•   Overview
•   Advantage of LG 70UM7100PLA
•   Advantage of LG 65SK9500PUA
•   Common Strengths and Weaknesses
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications

Here we are comparing LG 70UM7100PLA to LG 65SK9500PUA 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 70UM7100PLA 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 70UM7100PLA over LG 65SK9500PUA.

	LG 70UM7100PLA	vs	LG 65SK9500PUA
2K HFR		vs
Smart Speaker Compatible		vs
LG Smart Speaker		vs
Newer Bluetooth Version	5.0	vs	4.2
Apple Airplay	Airplay 2	vs
LG TV Plus App		vs
Smart ThinQ App		vs
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs	2	vs	1
Component Inputs	1	vs
Teletext	Flof	vs
Amazon Echo Compatible		vs
AI UX		vs
AI Home		vs
AI Recommendation	Default: off	vs
Intelligent Edit		vs
Home Dashboard		vs
Apple HomePod		vs
Magic Link	Default: off	vs
360 VR		vs
Mobile TV On		vs
Wi-Fi TV On		vs
Bluetooth Low Energy On		vs
Instant Game Response	ALLM	vs
Live Plus (ACR-based Bilateral Service)	with Samba TV App	vs
Hotel Mode		vs
Time Machine (DVR)		vs
Analog DVR		vs
More Tuners (SAT)		vs

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 65SK9500PUA over LG 70UM7100PLA.

	LG 70UM7100PLA	vs	LG 65SK9500PUA
Higher Refresh Rate	50 Hz/60 Hz	vs	100 Hz/120 Hz
Backlight Dimming	Local Dimming	vs	Full Array Local Dimming
Viewing Angle		vs	Wide Viewing Angle
Higher Panel Bit Depth	8 bits + FRC	vs	10 bits
Higher DCI P3 Color Space Coverage	90%	vs	94%
Lower Minimum Response Time	8 ms	vs	5 ms
Dolby Vision		vs
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®		vs
Technicolor Expert Mode		vs
More Powerful Picture Processor	Quad Core Processor	vs	α7 Intelligent Processor
Depth Enhancement		vs	Active Depth Enhancer
Ultra Luminance		vs	Pro
More Speaker Channels	2.0 Channel	vs	2.2 Channel
Higher Speaker Power Rating	20W	vs	40W (WF:20W)
Dolby Atmos		vs
More HDMI Inputs	3	vs	4
More USB Inputs	2	vs	3
RS-232C Remote		vs	1 (Mini Jack)
Gallery Mode		vs
Auto Calibration		vs

Nano Cell Technology on LG 65SK9500PUA

LG 65SK9500PUAuses 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 LG 70UM7100PLA

LG 70UM7100PLA 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 65SK9500PUA

LG 65SK9500PUA 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 65SK9500PUA has 96 zones.

HDR10

LG 70UM7100PLA and LG 65SK9500PUA 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 on LG 65SK9500PUA

LG 65SK9500PUA also supports 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 70UM7100PLA and here - LG 65SK9500PUA.

BASICS	LG 70UM7100PLA	LG 65SK9500PUA
Brand	LG	LG
Series	UM71	SK95
Model	70UM7100PLA	65SK9500PUA
Size	70"	65"
Country	UK	USA
Release Year	2019	2018
Smart TV

DISPLAY	LG 70UM7100PLA	LG 65SK9500PUA
Display Type	LED	NanoCell
Actual Size (Diagonal)	69.5"	64.5"
Resolution	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate	50 Hz/60 Hz	100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen Design	Flat	Flat
Panel Type	VA	IPS
LED Type	Direct LED	Slim Direct LED
Backlight Dimming	Local Dimming	Full Array Local Dimming
Color		NanoCell Color Pro
Viewing Angle		Wide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth	8 bits + FRC	10 bits
Color Depth	1.07 Billion	1.07 Billion
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage	90%	94%
Minimum Response Time	8 ms	5 ms

VIDEO	LG 70UM7100PLA	LG 65SK9500PUA
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
HDR Effect
Technicolor Expert Mode
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processor	Quad Core Processor	α7 Intelligent Processor
Upscaling	4K Upscaling	4K Upscaling
Frame Interploation Technique		TruMotion 240
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement		Active Depth Enhancer
AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection
Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing
Color Enhancer	Advanced Color Enhancer	Dynamic Color
Noise Reduction	NR	NR
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy
Ultra Luminance		Pro
Sharpness
Dynamic Tone Mapping	Dynamic Tone Mapping	Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping

AUDIO	LG 70UM7100PLA	LG 65SK9500PUA
Speaker Channels	2.0 Channel	2.2 Channel
Speaker Type	Down Firing	Down Firing
Speaker Power Rating	20W	40W (WF:20W)
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround	DTS-HD	DTS-HD
Simultaneous Audio Output
AI Sound
Surround Mode	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
Bluetooth Audio Playback
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker

CONNECTIVITY	LG 70UM7100PLA	LG 65SK9500PUA
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	5.0	4.2
Apple Airplay	Airplay 2
LG TV Plus App
Smart ThinQ App
Chromecast
Google Home		Google Home device sold separately
Virtual Assistant	Google Assistant Requires LG Magic Remote	Google Assistant
Works with Alexa	19.5 MR	Amazon Alexa device sold separately
HDMI Inputs	3	4
HDMI Version	2.0b	2.0b
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)	HDMI 2	HDMI 2
HDCP Version	2.2	2.2
HDMI-CEC	SIMPLINK	SIMPLINK
USB Inputs	2	3
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	2	1
Component Inputs	1
Composite Inputs	1	1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote		1 (Mini Jack)
DLNA

OTHER	LG 70UM7100PLA	LG 65SK9500PUA
CPU Cores	4	4
GPU Cores	2	2
Operating System	webOS	webOS
Internet Browser		Full Web Browser
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Application Store	LG Content Store	LG Content Store
Teletext	Flof
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
Instant Game Response	ALLM
Live Plus (ACR-based Bilateral Service)	with Samba TV App
Hotel Mode
Screen Share
Time Shift
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)
Analog DVR

VIDEO FORMATS	LG 70UM7100PLA	LG 65SK9500PUA
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 70UM7100PLA	LG 65SK9500PUA
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV

IMAGE FORMATS	LG 70UM7100PLA	LG 65SK9500PUA
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG

TUNER	LG 70UM7100PLA	LG 65SK9500PUA
Digital Tuner	1	1
SAT Tuner
Analog Tuner	PAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L	NTSC-M
Digital Terrestrial TV System	DVB-T/T2	ATSC
Digital Cable TV System	DVB-C	Clear QAM
Color system	PAL / SECAM / NTSC	PAL / SECAM / NTSC

GENERAL	LG 70UM7100PLA	LG 65SK9500PUA
Power Supply	AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz	AC 120 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	1578 mm x 913 mm x 91.1 mm	57.2" x 32.8" x 2.5"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	1578 mm x 984 mm x 299 mm	57.2" x 35.6" x 11.1"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)	1705 mm x 1075 mm x 228 mm	63.0" x 38.2" x 7.5"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	600 mm x 400 mm	300 mm x 300 mm
Weight Without Stand	30.7 kg	59.7 lbs
Weight With Stand	31.4 kg	62.8 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)	39.7 kg	77.8 lbs

ACCESSORIES	LG 70UM7100PLA	LG 65SK9500PUA
Remote	L-Con	Magic Remote Control - AN-MR18BA.US
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible	Sold Separately