1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 55UM7100PLB

Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN

SCORE:
90
SCORE:
89

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HLG support
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • Quad Core Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 55UM7100PLB to Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN 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 55UM7100PLB 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 55UM7100PLB

Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN

DISPLAY
89
VIDEO FEATURES
89
AUDIO FEATURES
83
OTHER FEATURES
97
CONNECTIVITY
93
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
90
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
54
OTHER FEATURES
84
CONNECTIVITY
86
FORMAT SUPPORT
91
OVERALL
89
 
 

Advantage of LG 55UM7100PLB

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 55UM7100PLB over Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN.

LG 55UM7100PLB vs Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
LED Type Direct LED vs Edge LED
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
Higher Picture Quality Index 1600 vs 1300
2K HFR vs
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD vs
Bluetooth vs
Works with Alexa 19.5 MR vs
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) HDMI 2 vs
PVR Function vs
Time Shift vs
DivX vs
QuickTime vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
LPCM vs
RealAudio vs
JPS vs

Advantage of Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN over LG 55UM7100PLB.

LG 55UM7100PLB vs Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
HDR10+ vs
Gallery Mode 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
WEAKNESSES
  No Dolby Vision
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No VRR
  No Dolby Atmos

Selected Features

VA Panel on Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN

Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN 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 55UM7100PLB and Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN 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 UE58NU7100WXXN

Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN 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 55UM7100PLB and here - Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN.

BASICS LG 55UM7100PLB Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
BrandLGSamsung
SeriesUM71NU7100
Model55UM7100PLBUE58NU7100WXXN
Size55"58"
CountryUKNetherlands
Release Year20192018
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 55UM7100PLB Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"57.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSVA
LED TypeDirect LEDEdge LED
ColorPurColor
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
Picture Quality Index16001300
VIDEO LG 55UM7100PLB Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
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 ProcessorQuad Core ProcessorUHD Engine
Upscaling4K UpscalingUHD Upscaling
Frame Interploation TechniqueAuto Motion Plus
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement
AUDIO LG 55UM7100PLB Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel2
Speaker TypeDown FiringDownfiring + Bass Reflex
Speaker Power Rating20W20 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY LG 55UM7100PLB Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
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
Works with Alexa 19.5 MR
HDMI Inputs33
HDMI Version2.0b2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) HDMI 2
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK Anynet+
USB Inputs22
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs22
Component Inputs1
Composite Inputs1
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER LG 55UM7100PLB Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemwebOSTizen
Internet Browser
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 8 days
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Teletext Flof
Closed Captions Subtitle
PVR Function
Gallery Mode
Time Shift
VIDEO FORMATS LG 55UM7100PLB Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
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 55UM7100PLB Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 55UM7100PLB Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 55UM7100PLB Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2DVB-T/T2 HD
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CDVB-C
Digital SAT TV SystemDVB-S/S2DVB-S/S2
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
CI+CI+ 1.4Version 1.4
GENERAL LG 55UM7100PLB Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
Energy EfficiencyAA
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1247 mm x 728 mm x 88.3 mm1301.4 x 756.8 x 60.3 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1247 mm x 787 mm x 231 mm1301.4 x 835.2 x 261.3 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1360 mm x 835 mm x 175 mm1445 x 890 x 185 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
Weight Without Stand13.7 kg20.2 kg
Weight With Stand13.9 kg20.5 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)18.1 kg27.2 kg
ACCESSORIES LG 55UM7100PLB Samsung UE58NU7100WXXN
RemoteL-ConTM1240A

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