- Hisense announced two RGB mini-LED TV series in 50-100 inch screen sizes
- It also unveiled the RGB mini-LED Evo, a variation of its RGB mini-LED TV that adds a cyan component to the RGB light module
- Hisense’s new RGBY MicroLED is an advancement in MicroLED technology that adds yellow as a fourth primary color to the RGB display
Hisense announced at CES 2026 that its RGB mini-LED TV is coming to smaller screen sizes, and the company further announced an upgraded RGB mini-LED panel technology and a new variety of MicroLED displays.
RGB mini-LED technology incorporates red, green and blue LEDs in each lens of a mini-LED panel for wider color gamut coverage and improved contrast and brightness. We tested the Hisense 116UX last year, and while it doesn’t quite beat the best OLED TVs yet, it was certainly impressive.
In other CES 2026 news, Hisense also unveiled an evolution of its RGB mini-LED panel called the RGB mini-LED Evo. This introduces a fourth color, cyan, to which the human eye is sensitive, into the optical lens. Hisense maintains that this addition will produce even more realistic colors. The first set with this technology will be the Hisense 116UXS, a 116-inch TV that uses the Hisense Hi-Vew AI Engine RGB processor, which analyzes content in real time to improve contrast and color.
Hisense also claims that the new TV will cover 110% of the BT.2020 color space, which would be the highest level of a TV to date. The previous highest we measured was the first RGB mini-LED, the Hisense 116UX, which covered 92.64% of BT.2020. The new spec would put it in line with some of the very best projectors powered by triple-laser light engines.
Finally, Hisense announced RGBY MicroLED, an advancement in MicroLED technology that adds yellow as a fourth primary color. Hisense claims the addition will improve viewing angles, clarity and durability. The first offering with this technology is the Hisense 163MX, a 163-inch display that uses self-emitting microLED panels and has a claimed 100% BT.2020 color space coverage. The Hisense 163MX is also powered by the HI-View AI Engine RGB processor.
No prices or release dates have been confirmed for the new Hisense TVs.
RGB mini-LED: a threat to OLED?
When the RGB mini-LED was first revealed, it was heralded as a potential ‘OLED killer’ with more vivid colours, higher brightness and better blacks and contrast than OLED could hope to achieve.
Still, I found that when I tested the Hisense 116UX RGB mini-LED TV, its color and detail were striking and its black levels impressive, but there were also issues with screen blurring and backlighting visible in dark images.
At IFA 2025, I saw the first RGB mini-LED in a more home-friendly 85-inch size, and was pleased to see it deliver the same color and contrast performance as the much larger 116-inch model. What I didn’t have on my CES 2026 bingo card was a 55-inch RGB mini-LED, with two models to choose from! Although no pricing or full specifications have been revealed yet, the Hisense UR8 will probably be a cheaper model.
If Hisense can get these smaller RGB mini-LED TVs right, as well as avoid the screen blurring issues I noticed when testing the Hisense 116UX, then we could be looking at a real contender for OLED’s crown.
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