Should You Buy a Hisense TV?

Hisense is one of the most popular TV brands as well as being well known for its fridge freezers, fridges and washing machines.

If you are wondering how Hisense TVs compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 8,200 TVs by objectively and impartially analysing over 170,000 user and expert reviews and over 2,200 awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Hisense are recognised for their good selection of mid-range and award winning TVs. Their TVs start at $255 for the 40H4 which has a display diagonal of 40", a thickness of 81.2mm and is a full hd TV and go up to $1,171 for the 65H9 which has a display diagonal of 65", a thickness of 53.34mm and is a 4K TV. The average price of a new Hisense TV is $713.

Is Hisense the Best TV Brand?

So are Hisense TVs any good? We give every TV a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all TVs we are able to impartially rank all the TV brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Hisense is the 8th best TV brand out there.

Let's look at how Hisense TVs compare to the other TV brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

At an average purchase price of $713, Hisense TVs tend to be cheaper than most other TV brands. Hisense also have better reviews than the typical TV brand, with the average rating of a Hisense TV being 71%.

When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Hisense TV is $34 (based on a person typically using a TV for 5 hours per day), which makes them more efficient than most other TV brands.

There's a smaller selection of Hisense TVs available compared to other TV brands, with only 2 Hisense TVs currently on the market in the US.

What Do the Hisense TV Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Hisense TV to work out the average distribution of reviews for Hisense and then compared this to the other TV brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		12
4 stars		47
3 stars		13
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		1,606
4 stars		360
3 stars		78
2 stars		58
1 star		135

Over 82% of expert reviews and 88% of user reviews for Hisense TVs are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 91% and 92% respectively across all TV brands.

Purchasers of Hisense TVs frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use, had good connectivity and was solidly made. Their TVs have also won 10 awards.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Hisense TVs by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other TV brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Samsung	LG	Philips	Sony	Toshiba	Hisense
	77% 218 reviews	77% 167 reviews		77% 31 reviews	71% 22 reviews
	85% 52 reviews	81% 183 reviews	80% 99 reviews	75% 36 reviews	74% 7 reviews
	84% 167 reviews	81% 100 reviews	82% 35 reviews	86% 12 reviews	68% 25 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	86% 133 reviews	79% 73 reviews	80% 32 reviews	83% 12 reviews	76% 28 reviews	80% 6 reviews
	95% 100 reviews	81% 72 reviews	83% 33 reviews	85% 8 reviews	67% 15 reviews	75% 4 reviews
	73% 105 reviews	67% 70 reviews	76% 20 reviews	89% 14 reviews	54% 7 reviews	60% 2 reviews
	82% 130 reviews	80% 38 reviews	78% 22 reviews	83% 7 reviews	65% 13 reviews	85% 4 reviews
	75% 95 reviews	63% 60 reviews	72% 13 reviews	76% 5 reviews	60% 5 reviews
	89% 56 reviews	90% 57 reviews	89% 38 reviews	92% 14 reviews	83% 11 reviews
	88% 42 reviews	87% 67 reviews	83% 41 reviews	88% 12 reviews	90% 6 reviews	77% 3 reviews
	76% 89 reviews	70% 44 reviews	39% 1 review	56% 2 reviews	62% 8 reviews	65% 4 reviews
	80% 60 reviews	82% 56 reviews	64% 22 reviews	75% 7 reviews	70% 1 review
	89% 66 reviews	83% 35 reviews	87% 22 reviews	85% 4 reviews	74% 7 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	80% 62 reviews	80% 41 reviews	79% 23 reviews	81% 5 reviews	73% 3 reviews	77% 2 reviews
	68% 57 reviews	79% 42 reviews		69% 8 reviews	61% 11 reviews	73% 3 reviews
	88% 72 reviews	88% 40 reviews		87% 6 reviews	85% 1 review
	75% 53 reviews	72% 44 reviews	64% 4 reviews	70% 9 reviews	65% 4 reviews	80% 1 review
	88% 40 reviews	87% 33 reviews	78% 21 reviews	85% 6 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	80% 63 reviews	77% 25 reviews	50% 2 reviews	83% 8 reviews	70% 1 review
	82% 41 reviews	83% 28 reviews	79% 12 reviews	81% 11 reviews	73% 7 reviews
Other Expert Sites	76% 1,446 reviews	76% 1,075 reviews	76% 369 reviews	78% 300 reviews	68% 100 reviews	76% 30 reviews
Average	82% 3,147 reviews	79% 2,350 reviews	74% 809 reviews	80% 517 reviews	71% 284 reviews	76% 63 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Hisense TVs Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 11 industry awards for Hisense TVs. The table below compares the number of awards received by Hisense to other popular TV brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning TVs

Number of Awards	Samsung	LG	Philips	Sony	Toshiba	Hisense
	125	28	17	6	7	4
	68	52	26	2	12	1
	96	28	10	13	4
	33	53	42	13	3
	82	23	15	4	11
	63	22			2	1
	37	15	6	3	3	1
	25	17	9	2	2
	17	17	10	6	1
	16	21	9	4		1
	25	18		2	4
	25	20		3
	13	20	5	2	6
	23	9	10	4
	7	18	5	3	1
	17	9		3	3
	20	11		1
	19	7		4
	13	10	3	1
	7	8	2	6
Other Expert Sites	233	183	46	49	5	3
Total	964	589	215	131	64	11

How Reliable Are Hisense TVs?

We checked over 170,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Hisense TVs. over 130 of these reviews mention reliability of which 93% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Hisense TV owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Hisense TVs are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Hisense TVs that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

Despite its relatively low cost the M7000 is extremely well made

built around a decent smart platform with some fun functionality

I find it more reliable to hardwire things like this

Has Netflix built in capable of 4k streaming which works fine

good sturdy weight

The dolby digital built in sound provides really clear audio

the built in media player

NOT RELIABLE

just not quite up to scratch for what I wanted

can't speak to reliability at this point

sound ( no need for a soundbar) good sturdy stand no worries of it falling over

Black scenes appear to have faint cloudsEither remote or TV randomly stops responding for several secondsRange of speakers is limitedHDMI Arc is unreliable often losing lip syncHDMI Arc volume randomly pops up screen as 10 when volume hasn't changedHDMI CEC won't allow other devices to turn it off or onVery heavy for its thicknessVery fragile during movingOpera TV OS lacks appsThe 65H9D Plus is Hisense's answer to OLED TV's where you can get the quality of OLED without the premium price

The build quality has an overall plasticky feel to it

Other issue is the stand is fragile looking