Sony

• Sony’s 2026 TV lineup now fully announced
• Three levels: mini-RGB 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 mini-RGB LED backlighting and quite steep prices: the Bravia 7 II starts at £1,899 / $1,599 (around AU$3,560) for a 50-inch model, and this rises to £22,999 / $30,999 (around AU$43,165) for the Bravia 9 II at 115 inches.

Although the two high-end models simply replace their predecessors, other models in the current Bravia line are a little more confusing: the Bravia 8 and the Bravia 8 II are available, while there is no Bravia 5 II, just the Bravia 5. And have you ever tried saying the name of the Bravia 2 II out loud to someone? This requires explanations!

It’s a little confusing (although 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 mini-LED RGB, OLED, and LED respectively. The larger the number, the higher it is on the list.

Which Bravias are in Sony’s 2026 TV lineup?

Let’s start with the flagship products.

THE Bravia9II And Bravia7II are true RGB TVs. The Bravia 7 II comes 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.

This makes the Bravia 7 II the first RGB TV from any brand to be offered in a 50-inch version – previously the smallest was 55-inch – and it puts it right up there with 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 many times 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 come from testing of pre-production models, but we expect very similar real-world numbers – we expect there will also be fewer dimming zones and other changes in the Bravia 7 II, but we’ll have to test the TVs for more details on that.

Next come the two OLED ranges, the OLEDs Bravia8 and the QD-OLED Bravia8II. They both come in 55 and 65 inch flavors. In the United States, 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’re interested in learning more about both sets.

And the last level are LED TVs; the Bravia 5 is mini-LED, while the Bravia 3 II and Bravia 2 II are more standard LED technology.

THE Bravia5 is available in 55, 65, 75 and 85 inches; THE Bravia3II is available in 43, 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 100 inches, and the Bravia2II is available in 43, 50, 55, 65 and 75 inches.

There you have it, you can mostly use the first number to tell if something is better or worse than other models, but sometimes being a “II” counts…and sometimes it doesn’t.

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Writer, broadcaster, musician, and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about technology since 1998, providing sage advice and weird opinions to all manner of magazines and websites, and penning over twenty books. His latest, a love letter to music called Small Town Joy, is on sale now. She is the lead singer of the spectacularly obscure Glasgow rock band Unquiet Mind.