Sony BRAVIA 7 K85XR70 85"
Amazon Ember ML55F700 55"
What Buyers Say
Sony BRAVIA 7 K85XR70 85"
The Sony Bravia 7 receives overwhelmingly positive feedback for its exceptional picture quality, color accuracy, and brightness. Users praise its value for money, noting it outperforms more expensive OLED models in some areas. A few minor issues include a learning curve with Google TV settings and occasional restarts, but overall satisfaction is high.
Pros
- Exceptional picture quality
- Great color accuracy and saturation
- High brightness
- Excellent value for money
- Good upscaling of lower resolution content
Cons
- Learning curve with Google TV settings
- Occasional restarts
- Off-angle viewing not as good as OLED
- Requires subscription for full 4K features
Amazon Ember ML55F700 55"
The Amazon Fire TV 55" Omni Mini-LED Series receives mixed feedback. Many users praise its excellent picture quality, vibrant colors, and deep black levels that approach OLED performance, along with great sound and seamless Alexa integration. However, several verified reviewers report significant issues with software glitches, including slow menus after updates, random picture dimming, audio skipping, and app crashes, which can make the TV frustrating to use. While the hardware is highly regarded for its value, especially for gaming with 4K 120Hz support, the software stability is a major concern that has led some to consider returning the unit.
Pros
- Excellent picture quality
- Great black levels close to OLED
- Vibrant colors and contrast
- Good built-in sound
- Seamless Alexa integration
Cons
- Software glitches and lag after updates
- Random picture dimming issues
- Audio skipping and sound problems
- Slow menu and app loading
- Settings revert to default
Scores
Specifications
| Sony BRAVIA 7 K85XR70 85" | Amazon Ember ML55F700 55" | |
|---|---|---|
| Display | ||
| Size | 85" | 55" |
| Resolution | 4K | 4K |
| Panel Type | Mini-LED★ | QLED |
| Backlight | Mini-LED | Mini-LED |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | — |
| Curved | ✗ | ✗ |
| Picture Quality | ||
| Peak Brightness | — | 1400 nits★ |
| Contrast Ratio | infinite | — |
| Color Gamut | XR Triluminos Pro | — |
| Motion Tech | XR Motion Clarity | — |
| Processor | XR Processor | Fire TV Intelligent Picture |
| HDR | ||
| HDR Formats | Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG | Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+ Adaptive |
| Dolby Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| HDR10+ | ✗ | ✓★ |
| HLG | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Gaming | ||
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz★ |
| VRR | VRR | FreeSync Premium Pro |
| ALLM | ✓★ | — |
| Game Mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart TV | ||
| Platform | Google TV | Fire TV |
| Voice Assistant | Google Assistant | Alexa |
| Screen Mirroring | AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in | — |
| Works With | Apple HomeKit | Alexa |
| Audio | ||
| Speaker Config | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Wattage | 40W★ | — |
| Dolby Atmos | ✓ | ✓ |
| Surround Sound | DTS:X, 3D Surround Upscaling | — |
| eARC | ✓★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| HDMI Ports | 4★ | — |
| HDMI Version | 2.1★ | — |
| USB Ports | 2★ | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6★ | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.3★ | — |
| Ethernet | ✓★ | — |
| Optical Audio | ✓★ | — |
| VESA Mount | 400x400 | — |
| Power & Size | ||
| Power | 374W★ | — |
| Energy Star | ✗ | — |
| Annual Energy | 612 kWh★ | — |
| Weight | 48.60 kg | 16.01 kg★ |
Pros & Cons
Sony BRAVIA 7 K85XR70 85"
- Strong display (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong smart (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong audio (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average affordability (15th percentile)15th %ile
Amazon Ember ML55F700 55"
- Strong hdr (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong picture quality (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong gaming (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong display (76th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (32nd percentile)
Pricing
Amazon Ember ML55F700 55" offers 3.0x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 92 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 14 of 40 specs.
