Samsung's Micro RGB TVs will face more competition next year

Samsung unveiled its first Micro RGB TV a few months ago, and it received a lot of praise from experts and enthusiasts. The company is planning to expand its Micro RGB TV lineup next year with new sizes. However, those TVs will face competition from Sony.

A new report claims that Sony will launch TVs with ‘True RGB' backlight. This branding refers to Sony's General RGB LED Backlight Technology, which is similar to the display technology used in Samsung's Micro RGB TVs. It basically uses thousands of micrometer-sized individual red, green, and blue LED lights to create a backlighting system that is placed behind an LCD panel.

Compared to Mini-LED TVs (which Samsung calls Neo QLED TVs), Micro RGB TVs offer higher brightness and contrast, as well as better colors, improved black levels, and better blooming control.

The Sony Bravia 9 II is expected to be the company's flagship TV for 2026. It features Pro VA panels, Mini RGB LED backlighting (with up to 15,000 Mini LEDs), 4,000 nits peak brightness, and DisplayHDR 1400 certification. It will reportedly be available in 75-inch, 85-inch, and 98-inch sizes. It will be unveiled at the CES 2026 expo in the USA next month.

There will also be a Bravia 7 II, featuring a Pro VA panel, Mini RGB LED backlighting (with 5,100 Mini LEDs), and at least 2,000 nits of peak brightness. There will also be a Bravia 5 II (Mini LED TV) and a Bravia 8 III (OLED TV), but they will not be as impressive as the Bravia 7 II and the Bravia 9 II. All these TVs will likely run Google TV and have AirPlay 2, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, Chromecast, and at least 120Hz variable refresh rate with ALLM.

It would be interesting to see if Sony's True RGB TVs can match or outclass Samsung's Micro RGB TVs and how Sony prices its TVs. Even Hisense has launched Micro RGB TV in the US to compete with Samsung's Micro RGB TVs.