1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

Hisense 50R6090G5

LG 65SM8600PLA

SCORE:
86
SCORE:
93

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) NanoCell Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • NanoCell Color
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • α7 Gen2 Intelligent Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing Hisense 50R6090G5 to LG 65SM8600PLA to reveal their common strengths and weaknesses as well as the differences between them which will help you in making a correct decision before the purchase. Both models have the same 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and they both support HDR.

We have evaluated the TVs from available features and specifications. LG 65SM8600PLA gets higher overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

Hisense 50R6090G5

LG 65SM8600PLA

DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
93
AUDIO FEATURES
47
OTHER FEATURES
68
CONNECTIVITY
85
FORMAT SUPPORT
77
OVERALL
86
DISPLAY
90
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
93
OTHER FEATURES
97
CONNECTIVITY
94
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
93

Advantage of Hisense 50R6090G5

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Hisense 50R6090G5 over LG 65SM8600PLA.

Hisense 50R6090G5 vs LG 65SM8600PLA
LED Type Direct LED vs Edge LED
Higher Panel Bit Depth 10 bits vs 8 bits + FRC
WMV vs
eAAC+ vs
MIDI vs
WAV vs
GIF vs
PNG vs

Advantage of LG 65SM8600PLA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 65SM8600PLA over Hisense 50R6090G5.

Hisense 50R6090G5 vs LG 65SM8600PLA
Higher Refresh Rate 50 Hz/60 Hz vs 100 Hz/120 Hz
Backlight Dimming vs Local Dimming
Color vs NanoCell Color
Viewing Angle vs Wide Viewing Angle
Advanced HDR by Technicolor® vs
4K HFR vs 4K HFR via HDMI will be updated
2K HFR vs
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 120 Hz vs 200 Hz
Noise Reduction vs Quad Step NR
Higher Speaker Power Rating 8W x 2 vs 20W
Dolby Atmos vs
WiSA Ready vs
Bluetooth vs
Google Home vs
Virtual Assistant vs Google Assistant
More HDMI Inputs 3 vs 4
HDMI Version 2.0b vs 2.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) vs eARC (HDMI 2)
More USB Inputs 1 vs 3
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs 1 vs 2
Teletext vs Flof
On-Screen Display Languages English/French/Spanish vs 36
Flash Video vs
M2TS vs
QuickTime vs
TS vs
VC-1 vs
VP9 vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
LPCM vs
OGG vs
RealAudio vs
JPS vs
MPO vs
More Tuners (SAT) vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Dolby Vision
  HLG
  DTS Digital Surround
  Wi-Fi
  Works with Alexa
WEAKNESSES
  No Full-Array Local Dimming
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No VRR

Selected Features

Nano Cell Technology on LG 65SM8600PLA

LG 65SM8600PLAuses nanocell technology on its LCD display. This technology uses particles to absorb unwanted light wavelengths and enhance the purity of the red and green colors displayed on the screen. In addition, they create subtler, more accurate colors that stay true, even at wide viewing angles. So, even if the whole family is gathered around the TV, everyone has the best seat in the house, whether they’re front and center, or across the room and off to the side.

VA Panel on Hisense 50R6090G5

Hisense 50R6090G5 has a vertical alignment (VA) panel. Such panels are most commonly used in LCD TVs as they provide deeper blacks compared to the IPS panels. However, they are still limited with the viewing angles compared to the IPS panels or OLED displays.

HDR10

Hisense 50R6090G5 and LG 65SM8600PLA support HDR10 which was announced on August 27, 2015, by the Consumer Technology Association and uses the wide-gamut Rec. 2020 color space. It is not backward compatible with SDR. It sends static metadata via video stream to the TV which calibrates its screen brightness and color according to that. HDR10 is technically limited to a maximum of 10,000 nits of brightness and uses 10-bit color which corresponds to 1024 shades of the primary RGB colors.

Dolby Vision

Hisense 50R6090G5 and LG 65SM8600PLA also support Dolby Vision which is an update to HDR10 by adding dynamic metadata that can be used to more accurately adjust brightness levels up to 10,000 nits on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis and supports up to 12-bit color depth (4096 shades of RGB) and 8K resolution.

Specifications

And in the end we display all the specifications which are present for both models.

Note: The following table shows only those details which are applicable for both models and excludes the ones that are applicable for only one model. If you want to see a full list of specs for each model please visit their individual pages here - Hisense 50R6090G5 and here - LG 65SM8600PLA.

BASICS Hisense 50R6090G5 LG 65SM8600PLA
BrandHisenseLG
SeriesR6SM86
Model50R6090G565SM8600PLA
Size50"65"
CountryUSAUK
Release Year20202019
Smart TV
DISPLAY Hisense 50R6090G5 LG 65SM8600PLA
Display TypeLEDNanoCell
Actual Size (Diagonal)49.5"64.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeVAIPS
LED TypeDirect LEDEdge LED
Backlight DimmingLocal Dimming
ColorNanoCell Color
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO Hisense 50R6090G5 LG 65SM8600PLA
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR 4K HFR via HDMI will be updated
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Upscaling4K Upscaling4K Upscaling
Frame Interpolation Frequency120 Hz200 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Noise ReductionQuad Step NR
AUDIO Hisense 50R6090G5 LG 65SM8600PLA
Speaker Power Rating8W x 220W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY Hisense 50R6090G5 LG 65SM8600PLA
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11 a/b/g/[a]c802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa 19.5 MR
HDMI Inputs34
HDMI Version2.0b2.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK
USB Inputs13
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs12
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
OTHER Hisense 50R6090G5 LG 65SM8600PLA
Operating SystemRokuwebOS
Internet Browser
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Teletext Flof
Closed Captions Subtitle
On-Screen Display LanguagesEnglish/French/Spanish36
VIDEO FORMATS Hisense 50R6090G5 LG 65SM8600PLA
3GPP
AV1
AVI
ASF
DivX
Flash Video
H.263
H.264
H.265
MKV
M2TS
MP4
MPEG-4
QuickTime
RealVideo
TS
VC-1
VP7
VP8
VP9
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid
AUDIO FORMATS Hisense 50R6090G5 LG 65SM8600PLA
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS Hisense 50R6090G5 LG 65SM8600PLA
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER Hisense 50R6090G5 LG 65SM8600PLA
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSCPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCDVB-T/T2
GENERAL Hisense 50R6090G5 LG 65SM8600PLA
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 60 HzAC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)43.9" x 25.5" x 3.2"1451 mm x 840 mm x 64 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)43.9" x 27.9" x 8.9"1451 mm x 910 mm x 323.7 mm
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 200 mm300 mm x 300 mm
Weight Without Stand21.4 lbs24.1 kg
Weight With Stand21.8 lbs25.8 kg
ACCESSORIES Hisense 50R6090G5 LG 65SM8600PLA
RemoteMagic Remote Control - AN-MR19
Universal Control Capability for remote
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