Despite the impression that Sony was inching away from launching new OLEDs and focusing on RGB and Mini LED models, a report suggests it may not be done with OLED TVs after all.
A fresh leak suggests the company is preparing a Bravia 6 range for later in 2026. This could potentially give buyers an alternative to the current Bravia 8 line-up, although we’d hesitate to describe it as ‘affordable’.
The rumour has come from multiple sources. According to reports, several Bravia 6 models have appeared in product registration databases across different countries. More notably, the range also seems to have surfaced on Sony’s own support website.
A Sony wall-mount compatibility page for 2026 TVs lists a Bravia 6 (A60) series alongside officially announced sets such as the Bravia 7 II and Bravia 9 II. The listing references five screen sizes: 48-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch, 77-inch and 83-inch, which all strongly points towards an OLED family.
If the leak proves accurate, the Bravia 6 would slot below the Bravia 8 in Sony’s TV hierarchy, which perhaps could make it the company’s answer to more affordable OLED rivals such as LG’s B-series and Samsung’s S85 range. However, Sony hasn’t confirmed panel technology yet, let alone confirmed the existence of any new OLED models.
There’s another detail that could make the Bravia 6 particularly appealing to gamers. Reports claim the TV will use MediaTek’s Pentonic 800 chipset, which would enable four HDMI 2.1 ports. That’s actually more next-gen connectivity than Sony’s flagship Bravia 9 II, which offers just the two.
Of course, this is still firmly in rumour territory. Sony hasn’t officially acknowledged the Bravia 6, but support-page listings have been known to reveal products before launch.
Opinion
This is certainly an interesting development, and the fact that the leak has also surfaced on Sony’s own support website would suggest there’s more a smidgen of truth of this rumour.
Given the timing of this leak, there might be something happening towards the end of the summer, which suggests there may be a launch of something around IFA, but this is an assumption on our part.
Again, this is an assumption on our part, but I wouldn’t assume this ‘Bravia 6’ to be an affordable alternative to the Bravia 8 as such. It’s possible to interpret this as Sony sliding the Bravia 8 WOLED model down the range to the tier of Bravia 6; while the Bravia 8 II remains the QD-OLED series, retaining its premium status.
Factor in the worries from some quarters that the partnership with TCL that begins in 2027 with the Bravia Inc models would represent a further move from OLED, and this leak, if true, would suggest that OLED is still on the table.
I’ve maintained my feeling that Sony hasn’t sold off its TV division (and isn’t going to) but instead has found a partner to help bring down costs and, hopefully for Sony, bring them to a wider audience.
It remains to be seen whether that is the case, but if the Bravia 6 comes to fruition, then Sony is still interested in OLED, and more importantly, still interested in making TVs.
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