What is Micro RGB?
Samsung Micro RGB is an advanced TV display technology that uses thousands of micro-sized red, green, and blue (RGB) LEDs for the backlight. Unlike conventional LED TVs or Mini-LED TVs, Micro RGB controls color directly via independent RGB (red, green, blue) diodes, resulting in an ultra-wide spectrum color, stunning brightness, precise contrast and true depth for a lifelike viewing experience.
What are the advantages of Micro RGB TVs?
Micro RGB technology offers an expanded world of color with 100% BT.2020 color area for a vibrant picture.1 and improved contrast by using thousands of tiny, individually controlled red, green, and blue LEDs as a backlight.
Enhanced Brightness and Contrast
By replacing blue backlights with individual RGB LEDs, Micro RGB TVs achieve much higher peak brightness and better contrast than conventional LCDs, resulting in a vibrant, detailed picture
Wide Color Gamut and Accuracy
Samsung Micro RGB technology covers 100% of the BT.2020 color area2, delivering incredibly lifelike colors for a more realistic viewing experience.
Reduced Blooming
The micro-sized lights provide finer control over brightness and contrast, reducing the "halo effect" (blooming) commonly seen on standard LED screens.
High Performance in Bright Rooms
The high brightness output helps ensure that images remain vivid and clear even in brightly-lit rooms.
Durability and Energy Efficiency
Samsung TVs are rated the #1 in durability by the ACSI*. The synthetic material in the displays helps ensure a long lifespan, while also operating efficiently4.
What is the difference between Micro RGB and RGB Mini LED?
Both Micro RGB and RGB Mini LED technologies utilize LED lights. The key difference is Micro RGB features LEDs that measure less than 100 microns, where RGB Mini LED lights typically range between 100–400 microns. These tiny lights or diodes enhance LED TVs by enabling them to use thousands of light sources behind the screen for precise local dimming, exceptional contrast, and real black levels3.
Micro RGB vs OLED TVs
Micro RGB and OLED TVs offer exceptional picture quality, but have different advantages.
Contrast & Black Levels: OLED TVs provide nearly infinite contrast and true black levels due to self-emissive pixels that turn off completely. Micro RGB TVs have excellent contrast and black levels, while OLED TVs have cinematic contrast. OLED TVs brightness paired with its incredible contrast ratio creates amazing picture quality.
Brightness: Both Micro RGB and OLED TVs excel in brightness. Micro RGB uses synthetic components that allows them to reach peak brightness, while OLED TVs achieve high brightness by using self-emissive Quantum Dot technology, making them both a great choice for movies, TV shows, and gaming. Additionally, select models5 of OLED and Micro RGB TVs feature glare-free technology, ensuring an optimal viewing experience even in varying light conditions.
Color: Micro RGB TVs offer a wide color gamut that covers 100% of the BT.2020 color area, by using dedicated red, green, and blue LEDs without filters. OLED TVs deliver Pantone® validated color with exceptional vibrancy and accuracy, leveraging their superior contrast capabilities to cover 100% of the DCI-P3 color area.
Is Micro RGB the same as Micro LED?
No, they are different technologies. Micro RGB is an advanced LED backlight technology that uses tiny red, green, and blue LEDs. Micro LED is a self-emissive technology that does not use any backlights.
Micro RGB vs Micro LED: Structure: Micro RGB uses a densely packed array of micro-sized red, green, and blue LEDs that work together as a backlight. Conversely, Micro LED is a self-emissive light display where each individual pixel is a tiny LED that emits its own light.
Micro RGB vs Micro LED: Contrast & Blacks: Micro LED uses a self-emissive, microscopic LED light that can turn off completely, providing deep blacks and nearly infinite contrast ratios. Micro RGB uses thousands of micro-sized, red, green, and blue LEDs as a backlight, enabling precise control over bright and dark colors. This results in real black levels3 and exceptional contrast.
Micro RGB vs Micro LED: Color: Both Micro RGB and Micro LED provide bright accurate colors that cover 100% of the BT.20201 color space. Micro LED uses self-emissive pixels that produce its own light and color, while Micro RGB uses thousands of tiny red, green, and blue LEDs in the backlight.
Micro RGB vs OLED TVs vs Micro LED: Micro RGB, OLED and Micro LED are all great TVs that offer a lifelike viewing experience with incredible picture quality. Ultimately, the choice for your next TV depends on your specific needs and viewing habits.
1 VDE’s verification evaluates products based on the test criteria established by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for UHD (4K) color standards, BT.2020, and certifies Micro RGB Precision Color.
2 VDE-certified ≥100% BT.2020 color area; vs. DCI-P3.
3 Black level ≤ 0.005nit @ Dark room (based on ITU-R BT.2100-3). Greyscale discrimination AVG Δ E2000 ≤ 5 @ Bright room 500Lx. Gloss Unit ≤ 15GU (ex. Mirror 100GU). Certification on S95H and S90H. Each Red, Green and Blue LED backlight is <100μm. Certified by VDE.
4 Energy saving rate may vary by model, size, viewing conditions and type of content. Products shipped in Eco Mode have some AI Energy Mode functions enabled by default, so energy saving levels when AI Energy Mode is turned on may appear lower compared to Standard Mode. AI Energy Mode does not work with Game Mode.
5 Glare Free Technology available on S95H/S90H/R95H models.
* Source: 2025 ACSI® Survey of customers rating their own TV manufacturer. ACSI and its logo are registered trademarks of the American Customer Satisfaction Index LLC. For more about the ACSI, visit www.theacsi.org
