•   Overview
•   Advantage of LG 43UM7500PLA
•   Advantage of Sony KD-55XF8096
•   Common Strengths and Weaknesses
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications

Here we are comparing LG 43UM7500PLA to Sony KD-55XF8096 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 43UM7500PLA gets higher overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 43UM7500PLA over Sony KD-55XF8096.

	LG 43UM7500PLA	vs	Sony KD-55XF8096
LED Type	Direct LED	vs	Edge LED
Viewing Angle	Wide Viewing Angle	vs
2K HFR		vs
Newer Bluetooth Version	5.0	vs	4.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)	HDMI 2	vs
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs	2	vs	1
3GPP		vs
Flash Video		vs
MPEG-4		vs
TS		vs
VC-1		vs
VP9		vs
AAC		vs
aptX		vs
HE-AAC		vs
OGG		vs
RealAudio		vs
JPS		vs

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-55XF8096 over LG 43UM7500PLA.

	LG 43UM7500PLA	vs	Sony KD-55XF8096
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency	100 Hz	vs	400 Hz
Chromecast		vs
More HDMI Inputs	3	vs	4
HDCP Version	2.2	vs	2.3
More USB Inputs	2	vs	3
USB 3.0 Ports		vs	1
Composite Inputs	1	vs	2 (1 via A/V 3.5mm input/1 hybrid with Component)
3.5mm headphone Audio Output		vs
WebM		vs
WMV		vs
Xvid		vs
M4A		vs
MIDI		vs
WAV		vs
GIF		vs
PNG		vs

IPS Panels

Both TVs have in-plane switching (IPS) panels. Such panels are not commonly used in LCD TVs as they suffer from light leakage which lead to the lower contrast and poor HDR experience. However, this type of panels can provide better viewing angles and color accuracy compared to the VA panels.

HDR10

LG 43UM7500PLA and Sony KD-55XF8096 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.

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 43UM7500PLA and here - Sony KD-55XF8096.

BASICS	LG 43UM7500PLA	Sony KD-55XF8096
Brand	LG	Sony
Series	UM75	XF80
Model	43UM7500PLA	KD-55XF8096
Size	43"	55"
Country	UK	UK
Release Year	2019	2018
Smart TV

DISPLAY	LG 43UM7500PLA	Sony KD-55XF8096
Display Type	LED	LED
Actual Size (Diagonal)	42.5"	54.6" (138.8 cm)
Resolution	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate	50 Hz/60 Hz	50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen Design	Flat	Flat
Panel Type	IPS	IPS
LED Type	Direct LED	Edge LED
Color		TRILUMINOS™ Display
Viewing Angle	Wide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth	8 bits + FRC	8 bits + FRC
Color Depth	1.07 Billion	1.07 Billion

VIDEO	LG 43UM7500PLA	Sony KD-55XF8096
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processor	Quad Core Processor
Frame Interploation Technique	TruMotion 100	Motionflow™ XR 400
Frame Interpolation Frequency	100 Hz	400 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode

AUDIO	LG 43UM7500PLA	Sony KD-55XF8096
Speaker Type	Down Firing	Bass Reflex Speaker
Speaker Power Rating	20W	10 W + 10 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround	DTS-HD
WiSA Ready

CONNECTIVITY	LG 43UM7500PLA	Sony KD-55XF8096
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol	802.11a/b/g/n/ac	802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version	5.0	4.1
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant	Google Assistant Requires LG Magic Remote	Google Assistant
Works with Alexa	19.5 MR
HDMI Inputs	3	4
HDMI Version	2.0b	2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)	HDMI 2
HDCP Version	2.2	2.3
HDMI-CEC	SIMPLINK	BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs	2	3
USB 3.0 Ports		1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	2	1
Component Inputs	1	1 (Hybrid with Composite)
Composite Inputs	1	2 (1 via A/V 3.5mm input/1 hybrid with Component)
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA

OTHER	LG 43UM7500PLA	Sony KD-55XF8096
Operating System	webOS	Android
Internet Browser		Vewd
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	8 days
Application Store	LG Content Store	Google Play Store
Teletext	Flof
Closed Captions	Subtitle	(Analog) (Digital) Subtitle
PVR Function

VIDEO FORMATS	LG 43UM7500PLA	Sony KD-55XF8096
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 43UM7500PLA	Sony KD-55XF8096
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV

IMAGE FORMATS	LG 43UM7500PLA	Sony KD-55XF8096
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG

TUNER	LG 43UM7500PLA	Sony KD-55XF8096
Digital Tuner	1	1
SAT Tuner
Analog Tuner	PAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L	B/G,D/K,I
Digital Terrestrial TV System	DVB-T/T2	DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV System	DVB-C	DVB-C
Digital SAT TV System	DVB-S/S2	DVB-S/S2
Color system	PAL / SECAM / NTSC	PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43
CI+	CI+ 1.4

GENERAL	LG 43UM7500PLA	Sony KD-55XF8096
Energy Efficiency	A	A
Power Supply	AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz	AC 220 V - 240 V, 50 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)	71 W	166 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	975 mm x 571 mm x 86.4 mm	1232 mm x 716 mm x 57
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	975 mm x 625 mm x 216 mm	1232 mm x 772 mm x 252
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)	1060 mm x 660 mm x 152 mm	1330 mm x 824 mm x 168
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	200 mm x 200 mm	300 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand	9.0 kg	17.6 kg
Weight With Stand	9.1 kg	18.6 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)	11.2 kg	26 kg