Samsung is taking another swing at ultra-premium TV tech in 2026, but this time the company is doing something much more practical with its Micro RGB lineup: it’s bringing the concept down into sizes and prices that look a lot less out-of-reach than last year’s debut.
That matters because Samsung first introduced its Micro RGB TV last year with a single 115-inch model that landed at just under $30,000. It was the kind of product that grabbed attention, but not exactly the kind most people could seriously shop for. For 2026, Samsung is broadening the range with two new series, more conventional screen sizes, and pricing that starts at $1,599 instead of five figures.
The new lineup includes the flagship R95H series and the more affordable R85H series, with sizes ranging from 55 inches all the way up to 115 inches. Samsung says a 100-inch model is also coming later this year.
Samsung’s pitch here is fairly straightforward. Instead of relying on more traditional backlighting approaches, these TVs use thousands of micro-sized red, green, and blue LEDs that emit light independently. The idea is to improve color precision and reduce the sort of color bleed that can happen when light spreads beyond where it’s supposed to go.
Samsung says the result is more accurate color and higher contrast, and the company also notes that the TVs have been verified by VDE for 100 percent BT.2020 color-area coverage. That is a spec-sheet-friendly way of saying these sets are built to reproduce a very wide color gamut.
A few key things stand out in Samsung’s description of the new sets:
As usual, the real question is not whether the spec sheet sounds impressive, but how much of that translates into a visible advantage in an actual living room. Still, Samsung is clearly positioning Micro RGB as a step above standard LED and Mini-LED TVs when it comes to color handling.
Like the rest of Samsung’s 2026 TV lineup, these sets lean hard on AI-branded processing. The company says its new Micro RGB AI Engine Pro has been developed specifically for this category and can adjust duller scenes through a feature called Micro RGB Color Booster Pro. There’s also Micro RGB HDR Pro for brighter highlights and AI Motion Enhancer Pro, which Samsung says should make it easier to track fast-moving objects like a golf ball or a soccer ball.
That all sounds familiar because TV makers across the board are now framing picture quality improvements through processing as much as panel technology. Samsung is doing the same thing here, pairing the hardware story with a lot of software cleanup and enhancement.
The TVs also support HDR10+ ADVANCED, which Samsung says helps with brightness, motion, and scene optimization.
Samsung is also pitching these sets as gaming-ready and sports-friendly, which has become almost mandatory for premium TVs now.
The R95H supports Motion Xcelerator 165Hz, while the R85H goes up to 144Hz. That should help with blur reduction and smoother motion in games, assuming you have a PC or source device that can take advantage of those refresh rates.
For audio, Samsung includes Dolby Atmos, Object Tracking Sound, and Q-Symphony support. One change worth noting is that Samsung says users can now pair up to five Samsung sound devices with the TV through Q-Symphony, which could appeal to people already deep into Samsung’s ecosystem.
Samsung is also layering in more sports-specific features this year, including:
Some of this is useful, some of it feels like feature inflation, and some of it will probably depend on how much control viewers actually want over the presentation.
On the design side, the R95H includes Wireless One Connect Ready support, giving buyers the option of wired inputs, wireless inputs, or a mix of both. Both series also support Samsung’s Slim Fit Wall Mount for a more flush installation.
Samsung is carrying over its lifestyle TV ideas here too. Buyers get access to the Samsung Art Store, which now offers more than 5,000 works, plus 30 rotating free pieces through Art Store Streams. Meanwhile, One UI Tizen has been updated for 2026, and Samsung says the platform will receive up to seven years of OS updates.
The company is also baking in more AI assistant features through Samsung Vision AI Companion, plus separate apps for Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity. Whether that becomes genuinely useful or just more menu clutter will depend on how people actually use their TVs.
Samsung’s 2026 Micro RGB TVs are rolling out now through Samsung and select retailers, including Best Buy. Pricing is as follows:
Samsung is also carrying over the 115-inch MR95F at $29,999.99, while a 100-inch Micro RGB TV is set to arrive later this year.
The big story here is not just that Samsung has new flagship TVs. It’s that Micro RGB has moved from a single, eye-popping 115-inch showcase product into something that at least starts to resemble a full retail lineup. That does not make it mainstream, but it does make it a lot easier to take seriously as more than a tech demo.
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