- Sony’s 2026 TV lineup has now all been announced
- Three levels: RGB mini-LED, OLED and LED
- In sizes from 43 inches to 115 inches
Sony has just launched two new Bravia TVs today, with the new Bravia 7 II and Bravia 9 II replacing the current Bravia 7 and Bravia 9. The new models feature RGB mini-LED backlighting and pretty hefty prices: Bravia 7 II starts at £1,899 / $1,599 (approx AU$3,560 – from 3,560 for one model) £22,999 / $30,999 (approx. AU$43,165) for the 115-inch Bravia 9 II.
While the top two models are simply replacing their predecessors, other models in the current Bravia range are a bit more confusing: Both the Bravia 8 and Bravia 8 II are available, while there’s no Bravia 5 II – just the Bravia 5. And have you ever tried to say the name Bravia 2 II out loud to someone? That requires an explanation!
It’s a little confusing (though only a little by TV naming standards), but it all makes more sense when you see that the Bravias are split into three tiers: True RGB mini-LED, OLED, and LED respectively. The bigger the number, the further up the list it lives.
Which Bravias are in the Sony lineup of 2026 TVs?
|
Name |
Screen type |
Sizes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bravia 9 II |
True RGB |
65, 75, 85 and 115 inches |
|
Bravia 7 II |
True RGB |
50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 98 inches |
|
Bravia 8 II |
OLED (QD-OLED) |
55, 65 inches |
|
Bravia 8 |
OLED (W-OLED) |
55, 65″ (US 77″ only) |
|
Bravia 5 |
LED (mini-LED) |
55, 65, 75 and 85 inches |
|
Bravia 3 II |
LEDs |
43, 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 100″ |
|
Bravia 2 II |
LEDs |
43, 50, 55, 65 and 75 inches |
Let’s start with the flagships first.
The Bravia 9 II and Bravia 7 II is true RGB TV. The Bravia 7 II is available in 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 98 inch versions, while the flagship Bravia 9 II comes in 65, 75, 85 and 115 inch versions.
That makes the Bravia 7 II the first RGB TV from any brand to come in a 50-inch version – previously the smallest was 55 inches – and puts it right up against the best OLED TVs if you want a premium TV in a smaller size. These TVs should be worried: we’ve seen Sony’s RGB technology on several occasions, and it’s very impressive.
The main difference between the Bravia 7 II and the Bravia 9 II is that the latter has a more powerful backlight than its sibling. It is capable of 3,990 nits in professional mode. We measured the Bravia 7 II at 2,078 nits in the same mode. Both of these figures are from tests of pre-production models, but we’d expect very similar numbers from the real world – we expect there to be fewer dimming zones and other changes in the Bravia 7 II too, but we’ll have to test the TVs for more details on that.
Then there are the two OLED series, OLED Bravia 8 and QD-OLED Bravia 8 II. They both come in 55 and 65 inch flavors. In the US, the Bravia 8 is also available as a 77-inch TV. Here’s our Bravia 8 review and our Bravia 8 II review if you want to read about both sets.
And the last level is the LED TVs; The Bravia 5 is mini-LED, while the Bravia 3 II and Bravia 2 II are more standard LED technology.
The Bravia 5 comes in 55, 65, 75 and 85 inches; the Bravia 3 II comes in 43, 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 100 inches, and Bravia 2 II available in 43, 50, 55, 65 and 75 inches.
So that’s it – you can mostly just use the first number to tell if something is better or worse than the other models, but sometimes being an ‘II’ matters… and sometimes it doesn’t.
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