Samsung TV types, explained

You should know that there are several lines of Samsung TVs. Therefore, there are also several types of Samsung TV model numbers. As of 2022, there are the following Samsung TV lines.

• QLED
• Neo QLED.
• Crystal UHD
• Lifestyle televisions
• OLED

The year 2022 could mark the appearance of a new line of OLED TVs. OLED TVs use OLED panels made by LG. Widely advertised new QLED panels with OLED elements have not yet gone on sale, tentatively we will see such TVs in 2025. TV models of 2022 are easily distinguished from previous models by the letter B. I will tell you how to properly understand the model number of Samsung TV, also for convenience, the information is visualized in the form of drawings with explanations.

TV Samsung Model Number Explained

What do Samsung TV model numbers really mean? Let’s take a look at how Samsung assigns model numbers to its TVs, it’s pretty simple and will allow you to easily navigate through the variety of TV models produced by Samsung. There are differences in the form of model numbers for QLED, OLED, Crystal and LED TVs, as well as a different principle of model number formation is in the special series The Frame, The Serif, The Terrace, The Sero TVs from the LifeStyle line. A separate segment is commercial TV’s.

The designation of TV model numbers has changed over time, until 2008, a very different design of TV model number was used, these are the old Samsung TV models. In 2008, a new TV model numbering principle was introduced. Also, the marking is periodically updated with the appearance of conceptually new TVs on the market. But the basic information in the model number has not fundamentally changed since 2008.

Samsung model number 2008-2022 what does the model number mean

What does Samsung TV model number mean? – It is a manufacturer code assigned to your TV and is used to identify it. The model number contains information about which region the TV was made for, the year the TV model was developed and sold, the screen type, the model number and type of digital tuners, and which series the TV belongs to.

History of changes in Samsung TV model numbers

• 2002-2007 – designation of Samsung TV model number by the principle of division into type, flat TFT, plasma, kinescope.
• 2008 – introduction of a new type of designation of TV model number. The TV model number has information about the year of development, type of digital tuners, design.
• 2017-2018 – a new designation for QLED TVs has been introduced.
• 2018 – a new designation for special series TVs of The Frame type from the LifeStyle line has been introduced.
• 2019 – Change of TV model number in connection with the beginning of production of TV sets with 8K screens.
• 2022 – Samsung’s new OLED TV series

Commercial televisions, televisions for hospitals, televisions for hotels, have a completely different principle of assigning the model number. But since they occupy a rather small segment in comparison with TVs for consumers, we will not consider them yet.

Samsung TV model number lookup, how to find the model number of your Samsung TV

Yes, quite an interesting question, not everyone knows how to find the model number of the TV, almost everyone knows that the model number of the TV can be found on the box, this is good when you have the original packaging. But if you need to find out the model number of your TV a few years after you bought it, of course no one is going to keep the box from the TV for years. So finding the model number can be quite a fascinating task.

You can find the model number of your TV in several ways

• The easiest way, you can look up the model number of your Samsung TV in the TV menu
  • Older Samsung TVs before 2016. To do this, go to settings. Open the Menu (press the menu button on the remote control)→ Support → Contact Samsung → the Model Code field will show the TV model.
  • New Samsung TV models from 2016 onwards. Menu → Support → About this TV
• If you have access to the back of the TV, you can see the model number of the TV on the information label.
• Look at the model of the TV on the box (if you still have it) or look for the purchase receipt.
• You can also see the model of the TV in the service (engineering) menu

New model numbers, Samsung TVs 2017-2022 Full HD, UHD

Your TV model number has changed slightly in 2017-2018. The model number designation is unified and matches the model number designation of your QLED TV. Samsung installs a complete set of tuners in TVs (depending on nationally accepted standards). Therefore, there is no need to identify the type of tuners installed. However, the model number has a symbol that indicates which digital tuner is installed in the TV.

Old Model Number Samsung TVs 2008 – 2016 Full HD, UHD

Before 2017, LED TVs (Full HD and UHD) indicated which digital tuners were installed in the TV. There was also a division according to the type of matrix and screen resolution installed. Since Samsung now only installs two types of LED and QLED matrices and a full set of tuners in its TVs, this labeling is no longer used.

Let’s look at what Samsung LED TV model number means and what technical parameters are reflected in the TV model number, such as the 2022 model UN65BU8000FXZA

Decoding example of TV model number UN65BU8000FXZA Samsung

Where Samsung TVs are made, what country or region the TV is made for

Make no mistake, the first letters in the model number indicate the region for which the TV was manufactured, not the country in which it was assembled. The country where the TV was assembled can be determined from the serial number. In addition, Samsung usually indicates on the information sheet and on the packaging box in which country the TV was manufactured.

• U – the symbol of the company’s product (TV), each Samsung product is assigned an individual letter. For Germany, televisions have the first letter G
• E – the region for which the TV was released on a global scale without reference to a specific country, in this case
  • E – Europe
  • N – America, Korea, in 2018 for Korea changed to letter Q
  • A – Australia, Oceania, Asia, Africa, Eastern Countries
  • Q – only for Germany and Korea, QLED TV
• 65 – screen size in inches diagonally.

You can find out where the Samsung TV is made from the serial number. Or learn from the sticker, it is located behind the TV.

Samsung assembles TVs in the following countries.

Where are Samsung TVs manufactured? – Samsung TVs for the USA, Canada, Mexico and other countries of America are assembled in Mexico. Europe Samsung TV assembly plants are located in Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, televisions for Europe, the Middle East are produced in these countries. For Russia and the countries of the former USSR, TVs are produced in Russia. For Asia, Africa, Oceania, television sets are manufactured in Malaysia, Korea (production ceased in 2018), and China.

You can also familiarize yourself with the decoding of the serial number of Samsung TVs in the article: Decode Samsung TV serial number 2001-2022 and how to find samsung tv model number

Explanation of older Samsung TV model numbers of TVs before 2008, you can learn from the section at the end of the article:

How do i tell what year my Samsung TV is

What year was my samsung tv made? You can recognize it by the letter that is in the model number after the diagonal size of the TV.

• B – B is the year the TV goes on sale or the year of development, but it is more correct to say that the year B starts is 2022. Samsung will begin production of a new line of TVs in the first quarter. If a TV, for example, belongs to the B line of TVs, that means it’s a 2022 model. And those TV models will be assembled in factories from the first quarter of 2022 to the first quarter of 2023.
  • B – 2022
  • A – 2021
  • T – 2020
  • R – 2019
  • N – 2018
  • M – 2017
  • K – 2016
  • J – 2015
  • H – 2014
  • F – 2013
  • E – 2012
  • D – 2011
  • С – 2010
  • B – 2009
  • A – 2008
• U – the TV has a screen with UHD resolution
• 8 – TV series
• 5 – TV model, as a rule, the larger the number, the more functional the TV has
• 00 – TV design

What does FXZA mean on Samsung TV

• F – Type of digital tuner, depending on which standard is adopted in a particular country.
  • F – ATSC/QAM standard US, Canada, Mexico
  • U, K, T – DVB standard Europe
  • G – Latin America
• X – Design
• ZA – region (country) for which the TV was made. ZA-US

Samsung TV model number decode NEO QLED 2019-2022

The model number of the Neo QLED TV is very similar to QLED. The QN in the model number indicates that the TV has an advanced display from the NEO line.

Samsung TV model numbers identification QLED 2017-2022

Model number TV QLED Samsung 2019-2022 explained

Since 2019, Samsung has changed the labeling of QLED TVs, this is done to bring the LED and QLED TVs to the same standard. If we compare how QLED TVs are designated, we can note the addition of the generation model identifier of the TV model to the model number. In practice, it is rarely used, but it happens especially in transitional TV models. Also added one character for 8K resolution TVs

An example of decoding the model number of a Samsung TV on quantum dots in 2019 QN65Q900RBFXZA

• QN65Q – everything is clear here, this is the type of TVs on quantum dots. 65 is the diagonal size, Q once again it is specified that the TV with a screen on quantum dots.
  • Q – TV with a screen made using quantum dot technology.
  • N – Designed for the Americas
  • 65 – screen size in inches
  • Q – Quantum Dot TV.

Changes from previous QLED TVs

The model number can be denoted by two or three digits, 900 or 90, there were TV modifications in the series. The Q90R and Q95R televisions are assembled in Europe. Modifications appeared in other series as well. Three digits stand out for TVs with 8K resolution. This distinguishes the marking of 4K and 8K TVs.
The designation of the type of screen, curved or flat, no longer applies. It is possible that Samsung will soon abandon the production of curved TVs.

• R – as for other TV models, means the year of development 2019.
  • R – 2019
  • T – 2020
  • A – 2021
  • B – 2022
• A, B – two letters from 2019 mean the generation of the TV. For example, in the 900 series,
  • A – the first generation of TVs did not have HDMI 2.1 ports
  • B – HDMI ports of standard 2.1 are added and the remote control is replaced with the 2019 model.
  • S – Special TV Series
• F-type digital tuner
  • F – ATSC / QAM (USA, Canada)
  • U – DVB (Europe)
  • G – ISDB-T (Latin America)
  • T – 2 x DVB
• X – TV design change
• ZA – two letters indicate the country for which the television is made.

Model number TV QLED Samsung 2017-2018

In the early days of QLED TVs, the model number designation was slightly different. These model numbers were used for 2 years.

Decoder model number QLED TV Samsung

• Q – TV series
• N – region for which the TV is produced
• 65-screen size inches
• Q7 – repetition of the series designation, purely for marketing reasons
• C (F) -type TV curved or flat
• N – year of the beginning of sales
• A – type of applied backlight
• FXZA – an alphabetic designation, it is possible to determine for which country the TV is made, the type of digital tuners.

Samsung TV Model Number The Frame, The Serif, The Terrace, The Sero Series

TVs with an unusual design or features Samsung has singled out LifeStyle as a separate category. In this series there are TVs in the form of a picture, on high legs, a TV with a swivel screen and a TV for terraces.

The TVs originally had a slightly different designation, such as the 2017 UE65LS003AUXRU, but in 2018 the designation was changed by adding a letter indicating the year of development UE65LS03NAUXXU. LifeStyle’s model number designation matches that of LED and QLED TVs. Only the code indicating the LifeStyle series (LS) has been added, as well as the model designation of the LifeStyle TV series.

• 01 – The Serif
• 03 – The Frame
• 05 – The Sero
• T7, T9 – The Terrace

Samsung OLED TV Model Number 2022

Samsung began production of OLED TVs in 2022, this is not Samsung’s first OLED TV, but after a long break in 2022, production was resumed. The model number of the OLED TV from Samsung is QE65S95BATXXN. The model number can be easily deciphered by analogy with QLED.

• QE – TV for Europe with Quantum Dots
• 65 – screen size
• S – OLED
• 9 – series
• 5 – model
• B – 2022
• A – generation
• T – dual DVB tuner
• X – design
• XN – country for which the TV is made, in this case the Netherlands.

How to check Samsung TV model

Samsung sometimes provides the possibility to check the serial number of the TV on its websites. But given the large number of TVs produced and the need to keep the database up to date, this feature is only available for a while.

Therefore, we recommend checking the model number yourself. To do this, see what year your TV model. See the date of production of the TV. If the model of the TV for example, 2019 in the model number of the TV should be the letter R.
Televisions in 2019 are collected in the period from the second quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of 2020. (04/01/2019 – 04/01/2020) a slight deviation of the production date by several months is possible.

2021 Samsung TV

Samsung 2021 TVs: The model number structure of Samsung TVs has not changed. What has changed, in the model number the 2021 TVs will have a new designation of the year of development, it is the letter A. Note that the letter A, was also used for 2008 TVs, but the format of the model number was slightly different, so it’s impossible to confuse the 2008 and 2021 TV models.

2020 Samsung TVs

In 2020, most Samsung TVs are equipped with new dual-backlit screens. One LED is white, the second is blue. This visually improves image quality. Samsung has paid much attention to sound quality. Invented new technologies that improve the perception of sound.

2019 Samsung TVs

2019 in the marking of Samsung TVs used a new letter R which indicates that this model of TV development in 2019. If the model number on the place of the letter designating the year of development of the model is the letter R (see above), this model of the 2019 TV. Also from the designation of the model number of TVs on quantum dots, they replaced the letter that indicated which TV was flat or curved. Instead of letters, numbers are used. Perhaps this is due to the start of production of TVs with a resolution of 8K. QN82Q60RAFXZA – TV with 4K screen resolution, QN75Q900RBFXZA – TV with 8K screen resolution. And in 2019 there will be an upgrade of the labeling of televisions on quantum dots.

2018 Samsung TVs

Samsung retained the usual labeling of TVs, the year the model was developed, was designated by the letter N, the rest did not change. As expected, the Super series disappeared, it was transformed into a QLED series. In TV sets, compared to 2017, processors in the top-end TV sets of 9 and 8 will be improved.

QLED televisions, also the letter N is added to indicate the year of development of the TV.

2017 Samsung TVs

2017, Samsung decided to display TVs with screens on quantum dots in a separate series of QLED. And most likely the previously used designation S will no longer be used in the designation of TV models since 2017. The TVs themselves remained the same as in previous years, and of course there is an improvement in the processors for speeding up the TV and faster response to the commands, improving the methods of connection. So invented One Connect allows you to reduce the number of cables to the TV. But in general, TVs are the same as in 2016

2016 Samsung TVs

In 2016, the labeling of TVs remained the same as in previous years, only the letter indicating the year of model development and the start of sales changed.

Example decoding old model Samsung TV 2014

UE55HU9000T

• U-LED lighting, LEDs are used.  Uxxxxxxxxxx
• E–region to which TV is made of E-Europe, for example, for the United States N designation, UExxxxxxxxx
• 55- The figures for the first two letters, screen size in inches UE55xxxxxxx
• H– year TV H-2014. UE55Hxxxxxx
• U-indicates that the TV set screen resolution 4К UHD UE55HUxxxxx
• 9-TV series UE55HU9xxxx
• 000-modification UE55HU9000x
• T-indicates that some of the TV digital tuners 2 x DVB-T2 / C / S2 UE55HU9000T

Samsung TV model year codes

A	2008
B	2009
C	2010
D	2011
E	2012
F	2013
H	2014
J	2015
K	2016
М	2017
N	2018
R	2019
T	2020
A	2021
B	2022

In 2012, the last digit in TVs example UE55EH7000x indicated a tuner installed if the last digit is 0, then the set T tuner, if 7 is installed T2 tuner (2012.) Since 2013, the availability of digital tuners denoted differently, one or the other tuners denoted by the letters at the end of the marking UE55F6650AB Europe

• 2014 in place of the presence of AB Tuner DVB-T2 / C / S2 were designated as AU
• AW-DVB-T / C
• AK-DVB-T2 / C
• AB-DVB-T2 / C / S2
• AT-2 x DVB-T2 / C / S2

In some European countries use a slightly different notation built-in digital tuners.

• SZ – indicates the presence of tuners -Tuner DVB-T2 / C / S2 x 2
• SD – indicates the presence of tuners -Tuner DVB-T2 / C / S2
• SS – DVB-T / C / S2
• SL – indicates the presence of tuners 2 x DVB-T / C / S2

Old Samsung TV model numbers for 2002-2007

Until 2008, Samsung TVs had a different label. In it, the characters in the model number had the following meanings.

LN -T4671FX / XA

• LN – Type designation of the TV.
  • FP or HP  – plazma
  • LN – LCD
  • HL – DLP
  • TX  – CRT
• T – TV model year
  • T = 2007
  • S = 2006
  • R = 2005
  • P = 2004
  • N = 2003
  • М = 2002
• 46 – TV screen size in inches diagonally.
• 71 – tv series
• F – resolution of the TV screen A – (Full HD, H -HD)
• X – design
• XA – sales region

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