- Sony’s entire 2026 TV range has already been announced
- Three levels: mini-LED RGB, OLED and LED
- In sizes from 43 inches to 115 inches
Sony just launched two new Bravia TVs today, with the new Bravia 7 II and Bravia 9 II replacing the current Bravia 7 and Bravia 9. The new models have mini-LED RGB backlighting and pretty steep prices: the Bravia 7 II starts at £1,899/$1,599 (around AU$3,560) for a 50-inch model, and this rises to £22,999 / $30,999 (around AU$43,165) for the 115-inch Bravia 9 II.
Although the two higher-end models simply replace their predecessors, other models in the current Bravia range are a little more confusing: both the Bravia 8 and Bravia 8 II are available, while there is no Bravia 5 II, only the Bravia 5. And have you ever tried saying the name of the Bravia 2 II out loud to someone? Requires explanation!
It’s a little confusing (although only a little by TV naming standards), but it all makes more sense when you see that the Bravias are divided into three tiers: True RGB mini-LED, OLED, and LED respectively. The higher the number, the higher up the list it is.
What Bravias are in the Sony range of 2026 televisions?
|
Name |
Screen type |
Sizes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bravia 9II |
true RGB |
65, 75, 85 and 115 inches |
|
bravia 7 |
true RGB |
50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 98 inches |
|
bravia 8 |
OLED (QD-OLED) |
55, 65 inches |
|
Bravia 8 |
OLED (W-OLED) |
55, 65 inches (77 inches in US only) |
|
Bravia 5 |
LED (mini-LED) |
55, 65, 75 and 85 inches |
|
Bravia 3II |
LED |
43, 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 100 inches |
|
bravia 2 |
LED |
43, 50, 55, 65 and 75 inches |
Let’s start with the flagships first.
He Bravia 9II and bravia 7 They are True RGB televisions. The Bravia 7 II is available in 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 98-inch versions, while the flagship Bravia 9 II comes in 65, 75, 85 and 115-inch versions.
That makes the Bravia 7 II the first RGB TV from any brand to come in a 50-inch version (previously the smallest was 55 inches) and that puts it right up there with the best OLED TVs if you want a premium TV in a smaller size. Those TVs should be worried: we’ve seen Sony’s RGB technology on multiple occasions and it’s very impressive.
The key difference between the Bravia 7 II and the Bravia 9 II is that the latter has a more powerful backlight than its brother. It is capable of generating 3990 nits in professional mode. We measured the Bravia 7 II at 2078 nits in the same mode. Both numbers come from testing pre-production models, but we’d expect very similar actual numbers; We also expect there to be fewer dimming zones and other changes on the Bravia 7 II, but we’ll need to test the TVs to get more details on that.
Below are the two OLED ranges, the OLED Bravia 8 and the QD-OLED bravia 8. Both come in 55- and 65-inch versions. In the United States, the Bravia 8 is also available as a 77-inch TV. Here’s our Bravia 8 review and our Bravia 8 II review, if you’d like to read about both sets.
And the last level is LED televisions; the Bravia 5 is mini-LED, while the Bravia 3 II and Bravia 2 II are more standard LED technology.
He Bravia 5 comes in 55, 65, 75 and 85 inches; he Bravia 3II comes in 43, 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 100 inches, and the bravia 2 It is available in 43, 50, 55, 65 and 75 inches.
So that’s it: you can usually use the first number to tell if something is better or worse than the other models, but sometimes being a ‘II’ matters… and sometimes it doesn’t.
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