1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 55NANO916NA

Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC

SCORE:
92
SCORE:
90

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) NanoCell Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Full Array Local Dimming
  • NanoCell Color
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HDR10+, HLG support
  • PurColor
  • Crystal Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 55NANO916NA to Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC 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 55NANO916NA 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 55NANO916NA

Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC

DISPLAY
89
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
92
OTHER FEATURES
99
CONNECTIVITY
95
FORMAT SUPPORT
86
OVERALL
92
DISPLAY
89
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
77
OTHER FEATURES
87
CONNECTIVITY
91
FORMAT SUPPORT
91
OVERALL
90

Advantage of LG 55NANO916NA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 55NANO916NA over Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC.

LG 55NANO916NA vs Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
Higher Refresh Rate 100 Hz/120 Hz vs 50 Hz/60 Hz
LED Type Slim Direct LED vs Edge LED
Backlight Dimming Full Array Local Dimming vs Frame Dimming
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
Dolby Vision vs
AMD Freesync™ May not be available at the time of purchase of this product vs
4K HFR vs
2K HFR vs
VRR vs
HGIG Compatibility vs
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 200 Hz vs 100 Hz
More Speaker Channels 2.2 Channel vs 2.0
Higher Speaker Power Rating 40W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel) vs 2 x 10 W
Dolby Atmos vs
WiSA Ready Separate Dongle Purchase Required vs
Newer Bluetooth Version 5.0 vs 4.2
More HDMI Inputs 4 vs 3
HDMI Version 2.1 vs 2.0
HDCP Version 2.3 vs 2.2
More USB Inputs 3 vs 2
3.5mm headphone Audio Output vs
RS-232C Remote 1 (Mini Jack) vs
360 VR vs
AVI vs
DivX vs
QuickTime vs
AC4 vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
LPCM vs
MP2 vs
JPS vs

Advantage of Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC over LG 55NANO916NA.

LG 55NANO916NA vs Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
HDR10+ 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
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  Filmmaker Mode
  Bluetooth Audio Playback
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
WEAKNESSES
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No DTS Digital Surround

Selected Features

Nano Cell Technology on LG 55NANO916NA

LG 55NANO916NAuses 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 UE55TU8005KXXC

Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC 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.

Full-Array Local Dimming on LG 55NANO916NA

LG 55NANO916NA has Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the display. Individual zones of LEDs can light up independently which enhances black levels, shadow details and decreases level of light bleed in dark parts of the image. This gives higher contrast with increased picture quality which is very important for HDR reproduction. Higher number of zones gives better control over local dimming and less blooming around the bright objects and subtitles.

HDR10

LG 55NANO916NA and Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC 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+ and Dolby Vision

LG 55NANO916NA also supports Dolby Vision and Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC supports HDR10+. Both formats are updates 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 support 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 55NANO916NA and here - Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC.

BASICS LG 55NANO916NA Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
BrandLGSamsung
SeriesNANO91TU8005
Model55NANO916NAUE55TU8005KXXC
Size55"55"
CountryUKSpain
Release Year20202020
Bezel ColorBlackBlack
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 55NANO916NA Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
Display TypeNanoCellLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"54.6"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSVA
LED TypeSlim Direct LEDEdge LED
Backlight DimmingFull Array Local DimmingFrame Dimming
Dimming NameFull Array DimmingUHD Dimming
ColorNanoCell ColorPurColor
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 55NANO916NA Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™ May not be available at the time of purchase of this product
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processorα7 Gen3 AI Processor 4KCrystal Processor 4K
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 200Auto Motion Plus
Frame Interpolation Frequency200 Hz100 Hz
Black Frame Insertion Motion Pro
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement
AUDIO LG 55NANO916NA Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
Speaker Channels2.2 Channel2.0
Speaker TypeDown FiringDownfiring
Speaker Power Rating40W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel)2 x 10 W
Bluetooth Headset Support Bluetooth 4.2+
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround
WiSA Ready Separate Dongle Purchase Required
Bluetooth Audio Playback
CONNECTIVITY LG 55NANO916NA Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
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 Version5.04.2
Apple Airplay Airplay 2 Airplay 2
Chromecast
Virtual Assistant Google AssistantSamsung Bixby, Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs43
HDMI Version2.12.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 2) eARC (Port 2)
HDCP Version2.32.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK Anynet+
USB Inputs32
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 Remote1 (Mini Jack)
DLNA
OTHER LG 55NANO916NA Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemwebOSTizen
Internet Browser Full Web Browser
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 8 days
Teletext Flof
360 VR
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Time Shift
VIDEO FORMATS LG 55NANO916NA Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
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 55NANO916NA Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 55NANO916NA Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 55NANO916NA Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CDVB-C
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
CI+CI+ 1.4Version 1.4
GENERAL LG 55NANO916NA Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
Energy EfficiencyAA
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)95 W102 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1237 x 716 x 70.5 mm1230.5 x 707.2 x 59.9 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1237 x 786 x 263 mm1230.5 x 783.3 x 250.2 mm
Stand Size841 x 263 mm1030.1 x 250.2 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1360 x 810 x 207 mm1386 x 843 x 158 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 300 mm200 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand17.1 kg13.9 kg
Weight With Stand18.6 kg14.2 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)23.6 kg19.5 kg
ACCESSORIES LG 55NANO916NA Samsung UE55TU8005KXXC
RemoteMagic Remote Control - MR20TM2050A
Universal Control Capability for remote
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