1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 86NANO91ANA

Sony KD-55XE9005

SCORE:
92
SCORE:
90

Highlights

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

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HLG support
  • Full Array Local Dimming
  • TRILUMINOS™ Display
  • X1™ Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 86NANO91ANA to Sony KD-55XE9005 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 86NANO91ANA 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 86NANO91ANA

Sony KD-55XE9005

DISPLAY
89
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
92
OTHER FEATURES
97
CONNECTIVITY
94
FORMAT SUPPORT
86
OVERALL
92
DISPLAY
90
VIDEO FEATURES
90
AUDIO FEATURES
80
OTHER FEATURES
95
CONNECTIVITY
97
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
90

Advantage of LG 86NANO91ANA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 86NANO91ANA over Sony KD-55XE9005.

LG 86NANO91ANA vs Sony KD-55XE9005
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
Dolby Vision vs
AMD Freesync™ May not be available at the time of purchase of this product vs
4K HFR vs
2K HFR vs
VRR vs
HGIG Compatibility vs
Filmmaker Mode vs
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
Higher Speaker Power Rating 40W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel) vs 10 W + 10 W
Dolby Atmos vs
WiSA Ready Separate Dongle Purchase Required vs
Newer Bluetooth Version 5.0 vs 4.1
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant vs
HDMI Version 2.1 vs 2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 2) vs
3GPP vs
AVI vs
Flash Video vs
MPEG-4 vs
TS vs
VC-1 vs
VP9 4K@60p, 10bit vs
AAC vs
AC4 vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
MP2 vs
JPS vs

Advantage of Sony KD-55XE9005

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-55XE9005 over LG 86NANO91ANA.

LG 86NANO91ANA vs Sony KD-55XE9005
Higher Panel Bit Depth 8 bits + FRC vs 10 bits
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 240 Hz vs 1000 Hz
DTS Digital Surround vs
Chromecast vs
USB 3.0 Ports vs 1
Component Inputs vs 1 (hybrid with Composite)
Composite Inputs 1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack vs 2 (1 via A/V 3.5mm input/1 hybrid with Component)
3.5mm headphone Audio Output vs
Teletext vs
WebM vs
WMV vs
Xvid vs
M4A vs
MIDI vs
WAV vs
GIF vs
PNG vs
More Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable) 1 vs 2
More Tuners (SAT) vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz
  Slim Direct LED
  Full Array Local Dimming
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  Wi-Fi
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
WEAKNESSES
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No NVidia G-Sync

Selected Features

Nano Cell Technology on LG 86NANO91ANA

LG 86NANO91ANAuses 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 Sony KD-55XE9005

Sony KD-55XE9005 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

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. Sony KD-55XE9005 has 35 zones.

HDR10

LG 86NANO91ANA and Sony KD-55XE9005 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 86NANO91ANA

LG 86NANO91ANA 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.

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 86NANO91ANA and here - Sony KD-55XE9005.

BASICS LG 86NANO91ANA Sony KD-55XE9005
BrandLGSony
SeriesNANO91XE90
Model86NANO91ANAKD-55XE9005
Size86"55"
CountryUSAUK
Release Year20202017
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 86NANO91ANA Sony KD-55XE9005
Display TypeNanoCellLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)85.6"54.6" (138.8 cm)
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSVA
LED TypeSlim Direct LEDDirect LED
Backlight DimmingFull Array Local DimmingFull Array Local Dimming
ColorNanoCell ColorTRILUMINOS™ Display
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 86NANO91ANA Sony KD-55XE9005
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™ May not be available at the time of purchase of this product
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processorα7 Gen3 AI Processor 4KX1™
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 240Motionflow™ XR 1000
Frame Interpolation Frequency240 Hz1000 Hz
Black Frame Insertion Motion Pro
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO LG 86NANO91ANA Sony KD-55XE9005
Speaker TypeDown FiringBass Reflex Speaker
Speaker Power Rating40W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel)10 W + 10 W
Simulated Surround Sound 4.0 Virtual Surround Up-MixS-Force Front Surround
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround
WiSA Ready Separate Dongle Purchase Required
CONNECTIVITY LG 86NANO91ANA Sony KD-55XE9005
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
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 Version5.04.1
Chromecast
Google Home Google Home device sold separately
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs44
HDMI Version2.12.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs33
USB 3.0 Ports1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
Component Inputs1 (hybrid with Composite)
Composite Inputs1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack2 (1 via A/V 3.5mm input/1 hybrid with Component)
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote1 (Mini Jack)1
DLNA
OTHER LG 86NANO91ANA Sony KD-55XE9005
CPU Cores44
GPU Cores22
Operating SystemwebOSAndroid
Internet Browser Full Web BrowserOpera
Application Store LG Content Store Google Play Store
Teletext
VIDEO FORMATS LG 86NANO91ANA Sony KD-55XE9005
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 4K@60p, 10bit
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid
AUDIO FORMATS LG 86NANO91ANA Sony KD-55XE9005
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 86NANO91ANA Sony KD-55XE9005
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 86NANO91ANA Sony KD-55XE9005
Digital Tuner 1 2
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSC-MB/G,D/K,I
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCDVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAMDVB-C
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43
GENERAL LG 86NANO91ANA Sony KD-55XE9005
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 50/60 HzExcept models with AC adapter:
220 V - 240 V AC, 50 Hz

Models with supplied AC adapter:
19.5 V DC with AC adapter
Rating: Input 220 V - 240 V AC, 50 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)75.8" x 43.5" x 2.9"1228 mm x 707 mm x 60 mm
48-3/8" x 27-7/8" x 2-3/8"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)75.8" x 46.6" x 17.0"1228 mm x 772 mm x 259 mm
48-3/8" x 30-1/2" x 10-1/4"
Stand Size47.1"Width: 500 mm (19-3/4")
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)83.3" x 47.9" x 11.2"1334 mm x 831 mm x 196 mm
52-5/8" x 32-3/4" x 7-3/4"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)600 mm x 400 mm300 mm x 300 mm
11-7/8" x 11-7/8"
Weight Without Stand114.4 lbs16.9 kg (37.3 lbs)
Weight With Stand122.1 lbs18.1 kg (39.9 lbs)
Weight of Package (Gross)155.0 lbs27 kg (59.5 lbs)
Warranty1 Year Parts & Labor1 Year
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