1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 43UM7300AUE

TCL 43S403

SCORE:
90
SCORE:
84

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HLG support
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • Quad Core Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 43UM7300AUE to TCL 43S403 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 43UM7300AUE gets higher overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

LG 43UM7300AUE

TCL 43S403

DISPLAY
89
VIDEO FEATURES
89
AUDIO FEATURES
80
OTHER FEATURES
97
CONNECTIVITY
93
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
90
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
84
AUDIO FEATURES
55
OTHER FEATURES
82
CONNECTIVITY
81
FORMAT SUPPORT
76
OVERALL
84

Advantage of LG 43UM7300AUE

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 43UM7300AUE over TCL 43S403.

LG 43UM7300AUE vs TCL 43S403
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
Higher Speaker Power Rating 20W vs 8W + 8W
Bluetooth vs
Google Home Google Home device sold separately vs
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant vs
Works with Alexa Built-In vs
More USB Inputs 2 vs 1
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs 1 vs 1
Component Inputs vs
3GPP vs
Flash Video vs
H.265 vs
M2TS vs
QuickTime 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

Advantage of TCL 43S403

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose TCL 43S403 over LG 43UM7300AUE.

LG 43UM7300AUE vs TCL 43S403
3.5mm headphone Audio Output vs
WMV vs
WAV vs
BMP vs
GIF vs
PNG vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Direct LED
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Wi-Fi
WEAKNESSES
  No HDR10+
  No Dolby Vision
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR

Selected Features

VA Panel on TCL 43S403

TCL 43S403 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

LG 43UM7300AUE and TCL 43S403 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.

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 - LG 43UM7300AUE and here - TCL 43S403.

BASICS LG 43UM7300AUE TCL 43S403
BrandLGTCL
SeriesUM734
Model43UM7300AUE43S403
Size43"43"
CountryCanadaUSA
Release Year20192018
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 43UM7300AUE TCL 43S403
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)42.5"42.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSVA
LED TypeDirect LEDDirect LED
Color
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 billion
VIDEO LG 43UM7300AUE TCL 43S403
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Upscaling4K Upscaling4K Creative Pro
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 120Clear Motion
Frame Interpolation Frequency120 Hz120Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO LG 43UM7300AUE TCL 43S403
Speaker Power Rating20W8W + 8W
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY LG 43UM7300AUE TCL 43S403
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac802.11ac 2x2 Dual Band (support 2.4GHz & 5GHz)
Bluetooth
Chromecast
Google Home Google Home device sold separately
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs33
HDMI Version2.0b2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) ARC (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK
USB Inputs21
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs1
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
OTHER LG 43UM7300AUE TCL 43S403
CPU Cores42
GPU Cores22
Operating SystemwebOSRoku
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Teletext
VIDEO FORMATS LG 43UM7300AUE TCL 43S403
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 LG 43UM7300AUE TCL 43S403
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 43UM7300AUE TCL 43S403
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 43UM7300AUE TCL 43S403
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSC-MNTSC
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAMClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
GENERAL LG 43UM7300AUE TCL 43S403
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 50/60 HzAC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)38.3" x 22.5" x 3.3"38.3" x 22.2" x 2.9"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)38.3" x 24.8" x 8.5"38.3" x 24.4" x 7.5"
Stand Size31.8"30.0"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)41.7" x 26.0" x 6.0"44.6" x 26.2" x  5.7"
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)200 mm x 200 mm100 mm x 100 mm
Weight Without Stand17.6 lbs16.6 lbs
Weight With Stand17.9 lbs16.8 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)22.5 lbs23.6 lbs
Warranty1 Year Parts & Labor1 year limited warranty
ACCESSORIES LG 43UM7300AUE TCL 43S403
RemoteMagic Remote Control - AN-MR19RC282

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