- Hisense announced two series of mini-LED RGB TVs in screen sizes from 50 to 100 inches
- It also revealed RGB mini-LED Evo, a variation of its mini-LED RGB TV that adds a cyan component to the RGB light module.
- Hisense’s new RGBY MicroLED is an advancement of MicroLED technology that adds yellow as a fourth primary color to the RGB display.
Hisense announced at CES 2026 that its RGB mini-LED TV will come to smaller screen sizes, and the company also announced improved RGB mini-LED panel technology and a new variation of MicroLED displays.
RGB mini-LED technology incorporates red, green and blue LEDs into each lens of a mini-LED panel for wider color gamut coverage and improved contrast and brightness. We tested the Hisense 116UX last year and, while it still doesn’t beat the best OLED TVs, it was certainly impressive.
In other CES 2026 news, Hisense also revealed an evolution of its RGB mini-LED panel called RGB mini-LED Evo. This introduces a fourth color, cyan, to the optical lens, to which the human eye is sensitive. Hisense maintains that this addition will produce even more realistic colors. The first television to feature this technology will be the Hisense 116UXS, a 116-inch television that uses the Hisense Hi-Vew AI Engine RGB processor, which analyzes content in real time to improve contrast and color.
Hisense also claims that the new TV will cover 110% of the BT.2020 color space, which would be the highest level for a TV to date. The previous high we measured was the first RGB mini-LED, the Hisense 116UX, which covered 92.64% of BT.2020. The new specification would bring it in line with some of the best projectors powered by triple laser light engines.
Finally, Hisense announced RGBY MicroLED, an advancement of MicroLED technology that adds yellow as a fourth primary color. Hisense claims the addition will improve viewing angles, clarity, and durability. The first offering with this technology is the Hisense 163MX, a 163-inch display that uses self-emissive microLED panels and has 100% BT.2020 color space coverage. The Hisense 163MX is also powered by the HI-View AI Engine RGB processor.
No prices or release dates have been confirmed for the new Hisense TVs.
Mini-LED RGB: a threat to OLED?
When the RGB mini-LED was first revealed, it was touted as a potential ‘OLED killer’, with more vibrant colours, higher brightness and better blacks and contrast than OLED could hope to achieve.
Still, I found that when I tested the Hisense 116UX RGB mini-LED TV, its color and detail were stunning, and its black levels impressive, but there were also cloudy screen and backlight issues visible in dark images.
At IFA 2025, I saw the first RGB mini-LED in a more home-friendly 85-inch size and was pleased to see that it offered the same color and contrast performance as the much larger 116-inch model. What I didn’t have on my CES 2026 bingo card was a 55-inch RGB mini-LED, with two models to choose from! While pricing and full specifications have yet to be revealed, the Hisense UR8 will presumably be a cheaper model.
If Hisense can get the price right on these smaller RGB mini-LED TVs, as well as avoid the screen clouding issues I noticed when I tested the Hisense 116UX, then we could be looking at a real challenger to the OLED crown.
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