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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 98″ · 3840×2160 · QLED LCD

Samsung QE98Q7FAAU

G

Uses less electricity than 1% of the 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €82 a year, €823 over ten years.

Power, SDR
199.0 W
Typical 107 W
Running cost
€82 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
467.0 W
2.3× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 99 % of them need less. EAS Electric Smart E40AN70W, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €69 a year. 75% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 467.0 W, 2.3 times its SDR power. Samsung has 381 models in this group; this one is number 366 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 5,555 of 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over by yearly consumption. 5,554 use less.

Median 156 This model · 291 45 535 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F Haier H98S900UX 289 kWh −€0.40
  2. G TCL 98P745KX1 289 kWh −€0.40
  3. G Samsung QE98Q7FAAU 291 kWh
  4. F KB Elements ELT100QL7DE 291 kWh same
  5. G LG 98UT91006LA 291 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period QE98Q7FAAU E40AN70W Difference
1 year €82 €13 −€69
5 years €411 €66 −€345
10 years €823 €132 −€690
15 years €1,234 €198 −€1,036

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

Enter both purchase prices to see the total cost of ownership.

Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 199.0 W
HDR 467.0 W
Group median, SDR 107.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 145 €41
4 hours a day 291 €82
8 hours a day 581 €165

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model SizeSDR W kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
G Samsung QE98Q7FAAU (this model)
98″199.0 291 — —
98″32.0 47 €69 €690
98″36.0 53 €67 €674
98″88.0 129 €46 €459
98″100.0 146 €41 €409
98″100.0 146 €41 €409

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
199.0 W
On-mode power HDR
467.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 2.0 W
Screen diagonal
98″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
QLED LCD
Refresh rate
144 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

3 model numbers are registered by Samsung with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

QE98Q7FAAU · GQ98Q7FAAU · TQ98Q7FAAU

  1. First published in the EU register (EPREL)
  2. Placed on the EU market

Questions

How much does the Samsung QE98Q7FAAU cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 291 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €82 a year, or €823 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 467.0 W instead of 199.0 W, 2.3 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.