TCL F35 Series 43F35 43"
Direct LED backlight with enhanced color, Dolby Vision, and HDR10+ support delivers uniform brightness and accurate picture, while Motion Rate 240 with MEMC ensures sharp motion clarity. Integrated Fire TV with Alexa and AirPlay 2, plus Dolby Atmos audio with Enhanced Dialogue Mode, creates a capable smart hub with clear spatial sound. Best for streamers and smart home users seeking a 43-inch 4K HDR TV with robust voice control and dialogue clarity for smaller rooms.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong smart (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong hdr (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong audio (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average display (6th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Size | 42.5" |
| Resolution | 4K |
| Panel Type | LED |
| Backlight | Direct LED |
| Curved | No |
Picture Quality
| Motion Tech | Motion Rate 240 |
| Processor | 4K HDR Pro |
HDR
| HDR Formats | HDR 10, HDR 10+, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), Dolby Vision |
| Dolby Vision | Yes |
| HDR10+ | Yes |
| HLG | Yes |
Gaming
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| ALLM | Yes |
| Game Mode | Yes |
Smart TV
| Platform | Fire TV |
| Voice Assistant | Amazon Alexa |
| Screen Mirroring | Apple AirPlay 2 |
| Works With | Amazon Alexa |
Audio
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| Surround Sound | Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, DTS:X |
| eARC | Yes |
Connectivity
| HDMI Ports | 3 |
| HDMI Version | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
| Ethernet | Yes |
| Optical Audio | Yes |
| VESA Mount | 200x200 |
Power & Size
| Energy Star | No |
| Annual Energy | 100 |
| Weight | 5.6 kg / 12.3 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | TCL F35 Series 43F35 43" | Samsung Neo QLED QN900F | Sony BRAVIA XR XR77A95L | LG OLED evo AI 4K G5 Series OLED97G5WUA | Hisense U7 Series 75U75QG | Roku Plus Series 75R6C7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 42.5 | 85 | 77 | 97 | 75 | 74.5 |
| Resolution | 4K | 7680x4320 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 4K | 3840x2160 |
| Panel Type | LED | Neo QLED | QD-OLED | OLED | MiniLED | QLED |
| Refresh Rate | 60 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 165 | 60 |
| Hdr | HDR 10, HDR 10+, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), Dolby Vision | HDR10, HDR10+, HLG | HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), Dolby Vision | HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) |
| Smart Platform | Fire TV | Tizen | Google TV | webOS | Google TV | Roku TV |
| Dolby Vision | true | false | true | true | true | true |
| Dolby Atmos | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Hdmi Version | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Hdr | Audio | Smart | Gaming | Display | Connectivity | Social Proof | Picture Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCL F35 Series 43F35 43" | 75.9 | 69 | 87.2 | 37.7 | 5.9 | 59.9 | 88.2 | 35.6 |
| Samsung Neo QLED QN900F Compare | 93.8 | 98.8 | 77.5 | 88.2 | 99.8 | 96.7 | 99.9 | 93.5 |
| Sony BRAVIA XR XR77A95L Compare | 91.2 | 91.1 | 90.2 | 86.4 | 98.5 | 83.7 | 82.2 | 96.4 |
| LG OLED evo AI 4K G5 Series OLED97G5WUA Compare | 96.9 | 99.9 | 78.3 | 88.2 | 98.8 | 83.7 | 77.3 | 96.4 |
| Hisense U7 Series 75U75QG Compare | 91.2 | 93.4 | 95.8 | 95 | 36.5 | 96.7 | 94.6 | 98.5 |
| Roku Plus Series 75R6C7 Compare | 75.9 | 81.5 | 99.8 | 56.4 | 85.8 | 89.1 | 99.6 | 35.6 |
Usage Scores
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