Should You Buy a Samsung TV?

Samsung is one of the most popular TV brands as well as being well known for its PC monitors, washing machines and digital cameras.

If you are wondering how Samsung TVs compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 8,300 TVs by objectively and impartially analysing over 160,000 user and expert reviews and over 2,200 awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Samsung are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and award winning TVs. Their TVs start at $148 for the UN32J4000 which has a display diagonal of 32", a thickness of 69mm and is an hd TV and go up to $2,899 for the QN82Q8F which has a display diagonal of 82", a thickness of 63.5mm and is a 4K TV. The average price of a new Samsung TV is $1,044.

Is Samsung the Best TV Brand?

So are Samsung 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 Samsung is the actually best TV brand out there.

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

There's a wide selection of Samsung TVs available compared to other TV brands, with over 60 Samsung TVs currently on the market in the US. Samsung also have better reviews than the typical TV brand, with the average rating of a Samsung TV being 92%.

Samsung have a number of great features including QLED technology, samsung smartthings and Samsung TV Plus which sets them apart from the competition. When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Samsung TV is $33 (based on a person typically using a TV for 5 hours per day), which makes them more efficient than most other TV brands.

However Samsung TVs tend to be more expensive than most other TV brands making them a less popular choice with consumers.

What Do the Samsung TV Reviews Say?

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

Expert Reviews

5 stars		2,457
4 stars		2,347
3 stars		302
2 stars		23
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		126,707
4 stars		29,019
3 stars		4,764
2 stars		2,246
1 star		3,988

Over 94% of expert reviews and 93% of user reviews for Samsung TVs are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 90% and 92% respectively across all TV brands.

Purchasers of Samsung TVs frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use, carefully designed and had been designed with environmental issues in mind. Their TVs have also won 950+ awards.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Samsung 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
	77% 221 reviews	77% 169 reviews		77% 31 reviews	71% 22 reviews
	84% 47 reviews	81% 181 reviews	80% 99 reviews	75% 36 reviews	74% 7 reviews
	83% 166 reviews	81% 99 reviews	82% 35 reviews	86% 12 reviews	68% 25 reviews
	86% 129 reviews	79% 72 reviews	80% 32 reviews	83% 12 reviews	76% 28 reviews
	95% 101 reviews	81% 72 reviews	83% 34 reviews	85% 8 reviews	67% 15 reviews
	72% 107 reviews	67% 70 reviews	76% 20 reviews	89% 14 reviews	54% 7 reviews
	82% 127 reviews	80% 37 reviews	78% 22 reviews	83% 7 reviews	65% 13 reviews
	76% 94 reviews	63% 60 reviews	72% 13 reviews	76% 5 reviews	60% 5 reviews
	89% 56 reviews	90% 56 reviews	89% 38 reviews	92% 14 reviews	83% 11 reviews
	88% 41 reviews	87% 67 reviews	83% 41 reviews	88% 12 reviews	90% 6 reviews
	80% 62 reviews	82% 56 reviews	64% 22 reviews	75% 7 reviews	70% 1 review
	76% 89 reviews	70% 43 reviews	39% 1 review	56% 2 reviews	62% 8 reviews
	89% 67 reviews	83% 34 reviews	87% 22 reviews	85% 4 reviews	74% 7 reviews
	80% 61 reviews	80% 41 reviews	79% 23 reviews	81% 5 reviews	73% 3 reviews
	68% 58 reviews	79% 42 reviews		69% 8 reviews	61% 11 reviews
	75% 57 reviews	72% 44 reviews	64% 4 reviews	70% 9 reviews	65% 4 reviews
	88% 71 reviews	88% 39 reviews		87% 6 reviews	85% 1 review
	88% 40 reviews	87% 33 reviews	78% 21 reviews	85% 6 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	80% 64 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% 1,439 reviews	76% 1,074 reviews	76% 370 reviews	78% 300 reviews	68% 100 reviews
Average	82% 3,138 reviews	79% 2,342 reviews	74% 811 reviews	80% 517 reviews	71% 284 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Samsung TVs Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 951 industry awards for Samsung TVs. This means that Samsung has more awards for its TVs than any other brand. The table below compares the number of awards received by Samsung 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
	122	27	17	6	7
	67	51	26	2	12
	95	28	10	13	4
	28	54	42	13	3
	79	24	15	4	11
	64	22			2
	38	14	6	3	3
	25	17	9	2	2
	17	17	10	6	1
	16	22	9	4
	26	17		2	4
	25	20		3
	24	8	10	4
	13	20	5	2	6
	7	17	5	3	1
	17	9		3	3
	19	11		1
	18	7		4
	13	9	3	1
	7	8	2	6
Other Expert Sites	231	187	46	49	5
Total	951	589	215	131	64

How Reliable Are Samsung TVs?

We checked over 160,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Samsung TVs. over 2,200 of these reviews mention reliability of which 88% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Samsung TV owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

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

RELIABLE

Samsung TVs of all prices are usually very reliable

Samsung's mid-range TVs are usually pretty reliable

engineering – easily Samsung's best TV to date

Samsung is as reliable as it comes in the LED TV market

The impossibly slim HDTV is an engineering marvel

Not just for having HD built in

reliable level of picture performance

The UE55H6200 is another impressive TV from the reliable Samsung stable

well put together

NOT RELIABLE

The TV was broke when it was received

wasn't robust

Poor Build Quality

Features to Look Out For On Samsung TVs

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Samsung TVs that set them apart from the competition. These include QLED technology, samsung smartthings and Samsung TV Plus.

Samsung QLED Technology

Samsung TVs that feature QLED technology include the Samsung Q7F QN55Q70TA ($998), the Samsung UE55LS03 (The Frame) ($1,498) and the Samsung UN43LS003 (The Frame) ($1,155).

Samsung Smartthings

Samsung TVs that feature samsung smartthings include the Samsung Series 7 UE55RU7300 ($898), the Samsung UE65RU7300 ($1,099) and the Samsung Series 7 UE50TU7000 ($459).

Samsung TV Plus

Samsung has launched a new TV App called "TV Plus" on its latest generation of Smart TVs. This App brings together TV channels and pay per view movies into an easy to use interface. A wide selection of movies are available including many in Ultra HD (4K) resolution.

Samsung TV Plus makes it easy to watch the latest films with just a couple of clicks. The built in recommendation engine learns your preferences and finds new content that you might be interested in.

Samsung TVs that feature Samsung TV Plus include the Samsung Series 7 UE55RU7300 ($898), the Samsung UE65RU7300 ($1,099) and the Samsung Series 8 UE49RU8000 ($595).

Samsung Adaptive Sound

Samsung TVs that feature Adaptive Sound include the Samsung Series 7 UE50TU7000 ($459), the Samsung Series 7 UE55TU7000 ($578) and the Samsung Series 8 UE75TU8000 ($1,248).