1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 55QNED80UQA

Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA

SCORE:
91
SCORE:
93

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) QNED Display
  • HDR10, HLG support
  • NanoCell Color Pro
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • α7 Gen5 AI Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) QLED Display
  • HDR10, HDR10+, HLG support
  • Quantum Dot Color (100% Color Volume)
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • Quantum Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 55QNED80UQA to Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA 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. Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA 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 55QNED80UQA

Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA

DISPLAY
89
VIDEO FEATURES
92
AUDIO FEATURES
94
OTHER FEATURES
99
CONNECTIVITY
92
FORMAT SUPPORT
88
OVERALL
91
DISPLAY
94
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
77
OTHER FEATURES
93
CONNECTIVITY
91
FORMAT SUPPORT
92
OVERALL
93

Advantage of LG 55QNED80UQA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 55QNED80UQA over Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA.

LG 55QNED80UQA vs Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
Backlight Dimming Local Dimming vs Frame Dimming
AMD Freesync™ Premium vs
4K HFR vs
VRR vs
HGIG Compatibility vs
Filmmaker Mode vs
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
Dolby Atmos vs
Dolby AC-4 vs
WiSA Ready Up to 2.1 Channel (Separate Dongle Purchase Required) vs
HDMI Version 2.1 vs 2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 3) 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 QN55LS03RAFXZA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA over LG 55QNED80UQA.

LG 55QNED80UQA vs Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
HDR10+ vs
Higher Speaker Power Rating 20W vs 4 x 10 W
More USB Inputs 2 vs 3
ASF vs
RealVideo vs
VP7 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
  High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz
  Wide Viewing Angle
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  AMD Freesync™
  2K HFR
  Bluetooth Audio Playback
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
WEAKNESSES
  Edge LED
  No Full-Array Local Dimming
  No Dolby Vision
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No DTS Digital Surround

Selected Features

QLED backlight on Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA

Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA 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 QN55LS03RAFXZA

Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA 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 55QNED80UQA and Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA 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 QN55LS03RAFXZA

Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA 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 55QNED80UQA and here - Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA.

BASICS LG 55QNED80UQA Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
BrandLGSamsung
SeriesQNED80LS03R The Frame
Model55QNED80UQAQN55LS03RAFXZA
Size55"55"
CountryUSAUSA
Release Year20222019
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 55QNED80UQA Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
Display TypeQNEDQLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"54.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSVA
LED TypeEdge LEDEdge LED
Backlight DimmingLocal DimmingFrame Dimming
Dimming NameLocal DimmingSupreme UHD Dimming
ColorNanoCell Color ProQuantum Dot Color (100% Color Volume)
Viewing AngleWide Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 55QNED80UQA Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™ Premium
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processorα7 Gen5 AI Processor 4KQuantum Processor 4K
UpscalingAI 4K Upscaling4K AI
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 240Auto Motion Plus
Frame Interpolation Frequency240 Hz240 Hz
Black Frame Insertion Motion Pro
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO LG 55QNED80UQA Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel2.2
Speaker Power Rating20W4 x 10 W
Bluetooth Headset Support
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby AC-4
DTS Digital Surround
WiSA Ready Up to 2.1 Channel (Separate Dongle Purchase Required)
Bluetooth Audio Playback
CONNECTIVITY LG 55QNED80UQA Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
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 AssistantSamsung Bixby, Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs44
HDMI Version2.12.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 3)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK Anynet+
USB Inputs23
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 Remote1 (Mini Jack)
DLNA
OTHER LG 55QNED80UQA Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemwebOSTizen
Internet Browser Full Web Browser
Teletext
Gallery Mode
360 VR
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Time Shift
VIDEO FORMATS LG 55QNED80UQA Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
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 55QNED80UQA Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 55QNED80UQA Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 55QNED80UQA Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSC-M
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAMClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
GENERAL LG 55QNED80UQA Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 50/60 Hz110 -120 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.4 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1233 x 716 x 44.2 mm
48.5" x 28.2" x 1.7"
48.6" x 27.9" x 1.7"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1233 x 781 x 257 mm
48.5" x 30.7" x 10.1"
48.6" x 29.6" x 7.9"
Stand Size1058 x 257 mm / 41.7" x 10.1"0.9" x 5.7" x 7.9"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1420 x 835 x 187 mm
55.9" x 32.9" x 7.36"
54" x 33.4" x 9.3"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 300 mm400 mm x 400 mm
Weight Without Stand16.3 kg / 35.9 lbs41.7 lbs
Weight With Stand16.7 kg / 36.8 lbs42.8 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)23 kg / 50.7 lbs68.3 lbs
ACCESSORIES LG 55QNED80UQA Samsung QN55LS03RAFXZA
RemoteMagic Remote Control With Magic TapTM1950C

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