1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 49SM8600PUA

LG 49NANO86UNA

SCORE:
92
SCORE:
92

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) NanoCell Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • NanoCell Color
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 49SM8600PUA to LG 49NANO86UNA 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. They both get the same overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

LG 49SM8600PUA

LG 49NANO86UNA

DISPLAY
90
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
93
OTHER FEATURES
96
CONNECTIVITY
93
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
92
DISPLAY
89
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
90
OTHER FEATURES
97
CONNECTIVITY
94
FORMAT SUPPORT
86
OVERALL
92

Advantage of LG 49SM8600PUA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 49SM8600PUA over LG 49NANO86UNA.

LG 49SM8600PUA vs LG 49NANO86UNA
Advanced HDR by Technicolor® vs
Depth Enhancement Object Depth Enhancer vs
Noise Reduction Quad Step NR vs Double Step Noise Reduction
Dynamic Tone Mapping Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro vs HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD vs
OGG vs
RealAudio vs

Advantage of LG 49NANO86UNA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 49NANO86UNA over LG 49SM8600PUA.

LG 49SM8600PUA vs LG 49NANO86UNA
LED Type Edge LED vs Direct LED
Color NanoCell Color vs NanoCell Color
Dolby Vision IQ vs
AMD Freesync™ vs May not be available at the time of purchase of this product
VRR vs
HGIG Compatibility vs
More Powerful Picture Processor α7 Gen2 Intelligent Processor vs α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K
Filmmaker Mode vs
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
AI Picture vs AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection vs Dolby HDR only
Face Enhancing vs
Image Enhancing vs
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) ARC (HDMI 2) vs eARC (HDMI 3)
AVI vs
AC4 vs
MP2 vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz
  Wide Viewing Angle
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Dolby Vision
  HLG
  4K HFR
  2K HFR
  α7 Gen2 Intelligent Processor
  Dolby Atmos
  AI Sound
  WiSA Ready
  Bluetooth Audio Playback
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
  New HDMI 2.1
WEAKNESSES
  No Full-Array Local Dimming
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)

Selected Features

Nano Cell Technology

Both LG models use nanocell technology on their LCD displays. 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.

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 49SM8600PUA and LG 49NANO86UNA 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

LG 49SM8600PUA and LG 49NANO86UNA 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 - LG 49SM8600PUA and here - LG 49NANO86UNA.

BASICS LG 49SM8600PUA LG 49NANO86UNA
BrandLGLG
SeriesSM86NANO86
Model49SM8600PUA49NANO86UNA
Size49"49"
CountryUSACanada
Release Year20192020
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 49SM8600PUA LG 49NANO86UNA
Display TypeNanoCellNanoCell
Actual Size (Diagonal)48.5"48.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSIPS
LED TypeEdge LEDDirect LED
Backlight DimmingLocal DimmingLocal Dimming
ColorNanoCell ColorNanoCell Color
Viewing AngleWide Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 49SM8600PUA LG 49NANO86UNA
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
4K HDR4K Cinema HDRCinema HDR
AMD Freesync™ May not be available at the time of purchase of this product
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR 4K HFR via HDMI will be updated
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processorα7 Gen2 Intelligent Processorα7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K
Upscaling4K Upscaling4K Upscaling
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 240TruMotion 240
Frame Interpolation Frequency240 Hz240 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement Object Depth Enhancer
AI Picture AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection Dolby HDR only
Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing
Color Enhancer Advanced Color Enhancer Advanced Color Enhancer
Noise ReductionQuad Step NRDouble Step Noise Reduction
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy
Ultra Luminance
SharpnessFrequency based Sharpness EnhancerSharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone MappingDynamic Tone Mapping ProHDR Dynamic Tone Mapping
AUDIO LG 49SM8600PUA LG 49NANO86UNA
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel2.0 Channel
Speaker Power Rating20W20W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
Simultaneous Audio Output
AI Sound AI Sound
Surround ModeDolby Surround / ULTRA SurroundULTRA Surround
Clear VoiceClear Voice IIIClear Voice III
WiSA Ready Separate Dongle Purchase Required Separate Dongle Purchase Required
Bluetooth Audio Playback
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker
CONNECTIVITY LG 49SM8600PUA LG 49NANO86UNA
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
Bluetooth Version5.05.0
Mobile Connectivity
Apple Airplay Airplay 2 Airplay 2
LG TV Plus App
Smart ThinQ App
Chromecast
Google Home Google Home device sold separately Google Home device sold separately
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Built-In Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs44
HDMI Version2.12.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) ARC (HDMI 2) eARC (HDMI 3)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK SIMPLINK
USB Inputs33
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote1 (Mini Jack)1 (Mini Jack)
DLNA
OTHER LG 49SM8600PUA LG 49NANO86UNA
CPU Cores44
GPU Cores22
Operating SystemwebOSwebOS
Internet Browser Full Web Browser Full Web Browser
Application Store LG Content Store LG Content Store
Teletext
LG AI ThinQ®
Speech to Text
LG Voice Search
Amazon Echo Compatible
AI UX
AI Home
AI RecommendationDefault: offDefault: off
Intelligent Edit
Home Dashboard
Auto Device Detection
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition Intelligent Voice Recognition Intelligent Voice Recognition
Magic LinkDefault: offDefault: off
Audio Guidance (Text To Speech)
Gallery Mode
Multi-view
DIAL
360 VR
Mobile TV On
Wi-Fi TV On
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Instant Game Response ALLM ALLM
Screen Share
Time Shift
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)
VIDEO FORMATS LG 49SM8600PUA LG 49NANO86UNA
3GPP
AV1 4K@60p, 10bit
AVI
ASF
DivX
Flash Video
H.263
H.264
H.265
MKV
M2TS
MP4
MPEG-4
QuickTime
RealVideo
TS
VC-1
VP7
VP8
VP9 4K@60p, 10bit
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid
AUDIO FORMATS LG 49SM8600PUA LG 49NANO86UNA
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 49SM8600PUA LG 49NANO86UNA
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 49SM8600PUA LG 49NANO86UNA
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSC-MNTSC-M
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAMClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
GENERAL LG 49SM8600PUA LG 49NANO86UNA
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 50/60 HzAC 120 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)43.1" x 25.2" x 2.5"1096 x 640 x 63.6 mm
43.15" x 25.20" x 2.50"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)43.1" x 28" x 10.4"1096 x 710 x 263 mm
43.15" x 27.95" x 10.35"
Stand Size33.1"841 x 263 mm / 33.11" x 10.35"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)49.6" x 31.9" x 6.4"1192 x 810 x 162 mm
46.93" x 31.89" x 6.38"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)200 mm x 200 mm200 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand30.9 lbs14 kg / 30.86 lbs
Weight With Stand34.2 lbs15.5 kg / 34.17 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)10.6 lbs19.1 kg / 42.11 lbs
Warranty1 Year Parts & Labor1 Year Parts & Labor
ACCESSORIES LG 49SM8600PUA LG 49NANO86UNA
RemoteMagic Remote Control - AN-MR19Magic Remote Control - MR20
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible

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