Mini-LED vs. QLED
Comparing 2 standards across 12 specifications. 12 key differences identified.
Mini-LED is a backlight technology, not a panel type -- it uses thousands of LEDs roughly 0.1-0.2mm in size (versus 0.5-1mm for traditional LED backlights) arranged into hundreds or thousands of local-dimming zones behind an LCD panel of any type, improving contrast and reducing blooming. TCL commercialized it in TVs starting in 2019.
QLED, despite its OLED-like name, is not a self-emissive technology -- it's a conventional LED-backlit LCD panel with a quantum-dot film added between the backlight and the LCD layer to produce more precise color. Samsung introduced it in 2017; it still requires a backlight and has the same blooming limitations as other backlit LCDs.
Specification Comparison Table
12 Parameters| Parameter / Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
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Contrast Ratio
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10,000–100,000 : 1 (Dynamic with local dimming) | — |
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Viewing Angle
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178° (Depends on base IPS or VA panel) | — |
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Response Time (GtG)
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1–4 ms | — |
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Color Gamut Coverage
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99% sRGB / 95–98% DCI-P3 | — |
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Peak Brightness
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1,000–2,000+ nits (High full-screen brightness) | — |
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Burn-in Risk
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None (Immune) | — |
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Backlight / Emissive Type
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Thousands of Miniaturized Direct Local Dimming LEDs | — |
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Black Level / Minimum Luminance
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Near Zero (0.001–0.01 nits in dim zones) | — |
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Underlying Technology
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— | LED-backlit LCD (typically VA) + quantum-dot color-conversion film |
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Self-Emissive
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— | No -- requires a backlight, same as any other LCD |
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Introduced
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— | CES 2017 (Samsung) |
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Not To Be Confused With
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— | OLED (self-emissive, no backlight) |