1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 55SK9000PUA

Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC

SCORE:
89
SCORE:
90

Highlights

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

Highlights

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 55SK9000PUA to Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC 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 UN65RU7100FXZC 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 55SK9000PUA

Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC

DISPLAY
88
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
84
OTHER FEATURES
83
CONNECTIVITY
91
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
89
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
54
OTHER FEATURES
87
CONNECTIVITY
92
FORMAT SUPPORT
91
OVERALL
90

Advantage of LG 55SK9000PUA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 55SK9000PUA over Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC.

LG 55SK9000PUA vs Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
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
Higher Panel Bit Depth 10 bits vs 8 bits + FRC
Dolby Vision vs
Advanced HDR by Technicolor® vs
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 240 Hz vs 120 Hz
More Speaker Channels 2.2 Channel vs 2
Higher Speaker Power Rating 40W (WF:20W) vs 20 W
Dolby Atmos vs
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD vs
More HDMI Inputs 4 vs 3
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) HDMI 2 vs
More USB Inputs 3 vs 2
DivX vs
QuickTime vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
LPCM vs
RealAudio vs
JPS vs

Advantage of Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC over LG 55SK9000PUA.

LG 55SK9000PUA vs Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
HDR10+ vs
AMD Freesync™ vs
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
Apple Airplay vs Airplay 2
Component Inputs 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
WAV vs
BMP vs
GIF vs
PNG vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
WEAKNESSES
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR
  No NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)

Selected Features

Nano Cell Technology on LG 55SK9000PUA

LG 55SK9000PUAuses 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 UN65RU7100FXZC

Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC 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 55SK9000PUA

LG 55SK9000PUA 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. LG 55SK9000PUA has 48 zones.

HDR10

LG 55SK9000PUA and Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC 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 55SK9000PUA also supports Dolby Vision and Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC 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 55SK9000PUA and here - Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC.

BASICS LG 55SK9000PUA Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
BrandLGSamsung
SeriesSK90RU7100
Model55SK9000PUAUN65RU7100FXZC
Size55"65"
CountryUSACanada
Release Year20182019
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 55SK9000PUA Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
Display TypeNanoCellLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"64.5"
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
ColorNanoCell Color ProPurColor
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 55SK9000PUA Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
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 Processorα7 Intelligent ProcessorUHD Engine
Upscaling4K UpscalingUHD Upscaling
BlacksNanoCell Black
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 240Auto Motion Plus
Frame Interpolation Frequency240 Hz120 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement Active Depth Enhancer Auto Depth Enhancer
AUDIO LG 55SK9000PUA Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
Speaker Channels2.2 Channel2
Speaker TypeDown FiringDownfiring
Speaker Power Rating40W (WF:20W)20 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY LG 55SK9000PUA Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
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
Chromecast
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Amazon Alexa device sold separately
HDMI Inputs43
HDMI Version2.0b2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) HDMI 2
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK Anynet+
USB Inputs32
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
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 55SK9000PUA Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemwebOSTizen
Internet Browser Full Web Browser
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Teletext
PVR Function Extended
Gallery Mode
Time Shift
VIDEO FORMATS LG 55SK9000PUA Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
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 55SK9000PUA Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 55SK9000PUA Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 55SK9000PUA Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSC-M
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAMClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
GENERAL LG 55SK9000PUA Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz110 -120 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)125 W75 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.4 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)48.5" x 27.9" x 2.5"57.4" x 33" x 2.3"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)48.5" x 30.6" x 9.8"57.4" x 36.1" x 12.3
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)53.5" x 33.9" x 6.9"63.4" x 38.4" x 7"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 300 mm400 mm x 400 mm
Weight Without Stand37.9 lbs55.1 lbs
Weight With Stand41.2 lbs56.2 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)51.1 lbs72.1 lbs
ACCESSORIES LG 55SK9000PUA Samsung UN65RU7100FXZC
RemoteMagic Remote Control - AN-MR18BA.USTM1240A
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