1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 55SM8600PUA

Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC

SCORE:
92
SCORE:
90

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

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 55SM8600PUA to Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC 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 55SM8600PUA 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 55SM8600PUA

Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC

DISPLAY
90
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
93
OTHER FEATURES
96
CONNECTIVITY
93
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
92
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
72
OTHER FEATURES
79
CONNECTIVITY
89
FORMAT SUPPORT
91
OVERALL
90

Advantage of LG 55SM8600PUA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 55SM8600PUA over Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC.

LG 55SM8600PUA vs Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
Higher Refresh Rate 100 Hz/120 Hz vs 50 Hz/60 Hz
Backlight Dimming Local Dimming vs Frame Dimming
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
Dolby Vision vs
Advanced HDR by Technicolor® vs
4K HFR 4K HFR via HDMI will be updated vs
2K HFR vs
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 240 Hz vs 120Hz
Depth Enhancement Object Depth Enhancer vs
Dolby Atmos vs
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD vs
WiSA Ready Separate Dongle Purchase Required vs
Newer Bluetooth Version 5.0 vs 4.2
More HDMI Inputs 4 vs 2
HDMI Version 2.1 vs 2.0
More USB Inputs 3 vs 1
Composite Inputs 1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack vs
RS-232C Remote 1 (Mini Jack) vs
360 VR vs
Bluetooth Low Energy On vs
Time Shift vs
DivX vs
QuickTime vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
LPCM vs
RealAudio vs
JPS vs

Advantage of Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC over LG 55SM8600PUA.

LG 55SM8600PUA vs Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
HDR10+ vs
Filmmaker Mode vs
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) ARC (HDMI 2) vs eARC (Port 2)
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
More Tuners (SAT) vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
WEAKNESSES
  Edge LED
  No Full-Array Local Dimming
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No VRR
  No NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)

Selected Features

Nano Cell Technology on LG 55SM8600PUA

LG 55SM8600PUAuses 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 UN75TU7000FXZC

Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC 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 55SM8600PUA and Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC 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 55SM8600PUA also supports Dolby Vision and Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC 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 55SM8600PUA and here - Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC.

BASICS LG 55SM8600PUA Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
BrandLGSamsung
SeriesSM86TU7000
Model55SM8600PUAUN75TU7000FXZC
Size55"75"
CountryUSACanada
Release Year20192020
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 55SM8600PUA Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
Display TypeNanoCellLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"74.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSVA
LED TypeEdge LEDEdge LED
Backlight DimmingLocal DimmingFrame Dimming
ColorNanoCell ColorPurColor
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 55SM8600PUA Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR 4K HFR via HDMI will be updated
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processorα7 Gen2 Intelligent ProcessorCrystal Processor 4K
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 240Auto Motion Plus
Frame Interpolation Frequency240 Hz120Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement Object Depth Enhancer
AUDIO LG 55SM8600PUA Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel2.0
Speaker Power Rating20W2 x 10 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
WiSA Ready Separate Dongle Purchase Required
CONNECTIVITY LG 55SM8600PUA Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
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 Built-In
HDMI Inputs42
HDMI Version2.12.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) ARC (HDMI 2) eARC (Port 2)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK Anynet+
USB Inputs31
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 55SM8600PUA Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemwebOSTizen
Internet Browser Full Web Browser
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Teletext
360 VR
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Time Shift
VIDEO FORMATS LG 55SM8600PUA Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
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 55SM8600PUA Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 55SM8600PUA Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 55SM8600PUA Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
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 55SM8600PUA Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 50/60 Hz110 -120 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)68.1 W94 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)48.5" x 28.2" x 2.5"1673.2 x 958.2 x 59.9 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)48.5" x 30.9" x 10.4"1673.2 x 1043 x 339.9 mm
Stand Size33.1"1332.2 x 339.9 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)53.5" x 34.6" x 6.9"1840 x 1118 x 198 mm
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 lbs30.4 kg
Weight With Stand41.2 lbs30.8 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)52.2 lbs48.9 kg
ACCESSORIES LG 55SM8600PUA Samsung UN75TU7000FXZC
RemoteMagic Remote Control - AN-MR19TM1240A
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