•   Overview
•   Advantage of LG 65SM9500PUA
•   Common Strengths and Weaknesses
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications

Here we are comparing LG 65SK9500PUA to LG 65SM9500PUA 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 65SM9500PUA gets higher overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 65SM9500PUA over LG 65SK9500PUA.

	LG 65SK9500PUA	vs	LG 65SM9500PUA
4K HFR		vs	4K HFR via HDMI will be updated
2K HFR		vs
Auto Low Latency Mode		vs
Noise Reduction	NR	vs	Quad Step NR
Deep Learning AI Picture		vs
AI Brightness		vs
Sharpness		vs	Frequency based Sharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone Mapping	Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping	vs	Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro
AI Sound		vs
WiSA Ready		vs	Separate Dongle Purchase Required
Smart Speaker Compatible		vs
LG Smart Speaker		vs
Newer Bluetooth Version	4.2	vs	5.0
Apple Airplay		vs	Airplay 2
LG TV Plus App		vs
Smart ThinQ App		vs
HDMI Version	2.0b	vs	2.1
More RAM	2 GB	vs	3 GB
More Storage	4 GB	vs	8 GB
Amazon Echo Compatible		vs
AI UX		vs
AI Home		vs
AI Recommendation		vs	Default: off
Intelligent Edit		vs
Home Dashboard		vs
Apple HomePod		vs
Magic Link		vs	Default: off
360 VR		vs
Mobile TV On		vs
Wi-Fi TV On		vs
Bluetooth Low Energy On		vs
Hotel Mode		vs
Time Machine (DVR)		vs
Analog DVR		vs

Nano Cell Technology

Both LG models use nanocell technology on their LCD displays. 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.

IPS Panels

Both TVs have in-plane switching (IPS) panels. Such panels are not commonly used in LCD TVs as they suffer from light leakage which lead to the lower contrast and poor HDR experience. However, this type of panels can provide better viewing angles and color accuracy compared to the VA panels.

Full-Array Local Dimming

The TVs have Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the displays. 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 65SK9500PUA has 96 zones.

HDR10

LG 65SK9500PUA and LG 65SM9500PUA 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.

Dolby Vision

LG 65SK9500PUA and LG 65SM9500PUA also support Dolby Vision 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.

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 65SK9500PUA and here - LG 65SM9500PUA.

BASICS	LG 65SK9500PUA	LG 65SM9500PUA
Brand	LG	LG
Series	SK95	SM95
Model	65SK9500PUA	65SM9500PUA
Size	65"	65"
Country	Canada	Canada
Release Year	2018	2019
Smart TV

DISPLAY	LG 65SK9500PUA	LG 65SM9500PUA
Display Type	NanoCell	NanoCell
Actual Size (Diagonal)	64.5"	64.5"
Resolution	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate	100 Hz/120 Hz	100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen Design	Flat	Flat
Panel Type	IPS	IPS
LED Type	Slim Direct LED	Slim Direct LED
Backlight Dimming	Full Array Local Dimming	Full Array Local Dimming
Color	NanoCell Color Pro	NanoCell Color Pro
Viewing Angle	Wide Viewing Angle	Wide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth	10 bits	10 bits
Color Depth	1.07 Billion	1.07 Billion
Minimum Response Time	5 ms	5 ms

VIDEO	LG 65SK9500PUA	LG 65SM9500PUA
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
HDR Effect
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR		4K HFR via HDMI will be updated
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processor	α7 Intelligent Processor	α7 Gen2 Intelligent Processor
Upscaling	4K Upscaling	4K Upscaling
Frame Interploation Technique	TruMotion 240	TruMotion 240
Frame Interpolation Frequency	240 Hz	240 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement	Active Depth Enhancer	Object Depth Enhancer
AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection
Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing
Color Enhancer	Dynamic Color	Advanced Color Enhancer
Noise Reduction	NR	Quad Step NR
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy
Ultra Luminance	Pro	Pro
Sharpness		Frequency based Sharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone Mapping	Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping	Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro

AUDIO	LG 65SK9500PUA	LG 65SM9500PUA
Speaker Channels	2.2 Channel	2.2 Channel
Speaker Power Rating	40W (WF:20W)	40W (WF:20W)
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround	DTS-HD	DTS-HD
Simultaneous Audio Output
AI Sound
Surround Mode	Dolby Surround / ULTRA Surround	Dolby Surround / ULTRA Surround
Clear Voice	Clear Voice III	Clear Voice III
Sound Tuning	One Touch Sound Tuning	One Touch Sound Tuning
WiSA Ready		Separate Dongle Purchase Required
Bluetooth Audio Playback
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker

CONNECTIVITY	LG 65SK9500PUA	LG 65SM9500PUA
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Frequency	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol	802.11a/b/g/n/ac	802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version	4.2	5.0
Apple Airplay		Airplay 2
LG TV Plus App
Smart ThinQ App
Chromecast
Google Home	Google Home device sold separately	Google Home device sold separately
Virtual Assistant	Google Assistant	Google Assistant
Works with Alexa	Amazon Alexa device sold separately	Built-In
HDMI Inputs	4	4
HDMI Version	2.0b	2.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)	HDMI 2	eARC (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version	2.2	2.2
HDMI-CEC	SIMPLINK	SIMPLINK
USB Inputs	3	3
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	1	1
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs	1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack	1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote	1 (Mini Jack)	1 (Mini Jack)
DLNA

OTHER	LG 65SK9500PUA	LG 65SM9500PUA
CPU Cores	4	4
GPU Cores	2	2
RAM	2 GB	3 GB
Storage	4 GB	8 GB
Operating System	webOS	webOS
Internet Browser	Full Web Browser	Full Web Browser
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Application Store	LG Content Store	LG Content Store
Teletext
PVR Function
LG AI ThinQ®
Speech to Text
LG Voice Search
Amazon Echo Compatible
AI UX
AI Home
AI Recommendation		Default: off
Intelligent Edit
Home Dashboard
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition	Intelligent Voice Recognition	Intelligent Voice Recognition
Magic Link		Default: off
Audio Guidance (Text To Speech)
Gallery Mode
Multi-view
DIAL
Music Player
360 VR
Mobile TV On
Wi-Fi TV On
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Hotel Mode
Screen Share
Time Shift
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)
Analog DVR

VIDEO FORMATS	LG 65SK9500PUA	LG 65SM9500PUA
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 65SK9500PUA	LG 65SM9500PUA
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV

IMAGE FORMATS	LG 65SK9500PUA	LG 65SM9500PUA
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG

TUNER	LG 65SK9500PUA	LG 65SM9500PUA
Digital Tuner	1	1
SAT Tuner
Analog Tuner	NTSC-M	NTSC-M
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV System	ATSC	ATSC
Digital Cable TV System	Clear QAM	Clear QAM
Color system	PAL / SECAM / NTSC	PAL / SECAM / NTSC

GENERAL	LG 65SK9500PUA	LG 65SM9500PUA
Power Supply	AC 120 V, 50/60 Hz	AC 120 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)	200 W	107.3 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	57.2" x 32.8" x 2.5"	57.2" x 32.8" x 2.5"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	57.2" x 35.6" x 11.1"	57.2" x 35.6" x 12.4"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)	63.0" x 38.2" x 7.5"	63" x 38.2" x 7.5"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	300 mm x 300 mm	300 mm x 300 mm
Weight Without Stand	59.7 lbs	59.5 lbs
Weight With Stand	62.8 lbs	63.5 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)	77.8 lbs	77.4 lbs
Warranty	1 Year Parts & Labor	1 Year Parts & Labor

ACCESSORIES	LG 65SK9500PUA	LG 65SM9500PUA
Remote	Magic Remote Control - AN-MR18BA	Magic Remote Control - AN-MR19
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible