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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 85″ · 3840×2160 · QLED LCD

Samsung TQ85Q8FAAU

E

Uses less electricity than 27% of the 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €52 a year, €521 over ten years.

Power, SDR
126.0 W
Typical 107 W
Running cost
€52 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
340.0 W
2.7× SDR

Near the middle of its group: 18 % above the typical 156 kWh. Class E is the most common class in this group (32% of models). In HDR it draws 340.0 W, 2.7 times its SDR power. Samsung has 381 models in this group; this one is number 200 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 4,056 of 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over by yearly consumption. 4,055 use less.

Median 156 This model · 184 45 535 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. D Hisense 100UXQTUK 184 kWh same
  2. F Philips 75MLED950/12 184 kWh same
  3. E Samsung TQ85Q8FAAU 184 kWh
  4. F TCL 75Q6C-UKX7 184 kWh same
  5. F TCL 75C6K-UKXB 184 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period TQ85Q8FAAU TPK-FSD-86AP Difference
1 year €52 €22 −€30
5 years €261 €110 −€151
10 years €521 €219 −€302
15 years €782 €329 −€453

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Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 126.0 W
HDR 340.0 W
Group median, SDR 107.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 92 €26
4 hours a day 184 €52
8 hours a day 368 €104

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
E Samsung TQ85Q8FAAU (this model)
85″126.0 184 — —
86″53.0 77 €30 €302
85″65.0 95 €25 €252
85″72.0 105 €22 €223
85″72.0 105 €22 €223
85″77.7 113 €20 €200

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / G
On-mode power SDR
126.0 W
On-mode power HDR
340.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 2.0 W
Screen diagonal
85″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
QLED LCD
Refresh rate
60 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.

TQ85Q8FAAU · GQ85Q8FAAU · QE85Q8FAAU

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

Questions

How much does the Samsung TQ85Q8FAAU cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 184 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €52 a year, or €521 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 340.0 W instead of 126.0 W, 2.7 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.