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Samsung S95H OLED TV Review (2026)
The traditional wisdom with TVs is that an OLED panel is the crown jewel of display technology. The Samsung S95H is the new flagship OLED mode from Samsung. It stands to reason that that alone would make it the best TV around. But this year, OLED and this TV face some serious competition.
To be clear, OLED TVs are still a safe bet for excellent picture quality, but not as clearly superior to other televisions in 2026. The S95H is no longer a no-brainer for me mostly because of new RGB TV and Art TV models, many of which are extremely appealing and around the same price. I loved the Samsung The Frame Pro 2026 art TV because it has a matte display and looks stunning on a wall showing masterpiece paintings. Movies, shows, and games looked stunning on the LG Micro RGB Evo (after some setting changes). The competition is fierce.
The new S95H replaces the Samsung S95F, and shares many similarities, including anti-glare tech. The S95H is a notch better in picture quality and AI processing, though.
The biggest difference between the two is cosmetic. The S95H now has a silver bezel that you might not realize is recessed behind the main OLED panel. It’s more like a metal picture frame. Personally, I love the new look. Family members noticed it right away, commenting on how the OLED panel with a thin black edge seems to float just in front of the metal frame.
Another major difference has to do with the breakout box, called the Samsung One Connect. With the S95H, it’s no longer required or included in the box, so you have to connect all of your devices like a video game console or a streaming device directly to the television. That means the S95H is thicker at 1.04 inches compared to just 0.4 inches for the S95F. However, I actually preferred not using the One Connect. It meant less hassle with another device to plug in and set up. You can always buy the One Connect box later if you decide you want less clutter by your TV stand or on the wall.
The S95H has four HDMI ports on the right side (including one for gaming at 165 Hz and one for eARC passthrough audio for surround sound), an Ethernet jack, optical audio out, two USB ports for playing files off a storage drive, and a headphone jack. It supports Wi-Fi 6E for faster speeds and compatibility than older standards (like the Wi-Fi 5 used on the S95F). Both TVs mount flush to the wall, although I used the included pedestal stand, which attached easily.
For the UI, Tizen OS is not terrible, but as we noted in our previous S95F review, it’s still a bit of a maze. The setup process including adding apps and tweaking picture settings is far easier on a Google TV model like the Sony Bravia 7 II. I’m used to Tizen OS, since I test TVs often, but I still don’t love it. (At least I didn’t need to use the Samsung SmartThings app for setup.)
I really like the Samsung remote—It doesn’t overwhelm you with buttons. Hisense remotes tend to have way too many buttons, in my experience. Most of us need channel, mute, and volume, plus maybe a few shortcuts to apps like Netflix.
Samsung doesn’t officially list the color gamut specs like DCI-P3 or BT.2020 for the S95H. Equally so, there is no official mention of brightness rating in nits or contrast ratio, but I’m okay with that as well. Those specs can be misleading and really depend on the picture quality settings, the brightness of the room, and (mostly) the content you watch. Instead, I subjected the S95H to rigorous real-world testing to see how it measures up to recent models.
The S95H measures up to the competition quite nicely when it comes to color quality. It excels in many areas but is not always the de facto winner for every movie, show or game. Once again, there is so much competition that buying a flagship OLED like this one is no longer the obvious choice.