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Samsung QE55Q85R

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4K television | £2299 | whf.cm/QE55Q85R

In the battle of QLED versus OLED, Samsung’s campaign got off to a rip-roaring start in 2019, with the company’s flagship 4K model receiving a five-star review and praise for improving QLED performance across the board.

But not everyone can afford or justify forking out for a top-of-the-range model, which is why the QE55Q85R looks mighty appealing. It sacrifices a little of the Q90R’s brightness and a good number of its backlight dimming zones, but also shaves £500 off the price.

All good things

Straight out of the box, we have only good things to say about the Q85R. Like most modern TVs, it’s designed to be as unobtrusive as possible, and its 4mm bezel certainly helps. The effect is a virtual edge-to-edge experience

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