c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
85"
215 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
817 kWh
Label: 817 kWh Β· 0.22 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$261 / year
$2,613 over 10 years
Power when on
223 W Β· 0.5 W standby

8% more electricity than the median of 266 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (754 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 34% of them. At your rates that is about $20 a year more than the median, $201 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 266 comparable 85 inch TV registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 85 inch TV sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

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Sony K-83A6083"484 kWh/yr6$155
LG 86QNED82ASA86"484 kWh/yr7$155
LG 86QNED80A6A86"484 kWh/yr7$155
Hisense 85Q6SAU85"499 kWh/yr7$160

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Sony K-85XR70M285"729 kWh/yr5$233
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Emete EME-8506TE85"740 kWh/yr5$237
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Samsung Electronics QA85Q70BAS specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
214.8 cm (84.6")
Screen area
19,712 cmΒ²
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
223.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
817 kWh
Star rating index
4.80
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ATV4788

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ATV4788
GEMS registration id
143671
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
20 December 2026
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
QA85Q70BA*
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Televisions) Determination 2013
Test standard
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Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.