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Samsung's flagship OLED TV got a refresh in 2026, but is it enough of an upgrade to skip over last year's S95F? For most people, probably not.
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Samsung is a relative newcomer to OLED TVs, releasing its first consumer models in 2022. In just a handful of years, the brand has gone toe-to-toe with Sony and LG, offering signature OLED picture quality with spatial, object-tracking sound to enhance the experience.
The latest 2026 Samsung OLED models offer a slew of smart features, along with a few hardware tweaks, to keep the S95H on the cutting edge of home theater tech.
At first glance, it doesn't seem like the Samsung S95H offers anything different than its predecessor, the S95F. But with an updated processor and reworked operating system, could it be worth the upgrade? To help you understand where the real differences lie and which Samsung OLED is the right fit for you, I've broken down each model's most interesting features for streaming, gaming, and live TV.