects on dark backgrounds, creating a halo effect) but if these new innovations can reduce this issue altogether, then that just means better TVs for us.
Higher brightness, whether maximum or full-screen, is a theme on the new mini-LED TVs. While the numbers achieve mind-blowing heights of over 10,000 nits, that means flashier photographs and fewer reflections for us. with bright rooms. Another positive point thanks to the competitive spirit.
2025 is shaping up to be the most hotly contested year for mini-LED TVs in years and I can’t wait to find out who’s going to come out on top. Thankfully for us, it looks like we’re going to be spoilt for choice.
James is the TV materials editor at TechRadar. Before joining the team, he worked at a giant UK-based AV store promoting audio and TV equipment, where he would explain to consumers the difference between OLED and QLED or be inspired by watching a PS5 running the LG 65G2Array when he wasn’t writing about the latest stuff. On television technology, James plays, reads, watches rugby or comes up with some other concept for a novel.
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