- Sony’s 2026 TV vary has now all been introduced
- Three tiers: RGB mini-LED, OLED and LED
- In sizes from 43 inches to 115 inches
Sony has simply launched two new Bravia TVs right this moment, with the brand new Bravia 7 II and Bravia 9 II changing the present Bravia 7 and Bravia 9. The brand new fashions have RGB mini-LED backlights and pretty hefty costs: the Bravia 7 II begins at £1,899 / $1,599 (about AU$3,560) for a 50-inch mannequin, and this rises to £22,999 / $30,999 (about AU$43,165) for the Bravia 9 II at 115 inches.
Though the 2 highest-end fashions merely exchange their predecessors, different fashions within the present Bravia vary are a bit extra complicated: each the Bravia 8 and the Bravia 8 II can be found, whereas there is no Bravia 5 II – simply the Bravia 5. And have you ever ever tried saying the identify of the Bravia 2 II out loud to somebody? It requires rationalization!
It is a bit complicated (although solely a bit by TV-naming requirements), but it surely all makes extra sense if you see that the Bravias are damaged into three tiers: True RGB mini-LED, OLED and LED respectively. The larger the quantity, the additional up the listing it lives.
Which Bravias are within the Sony vary of 2026 TVs?
|
Title |
Display screen sort |
Sizes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bravia 9 II |
True RGB |
65, 75, 85 and 115-inch |
|
Bravia 7 II |
True RGB |
50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 98-inch |
|
Bravia 8 II |
OLED (QD-OLED) |
55, 65-inch |
|
Bravia 8 |
OLED (W-OLED) |
55, 65-inch (77-inch US solely) |
|
Bravia 5 |
LED (mini-LED) |
55, 65, 75 and 85-inch |
|
Bravia 3 II |
LED |
43, 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 100-inch |
|
Bravia 2 II |
LED |
43, 50, 55, 65 and 75-inch |
Let’s begin with the flagships first.
The Bravia 9 II and Bravia 7 II are True RGB TVs. The Bravia 7 II is accessible in 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 98-inch variations, whereas the flagship Bravia 9 II is available in 65, 75, 85 and 115-inch variations.
That makes the Bravia 7 II the primary RGB TV from any model to come back in a 50-inch model — beforehand the smallest was 55 inches — and that places it proper up there in opposition to the perfect OLED TVs in order for you a premium TV at a smaller dimension. These TVs needs to be apprehensive: we have seen Sony’s RGB tech on a number of events and it’s totally spectacular.
The important thing distinction between the Bravia 7 II and the Bravia 9 II is that the latter has a extra highly effective backlight than its sibling. It is able to 3,990 nits in Skilled Mode. We measured the Bravia 7 II at 2,078 nits in the identical mode. Each of these numbers are from testing pre-production fashions however we would count on very related real-world numbers — we count on there may even be fewer dimming zones and different modifications within the Bravia 7 II, however we’ll want to check the TVs for extra element on that.
Subsequent up there are the 2 OLED ranges, the OLED Bravia 8 and the QD-OLED Bravia 8 II. They each are available 55 and 65-inch flavors. Within the US, the Bravia 8 can also be accessible as a 77-inch TV. This is our Bravia 8 assessment, and our Bravia 8 II assessment, if you wish to examine each units.
And the ultimate tier are the LED TVs; the Bravia 5 is mini-LED, whereas the Bravia 3 II and the Bravia 2 II are extra commonplace LED tech.
The Bravia 5 is available in 55, 65, 75 and 85 inches; the Bravia 3 II is available in 43, 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 100 inches, and the Bravia 2 II is accessible in 43, 50, 55, 65 and 75 inches.
In order that’s it — you’ll be able to largely simply use the primary quantity to inform whether or not one thing is best or worse than the opposite fashions, however typically it being a ‘II’ issues… and typically it does not.
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