1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 49SM8500PLA

Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG

SCORE:
92
SCORE:
90

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

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) QLED Display
  • HDR10, HLG support
  • Quantum Dot Color
    4K Color Drive Elite
  • Q Viewing Angle
  • Q Engine Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 49SM8500PLA to Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG 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 49SM8500PLA 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 49SM8500PLA

Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG

DISPLAY
89
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
93
OTHER FEATURES
98
CONNECTIVITY
94
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
92
DISPLAY
92
VIDEO FEATURES
90
AUDIO FEATURES
66
OTHER FEATURES
90
CONNECTIVITY
88
FORMAT SUPPORT
93
OVERALL
90

Advantage of LG 49SM8500PLA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 49SM8500PLA over Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG.

LG 49SM8500PLA vs Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
Higher Picture Quality Index 3300 vs 3100
Dolby Vision vs
Advanced HDR by Technicolor® vs
4K HFR 4K HFR via HDMI will be updated vs
2K HFR vs
Dolby Atmos vs
WiSA Ready vs
Works with Alexa 19.5 MR vs
HDMI Version 2.1 vs 2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 2) vs
Composite Inputs 1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack vs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output vs
QuickTime vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
LPCM vs
RealAudio vs
JPS vs

Advantage of Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG over LG 49SM8500PLA.

LG 49SM8500PLA vs Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
Higher Panel Bit Depth 8 bits + FRC vs 10 bits
More Speaker Channels 2.0 Channel vs 4.2
Higher Speaker Power Rating 20W vs 4 x 5 W + 2 x 10 W
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs 2 vs 3
ASF vs
RealVideo vs
VP7 vs
VP8 vs
VOB vs
VRO vs
WebM vs
WMV vs
AIFF vs
ALAC vs
APE vs
M4A vs
MIDI vs
WAV vs
BMP vs
GIF vs
PNG vs
More Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable) 1 vs 2

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz
  Wide Viewing Angle
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  DTS Digital Surround
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
WEAKNESSES
  Edge LED
  No Full-Array Local Dimming
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No VRR

Selected Features

QLED backlight on Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG

Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG is a Quantum dot LED (QLED) TV which has a LED backlight LCD display with additional semiconductor nanocrystal layer that produces different colors of light depending on the size of the particle. Quantum dots are able to emit precise colored light because particle sizes adjust at quantum-level velocities, resulting in accurate and efficient light emissions. This results in more accurate color reproduction and can even achieve a full coverage of BT.2020 color gamut. besides color Quantum dots also offer high brightness which results in high contrast ratio. This is especially important when displaying HDR content.

VA Panel on Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG

Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG 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 49SM8500PLA and Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG 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 on LG 49SM8500PLA

LG 49SM8500PLA also supports 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 - LG 49SM8500PLA and here - Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG.

BASICS LG 49SM8500PLA Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
BrandLGSamsung
SeriesSM85Q7F
Model49SM8500PLAQE75Q7FGMTXZG
Size49"75"
CountryUKGermany
Release Year20192017
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 49SM8500PLA Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
Display TypeNanoCellQLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)48.5"74.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSSVA
LED TypeEdge LEDBottom Edge LED
Backlight DimmingLocal DimmingLocal Dimming
ColorNanoCell ColorQuantum Dot Color
4K Color Drive Elite
Viewing AngleWide Viewing AngleQ Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
Picture Quality Index33003100
VIDEO LG 49SM8500PLA Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
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
Picture Processorα7 Gen2 Intelligent ProcessorQ Engine
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 200Auto Motion Plus
Frame Interpolation Frequency200 Hz200 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO LG 49SM8500PLA Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel4.2
Speaker TypeDown FiringFront Firing
Speaker Power Rating20W4 x 5 W + 2 x 10 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY LG 49SM8500PLA Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Chromecast
Works with Alexa 19.5 MR
HDMI Inputs44
HDMI Version2.12.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK Anynet+
USB Inputs33
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs23
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER LG 49SM8500PLA Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemwebOSTizen
Internet Browser
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 8 days
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Teletext Flof
Closed Captions Subtitle
PVR Function Extended
VIDEO FORMATS LG 49SM8500PLA Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
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 49SM8500PLA Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 49SM8500PLA Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 49SM8500PLA Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
Digital Tuner 1 2
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2DVB-T/T2 HD
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CDVB-C
Digital SAT TV SystemDVB-S/S2DVB-S/S2
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
CI+CI+ 1.4Version 1.3
GENERAL LG 49SM8500PLA Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
Energy EfficiencyAA
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1096 mm x 640 mm x 63.6 mm1671.2 mm x 957.9 mm x 53.2 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1096 mm x 700 mm x 231 mm1671.2 mm x 1046.6 mm x 405.0 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1192 mm x 740 mm x 152 mm1859 mm x 1117 mm x 229 mm
One Connect Box Optical
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)200 mm x 200 mm400 mm x 400 mm
Weight Without Stand14.2 kg37.6 kg
Weight With Stand14.4 kg42.9 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)17.1 kg55.5 kg
ACCESSORIES LG 49SM8500PLA Samsung QE75Q7FGMTXZG
RemoteMagic Remote Control - AN-MR19TM1790A
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