We live in a dynamic world; technology is developing rapidly. Electronics, including televisions, become obsolete very quickly. Your old TV works, but it does not support some streaming services. If you go to the streaming video provider’s website, you’ll see information about supported TV models. For example, our service is supported by 2016 and newer Samsung TVs. In the second example, our service is supported by TVs with a Tizen 3.0 operating system or higher. But it’s hard to know what OS your TV has and what year it is.

How How to find out the year of manufacture of a Samsung TV

There are several ways to find out the production date of your TV, some of which are universal and applicable to all Samsung products. Below is a brief list of possible methods.

  • The production date on the label on the back of the TV: Every TV has a sticker with information about the TV, model number, and serial number. This sticker may include the date of manufacture.
  • Model number: You should know that the model range of TVs is updated every year. Therefore, you can find out the year of development of the TV.
  • Serial number: The serial number contains the production date, month, and year.
  • Operating System Version: The operating system of Samsung TVs is updated annually.
  • Service Menu: The Service Menu (hidden menu) contains the production date.

This is a short list of the available options to determine the production date of your TV. See below for more details.

Finding the production date of your Samsung TV on the sticker

Samsung usually provides the production date on the sticker in a legible format. This will be the month and year of manufacture; look for the MFD label.
MFD stands for (manufacture date).
Because televisions are assembled in many factories and sold around the world, the format of the sticker may vary so that the manufacture date may be prominently displayed or in text, which is not easy to find. And some TVs may not have a production date at all.
This method is suitable if you have easy access to the back of the TV. If access is difficult, it will be tough to read the label. Try taking a picture of the sticker with your phone’s camera, then read the information on your phone’s screen, and you can enlarge the picture on your phone. If you can’t read the label, try other methods.

Search production date by Samsung TV model number

Samsung introduces new TV models every year. New models are introduced at the beginning of the year. There is a transition to producing new models at the end of the first quarter and throughout the second quarter. Manufacturers try to start production of new TVs as soon as possible; it is necessary for marketing. However, old models can be assembled until the components are fully utilized. Therefore, last year’s model can be assembled next year.
The model number will not tell you the production date, only the year the TV was designed. In many cases, this will be sufficient.

In short, the model number has a letter that indicates the year of development; since the model numbers of Samsung TVs differ depending on the year of production and model line (OLED, QNED, and so on), there is a lot of information. Better read a separate article about Samsung TV model number (model code): “Samsung TV model numbers 2002-2024 lookup, decoding explained“.
Finding the model number of the Samsung TV is easy; as always, there is a sticker on the back of the TV, and the model can be found in the menu. Here’s how you can find the model number in your TV’s menu; the search path differs depending on the year of the TV, but even from it, you can roughly determine when your TV was made.

2022-2023 TV models: Menu > Settings > All settings > Support > About this TV
2017 – 2021 TV models: Settings > Support > About this TV
2016 TV models: Settings > Support > Contact Samsung
2013 – 2015 TV models: Menu > Support > Contact Samsung

  • If you know the model number of the TV, you can find out the year of manufacture. On the Samsung website, you can find the table of TV chassis (code model) and year of manufacture; below is the table from the Samsung website. The original table can be viewed on the website of Samsung developers. But there is one nuance; as I said, this is not the model number but the chassis number on which the TV model is built; it does not correspond precisely to the model number. The first table shows the interpretation of chassis numbers into model numbers for your convenience.

Correspondence table between model TV Samsung, year of manufacture, and OS

YearLineup (TV Model Name)Platform version OS 
2023QN***C, LS0*C, QN**C, S90C, S95C, Q**C, CU****Tizen 7.0
2022QN***B, LS0*B, QN**B, S90B, S95B, Q**B, BU****Tizen 6.5
2021QN***A, LS0*A, QN**A, Q**A, AU****Tizen 6.0
2020QN***T, LS0*T, QN**T, Q**T, TU****Tizen 5.5
2019QN***R, LS0*R, QN**R, Q**R, RU****Tizen 5.0
2018QN*FN, NU***, LS0*NUTizen 4.0
2017Q7F, Q6F, MU***Tizen 3.0
2017NU7000, MU6100Tizen 2.4
2016KU***, KS***Tizen 2.4
2015JS***, JU***, J***Samsung Legacy Platform
2014HU***, H***Samsung Legacy Platform
2013F***, PF***Samsung Legacy Platform
2012E***, PE***Samsung Legacy Platform

Correspondence table between model code (chassis), year of manufacture, and OS

You may have questions about this table; here is a brief explanation.

The model group of the TV seller’s office is the division of TVs into groups for the sales department; depending on this group, the company sets the markup on the cost of production and logistics. Also, the group determines the amount of discount that can be offered to wholesale buyers or resellers.
Lineup (TV model name) – these are the chassis numbers on which the TVs are assembled. For example, MCWS1 is a micro Led TV with model number MNA110MS1ACXZA that costs $150K and has a 110-inch screen.
G75NC is a Samsung ODYSSEY NEO G7 Tizen monitor chassis with model number CG700NUXEN.
QCQ90 – Neo Quantum TV chassis with model number QN90CAFXZA.

YearTV Seller Office Model GroupLineup (TV Model Name)Platform
202323TV_PREMIUM1MCWS1, QCQ800, QCQ900Tizen 7.0
23TV_PREMIUM2G75NC, G85NC, G95SC, QCQ700, S90PC
23TV_PREMIUM3LS03C QCQ80, QCQ80D, QCQ80TL, QCQ83, QCQ85, QCQ85D, QCQ85TL, QCQ88, QCQ8X, QCQ90, QCQ90D, QCQ90TL, QCQ95, QCQ95D, QCQ95TL, QCQ9X, QCQS90, QCQS90D, QCQS90TL, QCQS95, QCQS95D, QCQS95TL, QCQS9X
23TV_PREMIUM4M70C,M80C,QCQ70
23TV_PREMIUM5QAQ70, QAQ7A, QAQ7D, QCQ70D_NM2, QCQ70_NM2, QCQ7X_NM2, QTQ70
23TV_STANDARD1M50C,QCQ60
23TV_BASIC1LSP3C,UCU7000
23TV_BASIC2UCU8000TL_PML,UCU8000_PML,UCU800M_PML,UCU80MD_PML
23TV_BASIC3UCU8000
202222TV_PREMIUM1QBQ900, QBQ850, QBQ800, QBQ100, MBWS1, G97NBTizen 6.5
22TV_PREMIUM2QBQ700, G85NB, G75NB, G95NB
22TV_PREMIUM3LS04B, LS03B, QBQ75, QBQS95, QBQS90,QBQD90, QBQ9X, QBQ9D, QBQ95, QBQ90S, QBQ90, QBQ8D, QBQ85D, QBQ85, QBQ83, QBQ80, QBQ7X, QBQ70, QBQX3, LS01B, LS05B, G65B, G70B, G8QNB, M80B
22TV_PREMIUM4G65B, G70B, G70NC, G85SB, LS01B_ML, LS05B_ML, QBQ70_ML, QBQ7X_ML, QBQ80_ML, QBQ83_ML, QBQ85D_ML, QBQ85_ML, QBQ8D_ML, QBQ90_ML, QBQ9D_ML, QBQ9X_ML
22TV_PREMIUM5QAQ70, QAQ7D, QAQ90
22TV_STANDARD1QBQ6D, QBQ63, QBQ60_DPP, QBQ60, M70BO, M70B, M50B, UAU8000_L
22TV_BASIC1QAQ60_K, UAU850D_K65, UAU8000_K65, UAU8000_K, LS03BS, UBU7000, UBU8000, LSP3B
22TV_BASIC3UBU8000_X
202121TV_PREMIUM1QAQ9X, QAQ9D, QAQ95, QAQ90_NS, QAQ90, QAQ8D, QAQ85_NS, QAQ85D, QAQ85, QAQ80_NS, QAQ80, QAQ7D, QAQ70_NS, QAQ70, LST5A, QAQ7A, LS03A_NS, LS03AP, LS03A, LS03APD, LS03ADTizen 6.0
21TV_PREMIUM2QAQ900, QAQ850, QAQ800, QAQ700_P, MAWS1
21TV_PREMIUM3QAQ700, QAQ700_S
21TV_STANDARD1UAU9070, UAU9000, QAQ6D, QAQ60, UAU850D, UAU8000, LS05AL
21TV_BASIC1QAQ6D_K, QAQ60_K, QAQ50_K, UAUE60A, UAU7500, UAU7000, UAUE70A, UAU850D_K, UAU8000_K, UAU7700, LSP3, BEA_HB
21TV_BASIC4_LICKTSU2EL_ATM, KTSU2EL_HKC, KTSU2EL_HKC, KTSU2EL_REF, KTSU2EL_TPO, KTSU2EL_TPO
202020TV_PREMIUMQTQ800, QTQ800_NS, QTQ850, QTQ900, QTQ950, QTQ950_NS, LSR9, LST7T, QTQ70, QTQ70_NS, QTQ72, QTQ7D, QTQ7X, QTQ80, QTQ80_NS, QTQ8D, QTQ8E, QTQ90, QTQ90_NS, QTQ95, QTQ95_NS, LS05T, LS03T, LS03T_NS, LS01T, LS01T_NS, MTWS1Tizen 5.5
20TV_STANDARDQTQ60, QTQ62, QTQ6D, QTQ6E, QTQ6X, UTU8500, UTU850D, UTU8510, UTU8570, UTU85A0, QTQ6AC, QTQ6SC, QTQ6XC, UTU8000, UTU800D, UTU8200, UTU8300, UTU8400
20TV_BASIC1LS03TS, UTU7000, UTU700D, UTU7090
20TV_BASIC2UT4310, UT4500, UT4700, UT5310, UT5500, UT5770, UT4300, UT4400, UT5300, UT430E, UT530E
201919TV_PREMIUMQRQ900B, QRQ90, QRQ85_OC, QRQ80_OC, QRQ80, QRQ75S, QRQ75, QRQ70, QRQ6X, QRQ69, QRQ65A, QRQ60, LS03R, LS05R, LS01R, URU800D, URU8000, MLS07RTizen 5.0
19TV_STANDARDQRQ50S, QRQ50, URU7800, URU7700, URU74A0, URU7470, URU7450, URU7410, URU740D, URU7400, URU730D, URU7300, URU710D, URU7100,URU7790,URU77FA
19TV_BASIC1URU7000, URU6900, URUF58T, RUF58T
19TV_BASIC2UR6000, UR5500, UR4500
201818TV_PREMIUMQRQ900,QNQ9S, QNQ9F, QNQ8FB, QNQ8F, QNQ8C, QNQ7FH, QNQ7F, QNQ7C, QNQ75F, QNQ75C, QNQ6FK, QNQ6F, QNQ65FB, QNQ65F,UNU850D, UNU8500, UNU80A0, UNU800D, UNU8000,UNU76A0, UNU7500, UNU74A0, UNU7450, UNU7400,ULS03NUTizen 4.0
18TV_STANDARD1UNU730D, UNU7300, UNU710D, UNU7103, UNU7100
18TV_STANDARD2URU7000, UNU7120, UNU709D, UNU7090, UNU7080, UNU7050, UNU6950
18TV_STANDARD3UN5510, UN5500, UN5350, UN5305, UN5300, UN5200, UN4510, UN4500, UN4350, UN4310, UN4300, BERTB, BERTA
201717TV_PREMIUMQMS9Y, QMQ9FR, QMQ9F, QMQ8CR, QMQ8C, QMQ7FVRE, QMQ7FRE, QMQ7FR, QMQ7FDR, QMQ7FD, QMQ7F, QMQ7CRE, QMQ7CR, QMQ7CDR, QMQ7CD, QMQ7C, QMQ6FRE, UMQS9, UMU900R, UMU9000, UMU800R, UMU8000, UMU750R, UMU7500, UMU70AR, UMU70A0, UMU700R, UMU7000, UMU66A0, UMU6500, UMU64A0, UMU6470, UMU6400,  UMLS003, ULS003U, UMU66AR, UMU650R, UMU64AR, UMU640R, UMU6303, UMU6302, UMU6300, UMU6310,UMU6320,UMU6103, UMU6102, UMU6100, UMU6070, UMU6000,UMUF31E, UMUF30ETizen 3.0
17TV_STANDARDUM6303, UM6302, UM6300, UM5603, UM5602, UM5600, UM5523, UM5522, UM5520, UM5513, UM5512, UM5510, UM5503, UM5502, UM5500, UM5300, UM4500, UM4300,TH39S,VF39S
17TV_ENTRY_CN1UNU7000, UMU6100Tizen 2.4
201616TV_PREMIUMUKU9518, UKS9800, UKS9500, UKS9000, UKS8500, UKS8000, UKS7500, UKS7000, UKS6900,UKU66A0, UKU6510, UKU6500, UKU64A0, UKU6400
16TV_STANDARD1UKUC30S, UKU6390, UKU630D, UKU6300, UKU6310, UKU6100, UKU6090, UKU6070, UKU6000, UKUF31E,UKUF30E
16TV_STANDARD2VF39S, UK6300, UK6250, UK6200, UK5600, UK5520, UK5510, UK5500, UK5310, UK5300, UK4300,UKF21E, UKF20E
201515TV_PREMIUMUJS9900, UJS9800, UJS9500, UJS9000,UJS9100Tizen 2.3
15TV_STANDARD1UJU5900,UJU5910,UJU5920,UJU8000, UJU7800, UJU7500, UJU7000, UJS8500, UJS8000,UJU6900, UJU6410, UJU6400, UJU6300, UJS6900,UJU6390, UJU6000,UJU6100, US9A, UJU6800, UJU6740, UJU6700, UJU6600, UJU6510, UJU6500, UJS8600, UJS6700,UJU7090
15TV_STANDARD2UJ6400,UJS6000, UJ6330, UJ6300, UJ6240, UJ6200, UJ5520, UJ5510, UJ5500, UJ5300, TE390S
15TV_ENTRYUK5200, UJ6203, UJ5373, UJ5370, UJ5303, UJ5300,UJ5290,  UJ5278, UJ5270, UJ5248, UJ5205, UJ5202, UJ5201, UJ5200, UJ5190,UJ4700,UJ4600, UJ4570, UJ4500, UJ4303, UJ4300,UJ4290,UJ4200, UH4501Samsung Legacy Platform
201414TV_PREMIUMUS9WB, US9WAF, US9CAF, US9VF, US9BF,US9B, UHU9800, UHU9300B, UHU9300, UHU9000, UHU8500CV, 85S9GLF, UHU8800, UHU8700, UHU8550, UHU8500, UHU8200, UHU7500,UH8800, UH8000
14TV_STANDARD1UH7100, UH7000, UH6900, UH6850, UH6800, UH6700, UH6600, UH6500, UH6400,UH6410,UH6350, UH6300, UH6200,UH6088,UJ5800, UH5600,UH5570, UH5510,UH5500, UH4570, UH4500
14TV_STANDARD2UH7000, UH6700, UH6600, UH6510, UH6500
14TV_STANDARD3UHU8800, UHU8700, UHU8550, UHU8500, UHU8200, UHU7800, UHU7500, UHU7250, UHU7200, UHU7100, UHU7000, UHU6950, UHU6900, UHU6830, UHU6000, UHU5900
14TV_ENTRYUH6203, UH6103, UH5303, UH5203, UH5103, UH4500, UH4303, UH4250, UH4203, TD390S
201313TV_PREMIUMUF8500, UF8200, UF8000, UF7500, UF7450, UF7400, UF7000, PF8500, KS9C, KF9500,US9, UF9000,US9V,US9VCN,US9CN
13TV_STANDARDUF7200, UF7150, UF7120, UF7100, UF7050, UF6900, UF6800, UF6700, UF6600, UF6540, UF6510, UF6500, UF6470, UF6450, UF6420, UF6400, UF6370, UF6360, UF6350, UF6330, UF6320, UF6300, UF6203, UF6200, UF5700, UF5500, UF5400, UF5303, UF5300, PF5200,UF4500, UF4300,PF5500
201212TV_7GroupUES9500, UES9010, UES9000, UES8000, UES7500, UES7000, PE8000,UEA6950,PE7000
12TV_6GroupUE7200, UE7150, UE7100,UE6900, UE6820, UE6800, UE6760, UE6710, UE6700, UE6600, UE6580, UE6540, UE6530, UE6500, UE6400, UE6330, UE6320, UE6300, UE6200, UE6100, UE6150, UE5800, UE5700, UE5600, UE5500, UE5450, UE5400, UE5330, UE5300, UE4530, UE4500, PE7000, PE6500, PE570, PE550, PE540,UF6200, UF6088
12MFM_6GroupTB750, TB550

Finding the production date of your TV by serial number

The easiest way to find out the production date of your TV is to look at its serial number. The 8th and 9th digits in the serial number are the month and year of manufacture. For more details on decoding the serial number and learning many interesting things, read the article “Decode Samsung TV Serial Number 1990-2025“. If you have an ancient TV, the symbols may be repeated, as Samsung has adopted a 20-year cycle, so a 2023 and a 2003 TV will have the same symbols. You need to compare the model and serial number for correct identification, but this still needs to be irrelevant as there were no Smart TVs 20 years ago.

year / monthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJunejulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
code; year / month123456789ABC
1990MM 1M 2M 3M 4M5M6M7M8M9MAMBMC
1991AA 1A2A3A4A5A6A7A8A9AAABAC
1992BB 1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9BABBBC
1993CC1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9CACBCC
1994DD1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8D9DADBDC
1995FF1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8F9FAFBFC
1996GG1G2G3G4G5G6G7G8G9GAGBGC
1997HH1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9HAHBHC
1998JJ1J2J3J4J5J6J7J8J9JAJBJC
1999KK1K2K3K4K5K6K7K8K9KAKBKC
2000NN1N2N3N4N5N6N7N8N9NANBNC
2001RR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9RARBRC
2002TT1T2T3T4T5T6T7T8T9TATBTC
2003WW1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9WAWBWC
2004XX1X2X3X4X5X6X7X8X9XAXBXC
2005YY1Y2Y3Y4Y5Y6Y7Y8Y9YAYBYC
2006A,LA1,L1A2,L2A3,L3A4,L4A5,L5A6,L6A7,L7A8,L8A9,L9AA,LAAB,LBAC,LC
2007PP1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9PAPBPC
2008QQ1Q2Q3Q4Q5Q6Q7Q8Q9QAQBQC
2009SS1S2S3S4S5S6S7S8S9SASBSC
2010ZZ1Z2Z3Z4Z5Z6Z7Z8Z9ZAZBZC
2011BB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9BABBBC
2012CC1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9CACBCC
2013DD1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8D9DADBDC
2014FF1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8F9FAFBFC
2015GG1G2G3G4G5G6G7G8G9GAGBGC
2016HH1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9HAHBHC
2017JJ1J2J3J4J5J6J7J8J9JAJBJC
2018KK1K2K3K4K5K6K7K8K9KAKBKC
2019MM1M2M3M4M5M6M7M8M9MAMBMC
2020NN1N2N3N4N5N6N7N8N9NANBNC
2021RR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9RARBRC
2022TT1T2T3T4T5T6T7T8T9TATBTC
2023WW1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9WAWBWC
2024XX1X2X3X4X5X6X7X8X9XAXBXC
2025YY1Y2Y3Y4Y5Y6Y7Y8Y9YAYBYC

Find the year of manufacture by the OS number of your Samsung TV.

You can find out the year your TV was made by looking at the Operating System number; this is possible for TVs from 2012 onwards. In the table above, you can compare the model number of your TV and find out what OS it has. If you want to find the Tizen number in the TV menu, you can’t do that; you have to make an effort to find the Tizen number. For more details on how to find the OS number in your Samsung TV, please read the article “How to check the Tizen OS version of your Samsung TV.

For your reference, here are the Tizen OS versions installed on Samsung TVs. You should know that upgrading the OS in Samsung TVs to a newer version is impossible, so if you bought a TV with Tizen 7.0, it will still have Tizen 7.0 in 10 years.

  • Tizen 7.0 – 2023
  • Tizen 6.5 – 2022
  • Tizen 6.0 – 2021
  • Tizen 5.5 – 2020 
  • Tizen 5.0 – 2019
  • Tizen 4.0 – 2018
  • Tizen 3.0 – 2017
  • Tizen 2.4 – 2016
  • Tizen 2.3 – 2015
  • Samsung Legacy Platform (Tizen 1.0) – 2012-2014.

Samsung Legacy Platform is the predecessor operating system to OC Tizen that Samsung used in its TVs. Samsung Legacy Platform was built on elements of Tizen and can be referred to as Tizen 1.0.

Production date in the Samsung TV service menu (hidden menu)

There is a lot of information on the service menu, but the service menu is very complicated and requires caution. You can find out how to enter and work with the menu in the article “Samsung TV service menu explained, description, features.”

On the start screen, you will see the Tizen operating system number installed on the TV and the model number. You will see the date of purchase, which is not the production date. This is when the TV first connected to Samsung’s servers and transmitted its initialization information. You will see dashes there if you use the TV without an internet connection. I do not recommend changing anything in the Service Menu settings, as this could damage the TV. You will be happy with the information from other sources I have described earlier.

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