Important! There are models that partially or do not fall under the Samsung marking standards at all. These may be hotel TVs or brand concepts that have not yet been precisely defined with markings, but this is rather an exception.

Note that the designations for QLED and OLED TVs differ from other models of the brand. First, let's look at the markings of classic devices, and then move on to QLED and OLED.

1. Marking of classic TVs

  1. Device type:
    • U — for standard models;
    • Q — for QLED and OLED.
  2. Sales region:
    • E — Europe;
    • N — USA and Canada.
  3. Screen diagonal in ".
  4. Year of issue:
    • D — 2024;
    • C — 2023
    • B — 2022
    • A — 2021.
  5. Screen resolution. Currently, only "U" is used - UHD (Ultra HD, 4K), the absence of a letter indicates Full HD or HD.
  6. Series number. Series include models that have the same set of technologies and basic technical characteristics.
  7. Model in series.
  8. Design, stand shape, case color. Within the model, the manufacturer can change these parameters, and this is the information that this designation contains.
  9. Digital tuner type:
    • K — DVB-T2/C;
    • U — DVB-T2/C/S2;
    • T — 2xDVB-T2/C/S2;
    • F — ATSC / QAM (USA, Canada).
  10. Sales region(auxiliary symbol "X" is used in codes of all models):
    • UA — Ukraine;
    • XU - Europe or UK;
    • ZA - USA etc.

Example of marking of the Samsung UE-43DU7100 TV

One of the full codes is UE43DU7100UXUA

  • U — TV with LED backlighting without quantum dot technology;
  • E — model for the European market;
  • 43 - diagonal 43 ";
  • D — TV 2024;
  • U - Ultra HD 4K screen resolution;
  • 71 - series and model number, followed by information about the design, shape of the stand, color (00);
  • U — digital tuner DVB-T2/C/S2;
  • X and UA are models for the Ukrainian market.
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2. Marking of QLED and OLED models

Now let's look at TVs with quantum dot technology (QLED) and with OLED matrices. As we already mentioned, the markings for them are slightly different.

  1. Device type. "Q" is the QLED TV line. It is also used in OLED models, even if they do not have quantum dot technology.
  2. Sales region:
    • E — Europe;
    • N — USA and Canada.
  3. Screen diagonal in ".
  4. Matrix type:
    • Q — QLED;
    • QN — Neo QLED;
    • S — OLED.
  5. Series and model:
    • Two digits are used for UHD (4K);
    • Three - for top-end TVs with 8K resolution.
  6. Year of issue:
    • D — 2024;
    • C — 2023
    • B — 2022
    • A — 2021.
  7. Model generation(the manufacturer may make minor changes to the technical specifications after release):
    • A — first generation;
    • B — second generation.
  8. Digital tuner type:
    • K — DVB-T2/C;
    • U — DVB-T2/C/S2;
    • T — 2xDVB-T2/C/S2;
    • F — ATSC / QAM (USA, Canada).
  9. Sales region(auxiliary symbol "X" is used in codes of all models):
    • UA — Ukraine;
    • XU - Europe or UK;
    • ZA - USA etc.

Example of marking of QLED TV Samsung QE-43Q60D

One of the full codes is QE43Q60DAUXUA

  • Q — QLED or OLED;
  • E — model for the European market;
  • 43 - diagonal 43 ";
  • Q — the model belongs to QLED TVs;
  • 60 — series and model;
  • D - released in 2024;
  • A — first generation of the model;
  • U — DVB-T2/C/S2 tuner installed;
  • X and UA are models for the Ukrainian market.
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Example of marking of OLED TV Samsung QE-48S90D

One of the full codes is QE48S90DAEXUA

  • Q — QLED or OLED;
  • E — model for the European market;
  • 48 — diagonal 48 ";
  • S — the model belongs to OLED TVs;
  • 90 — series and model;
  • D - released in 2024;
  • A — first generation of the model;
  • E — DVB-T2/C/S2 tuner installed;
  • X and UA are models for the Ukrainian market.
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