Samsung 85" R85H Micro RGB 4K Ultra HD HDR Smart TV (2026)

• Samsung · R85H Micro RGB · 2026: A Micro RGB television: an LCD panel lit by individually controlled red, green and blue LEDs, with 144 Hz variable refresh gaming and Tizen with Vision AI Companion.
• 85": Screen size. 4K Ultra HD. Resolution. 144 Hz VRR (100 Hz Native) Refresh rate. E. Energy rating
• Viewers who care about colour: Samsung's Precision Color 100 claim covers the whole BT.2020 space, evaluated to VDE criteria, which points at deeper reds and greens than most LCD televisions manage. Big-screen film and sport. The line runs up to 100 inches, with Ultimate Micro Dimming controlling the backlight and a wide viewing angle layer holding colour for anyone sitting off to the side. Gaming at up to 144 Hz. All four HDMI ports take 4K at 144 Hz with variable refresh and FreeSync Premium Pro, and a 240 Hz dual line gaming mode is there at lower resolution.
• Micro RGB backlight: individually controlled red, green and blue LEDs mix colour directly behind the LCD panel. Precision Color 100. full BT.2020 colour coverage claimed by Samsung, evaluated against VDE certification criteria. Ultimate Micro Dimming. local dimming drives the backlight zone by zone to deepen the darker parts of a scene. 144 Hz VRR gaming. 100 Hz native panel with variable refresh to 144 Hz on all four HDMI ports. Micro RGB AI Engine. handles 4K AI upscaling and picture processing for broadcast and lower-resolution sources. Tizen with Vision AI Companion. apps, Art Store and Generative Wallpaper, with security updates promised until 31 December 2031
• What Micro RGB actually changes: The panel in front is a conventional LCD, so this is not a self-emissive set and it is not micro-LED. The change is in the light source. A Mini LED backlight uses blue LEDs and a layer that converts some of that blue into other colours; Micro RGB instead uses discrete red, green and blue LEDs, which Samsung says measure under 100 micrometres, and mixes the colour of the light before it reaches the panel. Contrast still comes from local dimming zones rather than from pixels switching off.
• Colour, and what Samsung claims: Because the backlight already produces red, green and blue rather than filtering white, Samsung claims Micro RGB Precision Color 100, meaning 100 per cent of the BT.2020 colour space, evaluated based on VDE certification criteria. That is Samsung's own claim rather than an independent measurement, and it matters most on wide-gamut HDR material. HDR support is Micro RGB HDR+ with HDR10+ Adaptive, Gaming and Advanced plus HLG; there is no Dolby Vision.
• Gaming, sound and connections: The panel is 100 Hz native and takes variable refresh up to 144 Hz on all four HDMI ports, with a 240 Hz dual line gaming mode at reduced resolution. FreeSync Premium Pro, ALLM, Game Bar and the Gaming Hub are all present, though G-SYNC Compatible support is not listed for this line. Audio is Dolby Atmos with Object Tracking Sound Lite and Q-Symphony, and connections run to four HDMI with eARC and two USB-A.
• What’s in the Box: The television and its stand, with every connection on the set itself as there is no separate connection box in this line.

Micro RGB is a backlight technology, not a new kind of panel. The screen itself is LCD; what changes is what sits behind it. Rather than blue LEDs with a colour conversion layer, as Mini LED uses, thousands of individually controlled red, green and blue LEDs mix colour at the backlight itself. Samsung states those LEDs measure under 100 micrometres.

What Samsung claims from it is Micro RGB Precision Color 100: full BT.2020 coverage, evaluated against VDE certification criteria. Ultimate Micro Dimming handles contrast, and because the light still comes from behind the panel rather than from the pixels, black depends on how finely those dimming zones are driven. The Micro RGB AI Engine takes care of upscaling and picture processing.

Judge this one on colour rather than on black level: the backlight is the story here, and it is a genuinely different way of making light.

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Key Features

Specifications

• Resolution3840 x 2160
• Panel typeMicro RGB (LCD with individually controlled micro-scale red, green and blue LED backlight)
• ProcessorMicro RGB AI Engine
• Refresh rate144 Hz VRR (100 Hz Native); DLG 240 Hz
• HDRMicro RGB HDR+; HDR10+ Adaptive / Gaming / Advanced; HLG. No Dolby Vision
• ColourMicro RGB Precision Color 100 - Samsung claims 100% BT.2020 coverage, evaluated to VDE certification criteria
• Local dimmingUltimate Micro Dimming
• Upscaling4K AI Upscaling
• Viewing angleWide Viewing Angle
• Smart platformTizen™ Smart TV with Vision AI Companion, Generative Wallpaper and Art Store
• TunersDVB-T2CS2 (single tuner), analogue tuner, CI+ (1.4)
• HDMI4 x HDMI, 4K 144 Hz (for HDMI 1/2/3/4), eARC
• USB2 x USB-A
• Wi-FiYes (Wi-Fi 6E)
• BluetoothYes (5.3)
• Audio featuresDolby Atmos, Object Tracking Sound Lite, Q-Symphony, Adaptive Sound Pro, AI Sound Controller, Active Voice Amplifier Pro, 360 Audio
• GamingMotion Xcelerator 144 Hz, ALLM, VRR, FreeSync Premium Pro, Game Bar, Gaming Hub, AI Gaming Optimizer, Super Ultra Wide Game View, Mini Map Zoom
• Bezel3 Bezel-less, Titan Black
• Smart homeYes (SmartThings/Matter hub); Zigbee/Thread: Dongle Support
• Standby power0.50 W
• Software supportSecurity updates until 31 December 2031
• Screen Size85 in
• Energy RatingE
• Annual Energy Use (SDR)179 kWh
• Dimensions with Stand1888.8 x 1123 x 369 mm
• Dimensions without Stand1888.8 x 1083.2 x 52.5 mm
• Weight with Stand34.7 kg
• VESA600 x 400 mm
• Audio Output30 W
• Audio Channels2ch

The Verdict

Why it stands out

• Red, green and blue LEDs mix colour at the backlight
• Samsung claims full BT.2020 colour coverage
• 144 Hz variable refresh on all four HDMI ports
• Available in sizes right up to 100 inches
• Tizen apps with updates promised until 2031

Worth knowing

• This is an LCD television with a new kind of backlight, not a self-emissive panel. Black level comes from local dimming zones rather than from pixels switching off.
• There is no Glare Free anti-reflection layer on this line, which is the step-up R95H's differentiator, so expect visible reflections on a wall opposite a window.
• Audio is a modest 30 W 2ch system on most sizes, the tuner is single rather than twin, and Zigbee or Thread needs a dongle instead of being built in.

Model: MRE85R85HAUXXU. Specifications are based on Samsung’s published UK/Ireland product information for this exact model and may be updated by the manufacturer.