1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 55NANO866NA

LG 55SM8600PLA

SCORE:
92
SCORE:
93

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

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 55NANO866NA to LG 55SM8600PLA 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 55SM8600PLA 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 55NANO866NA

LG 55SM8600PLA

DISPLAY
89
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
90
OTHER FEATURES
99
CONNECTIVITY
94
FORMAT SUPPORT
86
OVERALL
92
DISPLAY
90
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
93
OTHER FEATURES
97
CONNECTIVITY
94
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
93

Advantage of LG 55NANO866NA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 55NANO866NA over LG 55SM8600PLA.

LG 55NANO866NA vs LG 55SM8600PLA
Color NanoCell Color vs NanoCell Color
Dolby Vision IQ vs
AMD Freesync™ May not be available at the time of purchase of this product vs
VRR vs
HGIG Compatibility vs
More Powerful Picture Processor α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K vs α7 Gen2 Intelligent Processor
Filmmaker Mode vs
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
AI Picture AI Picture vs
Auto Genre Selection Dolby HDR only vs
Face Enhancing vs
Image Enhancing vs
HDCP Version 2.3 vs 2.2
Time Shift vs
AVI vs
AC4 vs
MP2 vs

Advantage of LG 55SM8600PLA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 55SM8600PLA over LG 55NANO866NA.

LG 55NANO866NA vs LG 55SM8600PLA
Advanced HDR by Technicolor® vs
Depth Enhancement vs Object Depth Enhancer
Noise Reduction Double Step Noise Reduction vs Quad Step NR
DTS Digital Surround vs DTS-HD
Composite Inputs vs 1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
OGG vs
RealAudio 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 Gen3 AI Processor 4K
  Dolby Atmos
  AI Sound
  WiSA Ready
  Bluetooth Audio Playback
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
  New HDMI 2.1
WEAKNESSES
  Edge LED
  No Full-Array Local Dimming
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No NVidia G-Sync

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 55NANO866NA and LG 55SM8600PLA 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 55NANO866NA and LG 55SM8600PLA 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 55NANO866NA and here - LG 55SM8600PLA.

BASICS LG 55NANO866NA LG 55SM8600PLA
BrandLGLG
SeriesNANO86SM86
Model55NANO866NA55SM8600PLA
Size55"55"
CountryUKUK
Release Year20202019
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 55NANO866NA LG 55SM8600PLA
Display TypeNanoCellNanoCell
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"54.6"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSIPS
LED TypeEdge LEDEdge 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 55NANO866NA LG 55SM8600PLA
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
4K HDRCinema HDR4K Cinema 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 Gen3 AI Processor 4Kα7 Gen2 Intelligent Processor
Upscaling4K Upscaling4K Upscaling
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 200TruMotion 200
Frame Interpolation Frequency200 Hz200 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 ReductionDouble Step Noise ReductionQuad Step NR
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy
Ultra Luminance
SharpnessSharpness EnhancerFrequency based Sharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone MappingHDR Dynamic Tone MappingDynamic Tone Mapping
AUDIO LG 55NANO866NA LG 55SM8600PLA
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel2.0 Channel
Speaker TypeDown FiringDown Firing
Speaker Power Rating20W20W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
Simultaneous Audio Output
AI Sound AI Sound
Surround ModeULTRA SurroundDolby Surround / ULTRA Surround
Clear VoiceClear Voice IIIClear Voice III
WiSA Ready Separate Dongle Purchase Required
Bluetooth Audio Playback
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker
CONNECTIVITY LG 55NANO866NA LG 55SM8600PLA
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
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In 19.5 MR
HDMI Inputs44
HDMI Version2.12.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 3) eARC (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version2.32.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK SIMPLINK
USB Inputs33
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs22
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 55NANO866NA LG 55SM8600PLA
CPU Cores44
GPU Cores22
Operating SystemwebOSwebOS
Internet Browser Full Web Browser
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 8 days 8 days
Application Store LG Content Store LG Content Store
Teletext Flof Flof
Teletext Page2000 page2000 page
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)
HEVC 4K@120p, 10bit
VIDEO FORMATS LG 55NANO866NA LG 55SM8600PLA
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 55NANO866NA LG 55SM8600PLA
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 55NANO866NA LG 55SM8600PLA
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 55NANO866NA LG 55SM8600PLA
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM LPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CDVB-C
Digital SAT TV SystemDVB-S/S2DVB-S/S2
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
CI+CI+ 1.4CI+ 1.4
GENERAL LG 55NANO866NA LG 55SM8600PLA
Energy EfficiencyAA
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)102 W95 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1232 x 716 x 63.6 mm1451 mm x 840 mm x 64 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1232 x 786 x 263 mm1232 mm x 786 mm x 263.1 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1360 x 810 x 207 mm1360 mm x 880 mm x 175 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 300 mm300 mm x 300 mm
Weight Without Stand17.2 kg17.2 kg
Weight With Stand18.7 kg18.7 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)24.1 kg23.7 kg
ACCESSORIES LG 55NANO866NA LG 55SM8600PLA
RemoteMagic Remote Control - MR20Magic Remote Control - AN-MR19
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible

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