1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 75UN85006LA

Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU

SCORE:
92
SCORE:
91

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HDR10+, HLG support
  • Dynamic Crystal Color
  • Crystal Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 75UN85006LA to Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU 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 75UN85006LA 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 75UN85006LA

Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU

DISPLAY
88
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
89
OTHER FEATURES
99
CONNECTIVITY
94
FORMAT SUPPORT
89
OVERALL
92
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
77
OTHER FEATURES
87
CONNECTIVITY
91
FORMAT SUPPORT
91
OVERALL
91

Advantage of LG 75UN85006LA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 75UN85006LA over Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU.

LG 75UN85006LA vs Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
Higher Refresh Rate 100 Hz/120 Hz vs 50 Hz/60 Hz
LED Type Direct LED vs Edge LED
Backlight Dimming Local Dimming vs Frame Dimming
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
Dolby Vision vs
4K HFR vs
2K HFR vs
HGIG Compatibility vs
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 200 Hz vs 100 Hz
Dolby Atmos vs
Newer Bluetooth Version 5.0 vs 4.2
More HDMI Inputs 4 vs 3
HDMI Version 2.1 vs 2.0
More USB Inputs 3 vs 2
Component Inputs vs
360 VR vs
AVI vs
DivX vs
QuickTime vs
RealVideo vs
Xvid vs
AC4 vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
LPCM vs
MP2 vs
JPS vs

Advantage of Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU over LG 75UN85006LA.

LG 75UN85006LA vs Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
Color vs Dynamic Crystal Color
HDR10+ vs
ASF vs
VP7 vs
VOB vs
VRO vs
WebM vs
WMV vs
AIFF vs
ALAC vs
APE vs
M4A vs
MIDI vs
OGG vs
BMP vs
GIF vs
PNG vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  Filmmaker Mode
  Bluetooth Audio Playback
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
WEAKNESSES
  No Full-Array Local Dimming
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No VRR
  No DTS Digital Surround

Selected Features

VA Panel on Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU

Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU 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 75UN85006LA and Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU 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 75UN85006LA also supports Dolby Vision and Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU 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 75UN85006LA and here - Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU.

BASICS LG 75UN85006LA Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
BrandLGSamsung
SeriesUN85TU8500
Model75UN85006LAUE43TU8500UXXU
Size75"43"
CountryUKUK
Release Year20202020
Bezel ColorBlackBlack
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 75UN85006LA Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)74.5"42.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSVA
LED TypeDirect LEDEdge LED
Backlight DimmingLocal DimmingFrame Dimming
Dimming NameLG Local ContrastUHD Dimming
ColorDynamic Crystal Color
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 75UN85006LA Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
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 Processorα7 Gen3 AI Processor 4KCrystal Processor 4K
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 200Auto Motion Plus
Frame Interpolation Frequency200 Hz100 Hz
Black Frame Insertion Motion Pro
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement
AUDIO LG 75UN85006LA Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel2.0
Speaker TypeDown FiringDownfiring
Speaker Power Rating20W2 x 10 W
Bluetooth Headset Support Bluetooth 4.2+
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround
WiSA Ready
Bluetooth Audio Playback
CONNECTIVITY LG 75UN85006LA Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
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 Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs43
HDMI Version2.12.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 3) eARC (Port 2)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK Anynet+
USB Inputs32
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs22
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER LG 75UN85006LA Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemwebOSTizen
Internet Browser Full Web Browser
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 8 days
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Teletext Flof
360 VR
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Time Shift
VIDEO FORMATS LG 75UN85006LA Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
3GPP
AV1 4K@60p, 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 4K@60p, 10bit
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid
AUDIO FORMATS LG 75UN85006LA Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 75UN85006LA Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 75UN85006LA Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CDVB-C
Digital SAT TV SystemDVB-S/S2DVB-S2
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
CI+CI+ 1.4Version 1.4
GENERAL LG 75UN85006LA Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
Energy EfficiencyAA
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)185 W69 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1693 x 978 x 88.8 mm963.5 x 557.7 x 56.8 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1693 x 1037 x 333 mm963.5 x 645.2 x 334.3 mm
Stand Size1592 x 333 mm835.1 x 334.3 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1823 x 1116 x 231 mm1138 x 667 x 168 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)600 mm x 400 mm200 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand34.6 kg9 kg
Weight With Stand35.4 kg11.3 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)45.7 kg15.4 kg
ACCESSORIES LG 75UN85006LA Samsung UE43TU8500UXXU
RemoteMagic Remote Control - MR20TM2050A + TM1240A
Universal Control Capability for remote
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