CES 2026: Hisense Just Announced the RGB MiniLED Evo
Hisense is all about TVs at this year’s CES, specifically how these TVs display colors. If the company’s pitch is to be believed, Hisense is extremely invested in leading the charge when it comes to color reproduction. Although this year’s slogan is “Innovate for Brighter Lives,” the focus is less on the brightness of their TVs and more on the fidelity of their colors, especially when it comes to accurately displaying the original intent of the filmmakers. Will consumers buy a TV because their favorite movie looks a little more like what the director intended it to be? I’m not sure. But that’s largely the idea behind Hisense’s new RGB MiniLED Evo.
MiniLED RGB Evo
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The biggest announcement of the day from Hisense is its RGB MiniLED Evo. This iteration of the company’s RGB MiniLED technology comes with three key improvements: First, there’s precision “Chromagic” backlighting. The company claims that this technology helps prevent color bleeding and hue shifts when watching content. It also improves on the colors offered by existing RGB MiniLED technology: Hisense claims that this new standard can display 110% of the BT.2020 color gamut with four primary colors (red, green, blue and sky blue, or cyan), while RGB MiniLED can achieve 100% BT.2020 with the three standard primary colors. The company says Evo also features AI-powered RGB color grading with “134-bit precision.”
Second, RGB MiniLED Evo has a “Hi-View AI Engine” to synchronize colors to the TV backlight. This engine comes with a three-core RISC processor and a 2TOPS NPU for AI processing. Hisense claims the chip delivers a 40% increase in computing performance, a 70% improvement in scenario recognition computing power, and a 100% upgrade in scenario adaptation computing capability. The company claims that the RGB MiniLED Evo can help display shows and movies the way the original creators intended. Hisense compared it to OLED, which it says displays content with too little brightness, and QD MiniLED, which it says compromises color by being Also bright.
Hisense’s RGB MiniLED – not necessarily just Evo – is also supposed to reduce blue light. Hisense claims its new display technology emits 60% “less harmful” blue light than QD OLED, although the science doesn’t necessarily support claims that blue light is worse for you than other colors of light. The company also claims that RGB MiniLED is 30% more energy efficient than QD OLED, although it did not include any references to support these claims in the keynote. Finally, Evo comes with an AI calibration feature, which Hisense touts as a way for users to turn their TVs into professional reference monitors.
The company says RGB MiniLED evo will arrive this year in its product lineup, including the U8, UX, U9, and U7 series.
What do you think of it so far?
Other Hisense announcements at CES 2026
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While the RGB MiniLED Evo was undoubtedly Hisense’s biggest announcement this year, the company also teased other new features during the keynote. First there is the XR10, a new projector that can reach up to 300 inches. It features liquid cooling, lens shift supporting 4K projection, and 6,000 lumens of brightness.
The company also announced the MXS MicroLED TV, which can be up to 163 inches. Although it only dedicated a moment to TV, the company says the MXS won an innovation award at CES 2026. Hisense also made a few announcements regarding its TV operating system, including features like weather, calendar, and integration with other smart home devices. But perhaps most notably, Hisense announced a partnership with Microsoft to bring Copilot and Xbox Cloud Gaming to its TVs. This is very big news.
Finally, if you’re both a Hisense and FIFA fan, you can purchase products from the “Hisense Elite Collection”, designed specifically for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. I’m not sure how big this crossover will be, nor do I think I would buy a TV because it was designed for a soccer event, but that was part of Hisense’s announcement.
