‘Downright impressive’: I tested the LG G6 OLED TV next to the Samsung S95F, and the Samsung is no longer the OLED king of bright rooms

LG brings the fight to Samsung

21 Mar 2026, 16:00 · TechRadar

Features By James Davidson published 21 March 2026

LG G6 (left) and Samsung S95F (right) (Image credit: Future)

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Ever since its introduction in 2024, Samsung’s OLED Glare Free anti-reflection screen has served as a simple yet effective way of watching most content, even darker movies, easier in brighter rooms by limiting mirror-like reflections.

Mirror-like reflections, where objects are clearly reflected in the screen, have often been the main downfall of the typically glossy and historically not-that-bright panels in the best OLED TVs. The reason they're particularly distraction is two fold: they have clear and constrasty details that mean the eye is more likely to catch and focus on them than a hazy reflection; and when you focus on them involuntarily, your eye has to refocus, because the reflection is on a different focal plane to the TV panel.

More recent OLEDs, such as last year’s LG G5 have made a valiant effort at handling mirror-like reflections while still having a glossier screen, but ultimately couldn’t beat the Samsung S95F’s OLED Glare Free 2.0 screen, which uses a matte coating to turn all reflections into a haze.

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While the lack of mirror-like reflections is welcome, the S95F’s blacks aren’t as deep or rich as you’ll find on OLEDs with glossier screens when there's a light creating a haze. It's a compromise, but one I thought was the best balance if you'll watch in bright rooms a lot — at least, I did until now.

At a recent LG event, I got to see the new LG G6 in-person and noted that its reflection handling was a major step above its predecessor. I’ve just received the LG G6 at our testing labs, so there’s no better time to test the G6’s anti-reflection screen using my reference discs in the environment I'm used to for comparing TVs.

The Batman: the ultimate test

The LG G6 (left) does a great job limiting reflections, while also maintaining depth and accuracy compared to the Samsung S95F (right) (Image credit: Warner Bros. / Future)

Regular readers will know that The Batman is one of my main testing discs, primarily for testing nuance in contrast. It also serves as an excellent ‘torture’ test for TVs due to its low, 400-nit mastering brightness (as opposed to the industry-standard 1,000 nits).

Not only does this mean you’re more likely to experience black crush (where detail is lost in dark areas on screen), but it’s also very challenging to watch in a bright room, especially on a traditional glossy OLED.

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