•   Overview
•   Advantage of LG 75SM9900PLA
•   Advantage of LG 75NANO996NA
•   Common Strengths and Weaknesses
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications

Here we are comparing LG 75SM9900PLA to LG 75NANO996NA 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 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) resolution and they both support HDR.

We have evaluated the TVs from available features and specifications. They both get the same 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 75SM9900PLA over LG 75NANO996NA.

	LG 75SM9900PLA	vs	LG 75NANO996NA
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®		vs
Depth Enhancement	Object Depth Enhancer	vs
Noise Reduction	Hexa Step NR	vs	Quad Step Noise Reduction
DTS Digital Surround	DTS-HD	vs
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs	3	vs	2
Composite Inputs		vs
OGG		vs
RealAudio		vs
More Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable)	2	vs	1
Higher Energy Efficiency Class	B	vs	C

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 75NANO996NA over LG 75SM9900PLA.

	LG 75SM9900PLA	vs	LG 75NANO996NA
Dolby Vision IQ		vs
VRR		vs
HGIG Compatibility		vs
More Powerful Picture Processor	α9 Gen2 Intelligent Processor 8K	vs	α9 Gen3 AI Processor 8K
Filmmaker Mode		vs
AI Picture		vs	AI Picture Pro
Auto Genre Selection		vs	SDR/HDR/Dolby HDR
Face Enhancing		vs	AI Picture Pro - Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing		vs	Image Enhancing on SQM
More Speaker Channels	2.2 Channel	vs	4.2 Channel
Higher Speaker Power Rating	40W (WF:20W)	vs	60W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel)
AI Sound		vs	AI Sound Pro
Clear Voice	Clear Voice III	vs	Clear Voice IV
HDCP Version	2.2	vs	2.3
AVI		vs
AC4		vs
MP2		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 75SM9900PLA has 120 zones.

HDR10

LG 75SM9900PLA and LG 75NANO996NA 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 75SM9900PLA and LG 75NANO996NA 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 75SM9900PLA and here - LG 75NANO996NA.

BASICS	LG 75SM9900PLA	LG 75NANO996NA
Brand	LG	LG
Series	SM99	NANO99
Model	75SM9900PLA	75NANO996NA
Size	75"	75"
Country	UK	UK
Release Year	2019	2020
Smart TV

DISPLAY	LG 75SM9900PLA	LG 75NANO996NA
Display Type	NanoCell	NanoCell
Actual Size (Diagonal)	74.5"	74.5"
Resolution	8K UHD (7680 x 4320)	8K UHD (7680 x 4320)
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
Dimming Name	Full Array Dimming Pro	Full Array Dimming Pro
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

VIDEO	LG 75SM9900PLA	LG 75NANO996NA
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
4K HDR	Cinema HDR	Cinema HDR
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR	4K HFR via HDMI will be updated
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processor	α9 Gen2 Intelligent Processor 8K	α9 Gen3 AI Processor 8K
Upscaling	8K Upscaling	AI 8K Upscaling
Frame Interploation Technique	TruMotion 200	TruMotion 200
Frame Interpolation Frequency	200 Hz	200 Hz
Black Frame Insertion	Motion Pro	Motion Pro
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement	Object Depth Enhancer
AI Picture		AI Picture Pro
Auto Genre Selection		SDR/HDR/Dolby HDR
Face Enhancing		AI Picture Pro - Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing		Image Enhancing on SQM
Color Enhancer	Advanced Color Enhancer	Advanced Color Enhancer
Noise Reduction	Hexa Step NR	Quad Step Noise Reduction
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy	Pro	Pro
Ultra Luminance	Pro	Pro
Sharpness	Frequency based Sharpness Enhancer	Frequency based Sharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone Mapping	HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping	HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro

AUDIO	LG 75SM9900PLA	LG 75NANO996NA
Speaker Channels	2.2 Channel	4.2 Channel
Speaker Type	Down Firing	Down Firing
Speaker Power Rating	40W (WF:20W)	60W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel)
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround	DTS-HD
Simultaneous Audio Output
AI Sound		AI Sound Pro
Surround Mode	Dolby Surround / ULTRA Surround	ULTRA Surround
Clear Voice	Clear Voice III	Clear Voice IV
WiSA Ready		Separate Dongle Purchase Required
Bluetooth Audio Playback
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker

CONNECTIVITY	LG 75SM9900PLA	LG 75NANO996NA
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	5.0
Mobile Connectivity
Apple Airplay	Airplay 2	Airplay 2
LG TV Plus App
Smart ThinQ App
Chromecast
Google Home		Google Home device sold separately
Virtual Assistant	Google Assistant	Google Assistant
Works with Alexa	19.5 MR	Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs	4	4
HDMI Version	2.1	2.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)	eARC (HDMI 2)	eARC (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version	2.2	2.3
HDMI-CEC	SIMPLINK	SIMPLINK
USB Inputs	3	3
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	3	2
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA

OTHER	LG 75SM9900PLA	LG 75NANO996NA
CPU Cores	4	4
Operating System	webOS	webOS
Internet Browser		Full Web Browser
Application Store	LG Content Store	LG Content Store
Teletext	Flof	Flof
Teletext Page	2000 page	2000 page
LG AI ThinQ®
Speech to Text
LG Voice Search
Amazon Echo Compatible
AI UX
AI Home
AI Recommendation	Default: off	Default: off
Intelligent Edit
Home Dashboard
Auto Device Detection
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition	Intelligent Voice Recognition	Intelligent Voice Recognition
Magic Link	Default: off	Default: off
Audio Guidance (Text To Speech)
Gallery Mode
Multi-view
DIAL
360 VR
Mobile TV On
Wi-Fi TV On
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Instant Game Response	ALLM	ALLM
Screen Share
Time Shift
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)
HEVC		8K@60p, 10bit 4K@120p, 10bit

VIDEO FORMATS	LG 75SM9900PLA	LG 75NANO996NA
3GPP
AV1		8K@60p, 10bit 4K@120p, 10bit
AVI
ASF
DivX
Flash Video
H.263
H.264
H.265
MKV
M2TS
MP4
MPEG-4
QuickTime
RealVideo
TS
VC-1
VP7
VP8
VP9		8K@60p, 10bit 4K@120p, 10bit
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid

AUDIO FORMATS	LG 75SM9900PLA	LG 75NANO996NA
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV

IMAGE FORMATS	LG 75SM9900PLA	LG 75NANO996NA
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG

TUNER	LG 75SM9900PLA	LG 75NANO996NA
Digital Tuner	2	1
SAT Tuner
Analog Tuner	PAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L	PAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L
Digital Terrestrial TV System	DVB-T/T2	DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV System	DVB-C	DVB-C
Digital SAT TV System	DVB-S/S2	DVB-S/S2
Color system	PAL / SECAM / NTSC	PAL / SECAM / NTSC
CI+	CI+ 1.4	CI+ 1.4

GENERAL	LG 75SM9900PLA	LG 75NANO996NA
Energy Efficiency	B	C
Power Supply	AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz	AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	1677 mm x 966 mm x 69.9 mm/66" x 38" x 2.8"	1672 x 963 x 54.9 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	1677 mm x 1037 mm x 384 mm/66" x 40.8" x 15.1"	1672 x 1021 x 361 mm
Stand Size	895 mm/35.2"	1453 x 361 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)	1839 mm x 1165 mm x 231 mm/72.4" x 45.9" x 9.1"	1823 x 1166 x 231 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	600 mm x 400 mm	600 mm x 400 mm
Weight Without Stand	31.7 kg/69.9 lbs	42.4 kg
Weight With Stand	38.8 kg/85.5 lbs	43.1 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)	52.9 kg/116.6 lbs	53.7 kg
Warranty	1 Year Parts & Labor	1 Year Parts & Labor

ACCESSORIES	LG 75SM9900PLA	LG 75NANO996NA
Remote	Magic Remote Control - AN-MR19	Magic Remote Control - MR20
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible