Samsung Neo QLED (2027)

About Samsung Neo QLED (2027)

Nothing has been announced. Samsung has not shown a 2027 Neo QLED set, has not named a model and has published no size, price or specification for one, so none appear here. The more useful thing this page can tell you is that Neo QLED is no longer the top of Samsung's range, which changes how a 2027 set should be read when it does arrive. In 2026 Samsung placed a new Micro RGB tier above Neo QLED and shipped no Neo QLED 8K model at all. The Neo QLED range on sale now runs to two 4K series, the QN80H and the QN70H, rolling out from 24 March 2026. Samsung reveals its television range at CES in early January and sells from spring, so a January 2027 reveal follows from the record. Nothing beyond that can be stated.

What is known about a 2027 Neo QLED

Nothing official. No model names, no sizes, no panel details, no prices and no dates.

Samsung's schedule is the only part with evidence behind it. The company reveals its television range at CES in early January and begins selling in spring, and it followed that shape again in 2026. A January 2027 reveal is a reasonable expectation drawn from that record rather than a claim Samsung has made.

One structural question is worth watching more than any specification. Samsung has been moving its top LCD effort towards Micro RGB, and in 2026 it did not ship a Neo QLED 8K set. Whether Neo QLED stays a two series mid-range in 2027 or regains a flagship is the thing to look for in January, and nobody can answer it now.

What Neo QLED actually is, and where it now sits

Neo QLED is Samsung's name for an LCD television that combines a quantum dot layer with a mini LED backlight. The mini LED part is what separates it from ordinary QLED: many more, much smaller backlight zones, which allows brighter highlights and darker surrounding areas than a conventional LED backlight manages.

What it is not is an OLED. Every pixel is still lit from behind rather than lighting itself, so black levels depend on how well the backlight can be controlled rather than being absolute.

The position in Samsung's range has changed, and this is the part buyers get wrong. Neo QLED used to be the premium LCD line and carried the 8K models. For 2026, Forbes reports that Samsung placed a Micro RGB tier above it, with the R95H series from 3,199.99 to 6,499.99 dollars, and that the QN80H is the most premium traditional LCD Samsung offers, sitting below both OLED and Micro RGB.

So a Neo QLED in 2026 is a mid-range set. A 2027 model should be judged on that basis unless Samsung says otherwise.

The 2026 range on sale now

Two 4K series, and the gap between them is larger than the model numbers suggest.

The QN80H is the upper series, in 55, 65, 75, 85 and 100 inch sizes, running the NQ4 AI Gen2 processor. United States prices run from 1,299.99 dollars at 55 inches to 5,499.99 dollars at 100 inches. It carries Motion Xcelerator at 144Hz with variable refresh rate support, Dolby Atmos with Object Tracking Sound Lite, and Samsung's Auto HDR Remastering.

The QN70H is the cheaper series, in 43, 50, 55, 65, 75 and 85 inch sizes, from 599.99 dollars at 43 inches to 2,299.99 dollars at 85 inches. It uses the same mini LED and quantum dot combination and the same processor family.

The difference that matters is refresh rate. Ecoustics reports the QN80H at 144Hz and the QN70H at 60Hz. For a console or a computer, that is the whole decision, and no amount of picture processing compensates for it.

Samsung listed the range as rolling out at Samsung.com and at retailers from 24 March 2026.

What to weigh it against

The awkward comparison is inside Samsung's own range. The S90H OLED starts at 1,399.99 dollars according to Forbes, which puts it within a hundred dollars of the 55 inch QN80H. At that overlap the choice is a real one: the OLED gives better black levels and viewing angles, the Neo QLED goes brighter and costs less at the larger sizes, where the gap widens sharply.

Above it, Micro RGB is the newer approach and carries a large premium. It is worth auditioning rather than assuming it is simply better for your room.

Against other makers, the direct rivals are LG's QNED and Sony's mini LED sets, and TCL and Hisense undercut all of them on price per inch with more backlight zones, generally at the cost of processing and software polish.

If you are shopping by size rather than by tier, the QN80H at 100 inches has few equivalents, and that is a genuine reason to choose this line.

Who should buy something else

If you game on a console or a computer, do not buy the QN70H. At 60Hz it gives up the feature the QN80H is built around, and the price gap is smaller than the capability gap.

If you watch mostly in a dark room, an OLED is the better answer at overlapping prices in the smaller sizes. Mini LED backlighting improves contrast but does not match a self-lit panel for black level.

If you need Dolby Vision, Samsung does not support it anywhere in its range, and a 2027 Neo QLED is no reason to expect that to change. LG, Sony, TCL and Hisense do.

If you want Samsung's brightest and most advanced LCD, Neo QLED is no longer where that lives. Micro RGB is, and it costs accordingly.

If you are specifically waiting for a Neo QLED 8K, Samsung did not ship one in 2026 and has promised nothing for 2027.

And if a page is quoting 2027 Neo QLED prices or model numbers, it is inventing them.