Hisense unveils 3 new TV innovations at CES 2026 — and they’re all about mind-blowing color

• Hisense announced two RGB mini-LED TV series in 50-100-inch screen sizes
• It also revealed RGB mini-LED Evo, a variation on its RGB mini-LED TV that adds a cyan component to the RGB light module
• Hisense's new RGBY MicroLED is a MicroLED technology advancement that adds yellow as a fourth primary color to the RGB display

Hisense announced at CES 2026 that its RGB mini-LED TV is coming to smaller screen sizes, and the company further announced an upgraded RGB mini-LED panel technology and a new variation on MicroLED displays.

Hisense had previously shown a 116-inch 116UX RGB mini-LED TV at CES 2025. That model will now be joined by the Hisense UR9 and UR8 series in 55-100-inch screen sizes.

RGB mini-LED technology incorporates red, green and blue LEDs into each lens of a mini-LED panel for wider color gamut coverage and improved contrast and brightness. We tested the Hisense 116UX last year, and while it doesn’t quite beat the best OLED TVs just yet, it was certainly impressive.

In other CES 2026 news, Hisense also revealed an evolution of its RGB mini-LED panel called RGB mini-LED Evo. This introduces a fourth color, cyan, that the human eye is sensitive to, into the optical lens. Hisense maintains that this addition will produce even more realistic colors. The first set to feature this tech will be the Hisense 116UXS, a 116-inch TV that uses the Hisense Hi-Vew AI Engine RGB processor, which analyzes content in real time to enhance contrast and color.

Hisense also claims the new TV will cover 110% of the BT.2020 color space, which would be the highest level by a TV to date. The previous highest we measured was the first RGB mini-LED, the Hisense 116UX, which covered 92.64% of BT.2020. The new spec would put it in line with some of the very best projectors driven by triple-laser light engines.

Lastly, Hisense announced RGBY MicroLED, a MicroLED technology advancement that adds yellow as a fourth primary color. Hisense claims the addition will improve viewing angles, clarity and durability. The first offering with this tech is the Hisense 163MX, a 163-inch display that uses self-emissive microLED panels and has a claimed 100% BT.2020 color space coverage. The Hisense 163MX is also powered by the HI-View AI Engine RGB processor.

No pricing or release dates have been confirmed for the new Hisense TVs.

RGB mini-LED: a threat to OLED?

When RGB mini-LED was first revealed, it was touted as a potential ‘OLED killer’, with more vibrant colors, higher brightness, and better blacks and contrast than OLED could hope to achieve.

Even so, I found that when I tested the Hisense 116UX RGB mini-LED TV, its color and detail were striking, and its black levels impressive, but there were also screen clouding and backlight blooming issues visible in dark images.

At IFA 2025, I saw the first RGB mini-LED in a more home-friendly 85-inch size, and was happy to see it delivered the same color and contrast performance as the much larger 116-inch model. What I didn’t have on my CES 2026 bingo card was a 55-inch RGB mini-LED, with two models to choose from! While no pricing or full specs have yet been revealed, the Hisense UR8 will presumably be a cheaper model.

If Hisense can get its pricing right on these smaller RGB mini-LED TVs, as well as avoid the screen clouding issues I noted when I tested the Hisense 116UX, then we could be looking at a real challenger to OLED’s crown.

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