Model
Samsung QN55S85FAF
Rank #79 means 78 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 50th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 50% of those models.
What does the Samsung QN55S85FAF cost to run per year?
The Samsung QN55S85FAF holds rank #79 of 172 on running cost, at about $33 a year, an unremarkable but typical figure for the class. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 50 lands in the middle of the pack once capacity is accounted for. Its on-mode draw of 96.48 W is the number ENERGY STAR measures directly and the one this running-cost figure is built from.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Lg OLED55B4PU* at $33/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung QN55S84FAF at $34/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A television typically stays in service for somewhere around 7 years; over that span, the Samsung QN55S85FAF's $33/yr adds up to roughly $231 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Samsung QN55S85FAF normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $33/yr, here is what the Samsung QN55S85FAF adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Samsung QN55S85FAF costs about $330. That is roughly $20 less than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung QN55S85FAF compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $33/yr, it runs about $2 a year cheaper than the class median of $35, and it is about $30 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 54.6 in, the Samsung QN55S85FAF is a mid-size television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, neither the size advantage of a small unit nor the size penalty of a large one applies here, so its running cost is a fairer test of efficiency alone. At 96.48 W on-mode (the class spans 9.3 to 343.5 W), its power draw is what ENERGY STAR actually measured to produce this running-cost figure; brightness settings move that wattage more than screen size alone.
- On-mode brightness. On-mode watts, the figure ENERGY STAR measures at the factory picture setting, can differ a lot from what a TV actually draws once you change the picture mode.
- Screen size. Screen size is the single strongest predictor of a TV's on-mode wattage, ahead of panel technology or brand.
- Hours of use. Running cost compounds with hours of use, so this figure is really a per-hour rate multiplied by a standard viewing assumption, not a fixed annual bill.
Common questions
Is the Samsung QN55S85FAF cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $33/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #79 of 172, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Samsung QN55S85FAF cost per month?
About $2.79 a month, which is the $33 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 180 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $33 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung QN55S85FAF for its size?
50th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Lg OLED55B4PU*54.6 in | $33 |
| 77 | Philips 65HFL6214U/2764.5 in | $33 |
| 76 | Samsung QN55S85HAE54.6 in | $33 |
| 75 | Lg OLED48B5***47.5 in | $33 |
| 74 | Lg 65QNED80AU*64.5 in | $33 |
Source
ES_1023593_QN55S85FAF_020520250644144_2338251View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and QN55S85FAF are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.