Model
Samsung QN83S85HAE
Rank #147 means 146 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 25th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 25% of those models.
What does the Samsung QN83S85HAE cost to run per year?
Among the 172 television models we track, the Samsung QN83S85HAE's $57/yr running cost ranks it #147, in the pricier fifth of the class. Size-adjusted, this model trails most of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 25% of television models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 82.5 in (the class spans 13.23 to 114.4), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Lg 86QNED85TU* at $57/yr runs a little cheaper and the Xitrix XPN-DSA8650 at $57/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 QN83S85HAE's $57/yr adds up to roughly $399 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Samsung QN83S85HAE 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 $57/yr, here is what the Samsung QN83S85HAE 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 QN83S85HAE costs about $570. That is roughly $220 more than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung QN83S85HAE compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $57/yr, it runs about $22 a year above the class median of $35, and it is about $54 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 82.5 in, the Samsung QN83S85HAE is a large television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, and larger television models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light.
- Screen size. Screen size is the single strongest predictor of a TV's on-mode wattage, ahead of panel technology or brand.
- 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.
- 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 QN83S85HAE cheap to run?
Its $57/yr running cost, rank #147 of 172, is above what most television models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Samsung QN83S85HAE cost per month?
About $4.73 a month, which is the $57 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: 306 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $57 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung QN83S85HAE for its size?
25th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 146 | Lg 86QNED85TU*85.6 in | $57 |
| 145 | Lg OLED77C4PU*76.7 in | $56 |
| 144 | Lg OLED83C6HU*82.5 in | $56 |
| 143 | Samsung QN77S90DAF76.7 in | $55 |
| 142 | Samsung QN77S90HAE76.6 in | $54 |
Source
ES_1023593_QN83S85HAE_020320261201836_4428300View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and QN83S85HAE 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.