1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 55NANO75UQA

Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA

SCORE:
91
SCORE:
90

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) NanoCell Display
  • HDR10, HLG support
  • NanoCell Color
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • α5 Gen5 AI Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HDR10+, HLG support
  • Dynamic Crystal Color
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • UHD Engine Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 55NANO75UQA to Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA 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 55NANO75UQA 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 55NANO75UQA

Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA

DISPLAY
89
VIDEO FEATURES
90
AUDIO FEATURES
91
OTHER FEATURES
99
CONNECTIVITY
91
FORMAT SUPPORT
87
OVERALL
91
DISPLAY
92
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
62
OTHER FEATURES
87
CONNECTIVITY
87
FORMAT SUPPORT
91
OVERALL
90

Advantage of LG 55NANO75UQA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 55NANO75UQA over Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA.

LG 55NANO75UQA vs Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
LED Type Direct LED vs Edge LED
Backlight Dimming Local Dimming vs Frame Dimming
HGIG Compatibility vs
Filmmaker Mode vs
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
More Speaker Channels 2.0 Channel vs 2.1
Dolby Atmos vs
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In vs
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 2) vs
AVI vs
DivX vs
QuickTime vs
AC4 vs
aptX vs
EAC3 vs
HE-AAC vs
LPCM vs
MP2 vs
JPS vs
More Tuners (SAT) vs

Advantage of Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA over LG 55NANO75UQA.

LG 55NANO75UQA vs Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
Higher Refresh Rate 50 Hz/60 Hz vs 100 Hz/120 Hz
Higher Panel Bit Depth 8 bits + FRC vs 10 bits
HDR10+ vs
AMD Freesync™ vs
2K HFR vs
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 120 Hz vs 240 Hz
Black Frame Insertion vs
Higher Speaker Power Rating 20W vs 40 W
More HDMI Inputs 3 vs 4
RS-232C Remote vs
ASF vs
VP7 vs
VP8 vs
VOB vs
VRO vs
WebM vs
WMV vs
AIFF vs
ALAC vs
APE vs
M4A vs
MIDI vs
OGG vs
WAV vs
BMP vs
GIF vs
PNG vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Wide Viewing Angle
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
WEAKNESSES
  No Full-Array Local Dimming
  No Dolby Vision
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No VRR
  No DTS Digital Surround

Selected Features

Nano Cell Technology on LG 55NANO75UQA

LG 55NANO75UQAuses 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 Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA

Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA 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 55NANO75UQA and Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA 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.

HDR10+ on Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA

Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA also supports HRD10+ 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 55NANO75UQA and here - Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA.

BASICS LG 55NANO75UQA Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
BrandLGSamsung
SeriesNANO75NU8500
Model55NANO75UQAUN55NU8500FXZA
Size55"55"
CountryUSAUSA
Release Year20222018
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 55NANO75UQA Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
Display TypeNanoCellLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"54.6"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatCurved
Panel TypeMultiVA
LED TypeDirect LEDEdge LED
Backlight DimmingLocal DimmingFrame Dimming
ColorNanoCell ColorDynamic Crystal Color
Viewing AngleWide Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 55NANO75UQA Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
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 Processorα5 Gen5 AI Processor 4KUHD Engine
Upscaling4K UpscalingUHD Upscaling
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 120Auto Motion Plus
Frame Interpolation Frequency120 Hz240 Hz
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO LG 55NANO75UQA Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel2.1
Speaker TypeDown FiringDownfiring + Fronfiring
Speaker Power Rating20W40 W
Bluetooth Headset Support
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
DTS Digital Surround
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY LG 55NANO75UQA Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
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
Apple Airplay Airplay 2 Airplay 2
Chromecast
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant Samsung Bixby
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs34
HDMI Version2.02.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK Anynet+
USB Inputs22
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER LG 55NANO75UQA Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemwebOSTizen
Internet Browser Full Web Browser
Teletext
Gallery Mode
Time Shift
VIDEO FORMATS LG 55NANO75UQA Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
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 55NANO75UQA Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 55NANO75UQA Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 55NANO75UQA Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
Digital Tuner 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSC-M
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAMClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
GENERAL LG 55NANO75UQA Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz110 -120 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.3 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1235 x 715 x 58.1 mm48.2 x 28" x 3.7"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1235 x 788 x 260 mm48.2" x 31" x 13.3"
Stand Size819 x 260 mm31.4" x 6.2" x 13.3"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 300 mm200 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand14.6 kg38.4 lbs
Weight With Stand16 kg42.3 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)21.3 kg56 lbs
ACCESSORIES LG 55NANO75UQA Samsung UN55NU8500FXZA
RemoteMagic Remote Control - MR22 With Magic TapTM1850A

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