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WhatdoSamsungTVmodelnumbersactuallymean?Whyaretheysolong?

What do Samsung TV model numbers actually mean? Why are they so long?
LastUpdatedate:2016.05.13
SamsungTVmodelnumbersusecodestodescribetheTVs.Oncefamiliarwiththecodesyoucanlearnalotabouta
particularTVjustfromglancingatitsmodelcode.
NotethatthebelowmodelcodesrefertomodelssoldintheUK.PleaserefertotheSamsunglocalwebsitefor
informationonmodelcodessoldoutsidetheUK.
UsingmodelUE55F8000AFXZasanexamplewecanseethat:
U=LED
E=ProducedforEurope
55=Screensize(ininches)
F=Manufacturedin2013
8000=Series.Thiswilldifferdependingonthefeaturesforthatindividualmodel.Youcanfindoutthespecifications
foraparticularmodelbyenteringthemodelcodeintothesearchareaontheSamsungwebsite.
A=Featuresordesign
FXZ=Manufacturinginformation
IfyouhaveaUE55F8000BFXZinsteadoftheUE55F8000AFXZusedintheexamplethedifferencebetweenthetwo
modelswouldbeadesignchange,suchasadifferentcolouredbezel,butalltheotherspecificationswouldbethe
same.
Seethechartsbelowtoseewhattheothercodesmean.
2008Current
U=LED
P=Plasma
U

L=LCD
H=DLP
K=OLED

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N=NorthAmerica

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N=NorthAmerica

E=Europe
A=Asia

55

Sizeininches
Modelyear
KS=2016SUHD
KU=2016UHD

Example:

L=2015

UE55F8000AFXZ

JS=2015SUHD
JU=2015UHD
F

H=2014
HU=2014UHD
F=2013
E=2012
D=2011
C=2010
B=2009
A=2008

8000 Series
A

FeatureorDesign

FXZ Manufacturinginformation

Alettercanbeaddedafterthemodelyeartoindicateadifferenceinthemodels.

Examples:

2012

UE40EH5300

ESSlimLEDModel
FHHybridLEDModel

UE46ES6500
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EHHybridLEDModel

2013

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2013

FSlimLEDModel

Oldermodels
FPorHP=Plasma
LN

LN=LCD
HL=DLP
TX=CRT

Modelyear
T=2007
S=2006
T

R=2005

Example:

P=2004

LNT4681FX/XA

N=2003
M=2002
46

Sizeininches

81

Series

Resolutionindicator(FullHD)

Featureordesignindicator

/XA Manufacturinginformation

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