c/kWh
hours a day
Screen size
83"
210 cm, LED-backlit LCD
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
787 kWh
Label: 788 kWh ยท 0.21 kWh per hour on
Estimated running cost
$260 / year
$2,598 over 10 years
Power when on
215 W ยท 0.5 W standby

4% more electricity than the median of 259 comparable 85 inch TV registrations (759 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 39% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year more than the median, $96 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 259 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 New Zealand, 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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Panasonic TN-85W80AGZ86"481 kWh/yr7$159
LG 86QNED82ASA86"484 kWh/yr7$160
Sony K-83A6083"484 kWh/yr6$160
LG 86QNED81ASA86"484 kWh/yr7$160

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

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Sony XR-83A80L83"765 kWh/yr4.5$252
Coocaa 85G6500H85"555 kWh/yr6$183
Konic KUD85SG692AS85"766 kWh/yr5$253
Emete EME-8501TE85"740 kWh/yr5$244
Emete EME-85XXTE85"740 kWh/yr5$244

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

Other Samsung Electronics models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Samsung Electronics QA83S85HAE83"678 kWh/yr5$224
Samsung Electronics QA83S85FAE83"682 kWh/yr5$225

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

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Samsung Electronics QA83S90HAE specifications

Screen size (diagonal)
209.6 cm (82.5")
Screen area
18,769 cmยฒ
Screen technology
LED-backlit LCD
On-mode power
215.0 W
Passive standby power
0.50 W
Active standby power
0.00 W
Power supply
Internal
Tuner
Digital
Annual energy (label)
788 kWh
Star rating index
4.75
Country of manufacture
Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ATV7106
GEMS registration id
176020
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
14 January 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
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Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Televisions) Determination 2013
Test standard
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Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.