Samsung S95H OLED TV Review (2026)

Another major difference has to do with the breakout box, called the Samsung One Connect. With the S95H, it’s no longer required or included in the box, so you have to connect all of your devices like a video game console or a streaming device directly to the television. That means the S95H is thicker at 1.04 inches compared to just 0.4 inches for the S95F. However, I actually preferred not using the One Connect. It meant less hassle with another device to plug in and set up. You can always buy the One Connect box later if you decide you want less clutter by your TV stand or on the wall.

The S95H has four HDMI ports on the right side (including one for gaming at 165 Hz and one for eARC passthrough audio for surround sound), an Ethernet jack, optical audio out, two USB ports for playing files off a storage drive, and a headphone jack. It supports Wi-Fi 6E for faster speeds and compatibility than older standards (like the Wi-Fi 5 used on the S95F). Both TVs mount flush to the wall, although I used the included pedestal stand, which attached easily.

For the UI, Tizen OS is not terrible, but as we noted in our previous S95F review, it’s still a bit of a maze. The setup process including adding apps and tweaking picture settings is far easier on a Google TV model like the Sony Bravia 7 II. I’m used to Tizen OS, since I test TVs often, but I still don’t love it. (At least I didn’t need to use the Samsung SmartThings app for setup.)

I really like the Samsung remote—It doesn’t overwhelm you with buttons. Hisense remotes tend to have way too many buttons, in my experience. Most of us need channel, mute, and volume, plus maybe a few shortcuts to apps like Netflix.

Samsung doesn’t officially list the color gamut specs like DCI-P3 or BT.2020 for the S95H. Equally so, there is no official mention of brightness rating in nits or contrast ratio, but I’m okay with that as well. Those specs can be misleading and really depend on the picture quality settings, the brightness of the room, and (mostly) the content you watch. Instead, I subjected the S95H to rigorous real-world testing to see how it measures up to recent models.

Competitive Color Quality

The S95H measures up to the competition quite nicely when it comes to color quality. It excels in many areas but is not always the de facto winner for every movie, show or game. Once again, there is so much competition that buying a flagship OLED like this one is no longer the obvious choice.

I started with the movie Awake because several scenes in that movie (about people who can no longer sleep) are extremely dark. Time and again, even top-end televisions can’t seem to show key scenes with enough color or clarity. The S95H performed surprisingly well, but it took some tweaks. On Filmmaker, Dynamic, and even Standard and Eco modes, scenes with the main character biking at night looked too dark. Enabling AI Optimized picture mode helped a lot, beating out what was possible on the Samsung Micro RGB R95H in the same scenes.