Sony AF8x (2018) Series

Beautifully pure, refined pictures ; Good sound up to a point ; Class-leading motion and noise management

Android TV continues to frustrate ; HDR pictures lack brightness

Exquisite pictures, but the lack of brightness limits HDR impact – especially in bright-room environments.

Genuinely jaw-dropping 4K HDR OLED picture quality ; Remarkable in-screen audio system ; Excellent build and fine finishing

Okay, it isn't a huge leap on from last year's A1 ; …But then it is hard to improve on The Best

Detailed picture ; Impressive sound ; Deep OLED blacks ; Smooth handling of motion

Lacks punch compared to the A1 ; User interface could be better ; No Dolby Vision

A good television, but the Sony AF8 doesn’t shine quite as bright as its superstar sibling

Beautifully refined OLED picture quality ; Owerful sound from a space-saving design ; Fair price point too

Pictures lack brightness with HDR ; Android TV smart system isn’t very friendly ; Minor update over 2017 model

The Sony AF8 delivers beautiful picture quality thanks to superb picture processing. Its one problem is simple: it's not as bright as the 2018 competition, which gives LG and Panasonic a foot-up in the brightness stakes.

Excellent black levels and shadow details ; Excellent above black performance ; Good out of the box picture accuracy in Cinema Pro ; Excellent motion handling ; Excellent scaling and video processing ; Supports HLG, HDR10 and Dolby Vision ; Works best...

HDR performance might be too dull for some viewers ; ABL is too aggressive and can dim the screen while watching content ; Android TV operating system is slow and ponderous ; User interface is slow because of the OS ; Smart TV is slow and buggy thanks...

Excellent black levels and shadow details ; Excellent above black performance ; Good out of the box picture accuracy in Cinema Pro ; Excellent motion handling ; Excellent scaling and video processing ; Supports HLG, HDR10 and Dolby Vision ; Works best...

HDR performance might be too dull for some viewers ; ABL is too aggressive and can dim the screen while watching content ; Android TV operating system is slow and ponderous ; User interface is slow because of the OS ; Smart TV is slow and buggy thanks...

The Sony AF8 produces some of the best SDR images we have seen from an OLED TV with superb black levels, shadow detail and colour. The depth to images thanks to the stunning dynamic range can be quite breath-taking at times and in the right...