Samsung Q70C review

The Samsung Q70C occupies the middle position of Samsung’s line of quantum-dot LED (aka QLED) TVs, sitting snugly between the Samsung Q60C on the low end and the Q80C on the high end. As such, it gives you a slight bump in brightness from the Q60C, but performance that is still about forced compromises. 

To that end, the Q70C delivers a middling experience: Its high color accuracy, four HDMI 2.1 ports and low input lag are standout features — especially for gamers — but movie and TV lovers aren’t going to enjoy its lower peak brightness and color saturation nor its mediocre sound quality and Tizen smart platform.

What hurts it even more are the threats posed by equivalently priced sets, which outpace it in a couple of key areas while costing either the same or only a little more. A few of the Q70C’s features might merit your attention, but overall it’s a hard sell compared to the award-winning Hisense U8K and the TCL QM8 Mini-LED TVs.