Indtil 2016 klassificerede Samsung sine tv-apparater ved hjælp af et seriesystem fra 1 til 9.
Serierne 1–3 var beregnet til CRT-tv. I praksis blev denne klassificering dog sjældent brugt. Da systemet blev formaliseret, var CRT-tv allerede stort set blevet udfaset, så disse serier var i praksis reserveret, men blev næsten aldrig anvendt på faktiske modeller.
Serierne 4–9 blev brugt til fladskærms-tv. Oprindeligt omfattede de plasma- og LCD-tv, og senere, efterhånden som teknologien udviklede sig, blev LED-tv også tilføjet til serien.
I 2017 introducerede Samsung QLED TV-tv, og den traditionelle serieklassificering blev afskaffet. Nummereringen afspejlede heller ikke længere det reelle hierarki af billedkvalitet. For eksempel leverede QLED-tv i serie 7 ofte en langt bedre billedkvalitet end modeller i LED serie 9, på trods af det højere nummer i den ældre LED-serie.
Dette betyder dog ikke, at Samsung stoppede med at gruppere sine produkter. Virksomheden tildeler stadig hver model af tv, monitor eller projektor til en bestemt produktlinje.
Denne struktur kan ses på Samsungs udviklerwebsted https://developer.samsung.com, og den hjælper med at forklare, hvordan Samsung organiserer sine enheder, og hvad det betyder for den gennemsnitlige forbruger.
Kategorier og grupper af Samsung-tv og monitorer
Samsung opdeler sine videovisningsenheder (tv, monitorer) i tre hovedkategorier: PREMIUM, STANDARD og BASIC. Hver kategori kan også omfatte flere underkategorier, såsom PREMIUM 1 og PREMIUM 2. Disse klassifikationer afspejler forskelle i den hardwareplatform, der bruges i enhederne. I praksis betyder det, at tv og monitorer fra forskellige klasser er bygget på forskellige chassis og bundkort.
Tabellen nedenfor viser klassificeringen af Samsung-enheder og forklarer, hvilken klasse hver model tilhører. For eksempel tilhører tv fra serierne Crystal UH7000 og UH8000 i 2026 kategorien Basic. De tilhører dog forskellige undergrupper inden for denne kategori, hvilket indikerer mærkbare forskelle i deres interne komponenter og den overordnede hardwarekonfiguration. For at forstå tv-modellen skal du ignorere det første bogstav, for eksempel UAU9000. Dette er tv-modellen AU9000.
Kategorier af Samsung-tv 2012–2026
Oplysningerne nedenfor kan virke ret komplekse, men de vigtigste punkter er ganske enkle. For eksempel vil Samsung i 2026 stoppe produktionen af 8K-tv, fordi efterspørgslen efter dem var lav, og de ikke levede op til forventningerne — noget der var tydeligt næsten fra begyndelsen af deres salg.
Det er også værd at bemærke, at OLED-tv i serierne 9 og 8 bruger forskellige chassis. Denne forskel er dog ikke særlig betydelig og nævnes primært til informationsformål.
| Year | TV Seller Office Model Group | Lineup (TV Model Name) | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26TV_PREMIUM1 | OLED TVs 9 series (S90H), OLED Samsung Smart monitors 9 series (R90H) | Tizen 10.0 |
| 26TV_PREMIUM2 | Samsung Smart Monitor 8, 9 series (M80H), OLED TVs 8 series (S80H), TVs The Frame LS03, microRGB 8, 9 series (RH85), Neo QLED 8 series (QN80H), Crystal 9 series (U9000H) | ||
| 26TV_STANDARD1 | Neo QLED 6, 7 series (QN60H), QN1EH | ||
| 26TV_BASIC1 | Samsung Smart monitors 7 series, M1EH, Crystal 8 series U8000H | ||
| 26TV_BASIC2 | Samsung Smart monitors 7 series, M1EH, Crystal 7, 8 series U8000H, M1EH X22 chassis | ||
| 2025 | 25TV_PREMIUM1 | OLED TVs 9 series (S90F), OLED Samsung Smart monitors 9 series (R90F) | Tizen 9.0 |
| 25TV_PREMIUM2 | 8K TVs 8,9 series | ||
| 25TV_PREMIUM3 | OLED TVs 9 series (S90F), OLED Samsung Smart monitors 9 series (R90F) | ||
| 25TV_PREMIUM4 | Samsung Smart Monitor 8, 9 series (M80F), OLED TVs 8 series (S80H), TVs The Frame LS03, QLED, Neo QLED 7, 8 series (QN80F) | ||
| 25TV_STANDARD1 | QLED 7, 8 series (QN80F), Samsung Smart monitors 7 series | ||
| 25TV_BASIC1 | QLED 6 series (QN60F), Crystal 7, 8 series UF8000 | ||
| 25TV_BASIC2 | Samsung Smart monitors 5 series | ||
| 25TV_BASIC3 | Crystal 7, 8 series UF8000 X22 chassis | ||
| 2024 | 24TV_PREMIUM1 | OLED TVs for Germany | Tizen 8.0 |
| 24TV_PREMIUM2 | Samsung Smart monitors, 8K TVs | ||
| 24TV_PREMIUM4 | QLED 8 series (QN80D), OLED TVs 9 series (S90D), Neo QLED 8 series (QN80D), The Frame series, The Serif series, The Sero series, Neo QLED 9 series | ||
| 24TV_PREMIUM5 | G60SD, G70D, LS01D, M80D, Q70D | ||
| 24TV_PREMIUM6 | OLED TVs for Germany 7 series | ||
| 24TV_STANDARD1 | OLED TVs 6 series, Crystal 8 series DU8000, QLED 6 series, Smart monitors 7, 5 series | ||
| 24TV_STANDARD2 | Crystal 8 series DU | ||
| 24TV_STANDARD3 | Crystal 8 series DU | ||
| 24TV_BASIC2 | Crystal 7 series DU | ||
| 24TV_BASIC3 | Crystal 9 series DU | ||
| 24TV_BASIC4 | Crystal 5, 6 series DU | ||
| 24TV_PREMIUM5_LIC | LED TVs | ||
| 24TV_BASIC2_LIC | LED TVs | ||
| 24TV_BASIC2_LIC2 | LED TVs | ||
| 2023 | 23TV_PREMIUM1 | 8K QLED 8,9 series C | Tizen 7.0 |
| 23TV_PREMIUM2 | QLED 8, 9 series C | ||
| 23TV_PREMIUM3 | The Frame series, QLED 8, 9 series C | ||
| 23TV_PREMIUM4 | Smart monitors 7, 8 series, QLED 7 series C | ||
| 23TV_PREMIUM5 | QLED 7 series C | ||
| 23TV_STANDARD1 | Smart monitors 5 series, QLED 6 series C | ||
| 23TV_BASIC1 | Crystal UHD series 7 (CU), Laser TV | ||
| 23TV_BASIC2 | Crystal UHD series 8 (CU) | ||
| 23TV_BASIC3 | Crystal UHD series 8 (CU) | ||
| 23TV_BASIC1_LIC | LED TVs | ||
| 23TV_BASIC1_LIC2 | LED TVs | ||
| 2022 | 22TV_PREMIUM1 | 8K QLED 8,9 series B | Tizen 6.5 |
| 22TV_PREMIUM2 | QLED 8,9 series B | ||
| 22TV_PREMIUM3 | QLED 8,9 series B, Smart monitors 5 series | ||
| 22TV_PREMIUM4 | QLED 6,7,8 series B, The Serif series, The Sero series, QLED 7, 8, 9 series (B) | ||
| )22TV_PREMIUM5 | QLED 7 series B | ||
| 22TV_STANDARD1 | QLED 6 series B, Smart monitors 5, 6 series, Crystal UHD series 8 (BU) | ||
| 22TV_BASIC1 | QLED 6 series B, Crystal UHD series 8 BU, The Frame series | ||
| 22TV_BASIC3 | Crystal UHD series 8 (BU) | ||
| )2021 | 21TV_PREMIUM1 | QLED 7,8,9 series А, The Frame series A, The Sero series | Tizen 6.0 |
| 21TV_PREMIUM2 | QLED 7,8 series А | ||
| 21TV_PREMIUM3 | Crystal UHD series 8 AU | ||
| 21TV_STANDARD1 | QLED 6 series А, QLED 5,6 series А, The Sero series | ||
| 21TV_BASIC1 | QLED 5,6 series А, Crystal UHD series 7,8 AU | ||
| 21TV_BASIC4_LIC | Samsung Smart monitors | ||
| 2020 | 20TV_PREMIUM | The Frame series, The Sero series, The Serif series, QLED 7,8,9 series T, Laser TV | Tizen 5.5 |
| 20TV_STANDARD | QLED 6 series T, Crystal UHD series T | ||
| 20TV_BASIC1 | The Frame series T, UHD LED TVs 7 series T | ||
| 20TV_BASIC2 | UHD LED TVs 4, 5 series T | ||
| 2019 | 19TV_PREMIUM | 8K TVs, QLED 6, 7, 8, 9 series R, The Frame series, The Sero series, The Serif series, Crystal UHD 9 series R | Tizen 5.0 |
| 19TV_STANDARD | QLED 5 series R, UHD LED TVs 7 series R | ||
| 19TV_BASIC1 | UHD LED TVs 6, 7 series R | ||
| 19TV_BASIC2 | UHD LED TVs 6 series R | ||
| 2018 | 18TV_PREMIUM | QLED TVs, UHD LED TVs 8, 9 series N, The Frame series | Tizen 4.0 |
| 18TV_STANDARD1 | UHD LED TVs 7 series N | ||
| 18TV_STANDARD2 | UHD LED TVs 6, 7 series N | ||
| 18TV_STANDARD3 | UHD LED TVs 4, 5 series N | ||
| 2017 | 17TV_PREMIUM | UHD LED TVs 6, 7, 8, 9 series M, QLED | Tizen 3.0 |
| 17TV_STANDARD | UHD LED TVs 4, 5, 6 series M | ||
| 17TV_ENTRY_CN1 | UNU7000, UMU6100 | Tizen 2.4 | |
| 2016 | 16TV_PREMIUM | Super UHD LED TVs 6, 7, 8 , 9 series K | |
| 16TV_STANDARD1 | UHD LED TVs 4, 5, 6 series K | ||
| 16TV_STANDARD2 | LED TVs 4, 5, 6 series K | ||
| 2015 | 15TV_PREMIUM | Super LED TVs 9 series J | Tizen 2.3 |
| 15TV_STANDARD1 | LED TVs 5, 6, 7 series J | ||
| 15TV_STANDARD2 | LED TVs 5, 6 series J | ||
| 15TV_ENTRY | LED TVs 4, 5, 6 series J | Samsung Legacy Platform | |
| 2014 | 14TV_PREMIUM | LED TVs 8, 9 series H | |
| 14TV_STANDARD1 | LED TVs 5, 6, 7 series H | ||
| 14TV_STANDARD2 | LED TVs 6, 7 series H | ||
| 14TV_STANDARD3 | LED TVs 5, 6, 7, 8 series H | ||
| 14TV_ENTRY | LED TVs 4, 5, 6 series H | ||
| 2013 | 13TV_PREMIUM | LED TVs 5, 6, 7, 9 series F | |
| 13TV_STANDARD | LED TVs 7, 8 series, Plazma | ||
| 2012 | 12TV_7Group PREMIUM | LED super TVs, OLED 2013 | |
| 12TV_6Group STANDARD | LED TVs, Plazma TVs, series 7, 8 model 2013 LED 6 series. | ||
| 12MFM_6Group | LED TVs |