TCL S5-Series 43S551G-CA 43"
The edge-to-edge FullView 360 metal bezel-less design provides a sleek aesthetic uncommon at this price point, housing a 4K HDR LED panel. Its Auto Game Mode with ALLM minimizes input lag for responsive gaming, while Google TV offers a robust and intuitive smart platform. This set is best for budget-conscious buyers wanting a stylish secondary screen for casual streaming and console gaming in a bedroom or small apartment.
Screen 43"
Resolution 3840x2160
Panel LED
smart platform Google TV
25 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (6th percentile)
- Below average hdr (12th percentile)
- Below average audio (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Size | 43" |
| Resolution | 4K |
| Panel Type | LED |
Gaming
| ALLM | Yes |
| Game Mode | Yes |
Smart TV
| Platform | Google TV |
vs Competition
| Spec | TCL S5-Series 43S551G-CA 43" | LG OLED evo OLED55C5PUA | Samsung QN990F | Sony BRAVIA 9 K85XR90 | Hisense U8 Series 65U8QG | Roku Pro Series 55R8C5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 43 | 55 | 75 | 85 | 65 | 55 |
| Resolution | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 7680x4320 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 |
| Panel Type | LED | OLED | Mini-LED | Mini-LED | Mini-LED | QLED |
| Refresh Rate | - | 120 | 120 | 120 | 165 | 120 |
| Hdr | - | Dolby Vision, HDR10 | HDR10, HDR10+, HLG | HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) |
| Smart Platform | Google TV | webOS | Tizen | Google TV | Google TV | Roku TV |
| Dolby Vision | - | true | false | true | true | true |
| Dolby Atmos | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| Hdmi Version | - | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | HDR | Audio | Smart | Gaming | Display | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability | Picture Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCL S5-Series 43S551G-CA 43" | 12.4 | 12.5 | 27 | 37.4 | 60.4 | 5.6 | 93.8 | 0 | 36.1 |
| LG OLED evo OLED55C5PUA Compare | 91.7 | 94.1 | 89.8 | 98.1 | 87.1 | 98.7 | 93.8 | 36.9 | 93.4 |
| Samsung QN990F Compare | 82.7 | 99.8 | 93.1 | 88.3 | 99.5 | 99.9 | 99.6 | 13.3 | 84.1 |
| Sony BRAVIA 9 K85XR90 Compare | 86.6 | 97.3 | 91.5 | 77.9 | 94.5 | 92.9 | 87.4 | 12.8 | 78.5 |
| Hisense U8 Series 65U8QG Compare | 90.4 | 97.6 | 95.7 | 96.3 | 83 | 86.1 | 75.6 | 37.6 | 99.4 |
| Roku Pro Series 55R8C5 Compare | 74.9 | 85.5 | 85.4 | 88.3 | 75.3 | 92.9 | 93.8 | 58.9 | 36.1 |
Usage Scores
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