Sony Bravia 8 II is the company’s top OLED TV for 2025, and is at $ 3,500 / £ 2,999 / AU $ 3,999, its price is at the level you expected to flagship Sony TV.
The company’s flag -led mini -led model, Sony Bravia 9, was one of the best TVs reviewed in 2024, so I was very interested in raising my hands on Sony’s new flagship OLED. One of the main reasons for this was that Sony claimed that the new model would be 150 % bright from its predecessor of Sony Bravyia 8, it was possible through a switch from a standard W -Elide Panel of the company, which is in QD Old Panel for Bravia 8 II, used in Bravia 8 of last year.
While our Sony Bravia 8 OLED review was overall positive, TV peak brightness was significantly measured from what we have seen from the best OLED TV of 2024, such as Samsung S95D and LG G4. The new flagship OLED TV in 2025 is now even more bright than last year’s models, the LG G5 has a 2,268 nuts peak measurements, this is a level that exceeds many best TVs led by semen, when I experienced it.
Matters of shine
The LG G5 contains a new “Four Stack” OLED display panel, called the LG Basic RGB Tandem structure. Unlike previous panels, which use two -thirds of blue, one -third with red, green and yellow elements, the new LG’s new design produces light through individual red, green and blue layers. This design has resulted in colorful detail and in particular, the brightness of the peak and the entire screen. (See the chart for a benchmark comparison between Sony Bravia 8 II, LG G5, and competition OLED TVS.)
When I reviewed it, the extraordinary glow of G5 had a real impact on the quality of its image. Due to the powerful contrast of the image, HDR films had a 3D standard, which made bright highlights in shining pictures with high levels of intensity. The colors also looked bright, which gave them a clear standard without giving them unnatural or promoted.
Another important factor with G5, when I experienced it was the ability to maintain strong contradictions while looking at bright room light conditions, which helped its anti -reflected screen. It made a wonderful TV to watch the game of the day, and movies and dark TV shows have also been kept very well in the bright light.
I have just begun testing the 65 -inch model of Sony Braivia 8 II, so I’m just able to make preliminary decisions about its performance at this location. But as you can see in the shining benchmark chart above, this Sony contenders promote a 150 % peak brightness compared to last year’s Bravyia 8, which has maximized the maximum of 817 nits and 182 nuts full screen brightness.
This does not mean that Bravia 8 II is not bright for OLED TV. Its peak brightness (measured in cinema mode, the most accurately available photo preset) is similar to 65 -inch Samsung S90F, the company uses middle -range O LED TV for 2025, and another TV that uses the Q D. Elide Display panel. However, the entire screen brightness on Bravia 8 II is significantly lower than the S90F.
As I said above, I am now starting to test Sony Bravieva 8 II, so I still do not realize its abilities. Compared to the LG G5, the lower brightness of Bravia 8 II (and also the TVs that I have recently tested) mean that when looking at the light of the day, it has a dynamic pop, and its color, while undoubtedly correct (see the accuracy of the image, the lesser).
Is the price okay?
For the 65 -inch model $ 3,500 / £ 2,999 / AU $ 3,999, Sony Bravia 8 II is priced like LG G5 and Samsung S95D like new flagship OLED TVS. It has a premium design, as well as an excellent set of audio features such as sound surface audio+, which converts TV’s OLED panel into a speaker, and is used as a center channel when combining the sound center, which is compatible with Sony speaker system and sound bars.
However, it is difficult to ignore the new Samsung S90F, a OLED TV, a high set of comparison shine as well as a high set of gaming features, $ 2,499 / £ 2,699 / aU $ 1,000 less cost for the 65 -inch model. This is a considerable cash that can be spent on 4K Blue Ray and other home theater equipment.
Does Sony Braivia 8 II justify its premium price? We will soon conduct our review, and at this time, we will provide full ideas about its performance and value.
In the meantime, the premium OLED TV competition looks very tough for 2025, and Sony’s flagship model has enough to prove.
