1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG OLED55B7V

Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG

SCORE:
88
SCORE:
90

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Perfect Color
  • Perfect Viewing Angle
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG OLED55B7V to Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG 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. Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG 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 OLED55B7V

Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG

DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
93
AUDIO FEATURES
73
OTHER FEATURES
67
CONNECTIVITY
86
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
88
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
54
OTHER FEATURES
90
CONNECTIVITY
92
FORMAT SUPPORT
91
OVERALL
90

Advantage of LG OLED55B7V

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG OLED55B7V over Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG.

LG OLED55B7V vs Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
Higher Refresh Rate 100 Hz/120 Hz vs 50 Hz/60 Hz
Backlight Dimming Pixel Level Dimming vs Frame Dimming
Higher Contrast Infinite Contrast vs Mega Contrast
Viewing Angle Perfect Viewing Angle vs
Higher Panel Bit Depth 10 bits vs 8 bits + FRC
Dolby Vision vs
More Speaker Channels 2.2 Channel vs 2
Higher Speaker Power Rating 40 W (Woofer: 20W) vs 20 W
Dolby Atmos vs
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD vs
More HDMI Inputs 4 vs 3
More USB Inputs 3 vs 2
USB 3.0 Ports 1 vs
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs 3 vs 2
DivX vs
QuickTime vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
LPCM vs
RealAudio vs
JPS vs
More Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable) 2 vs 1

Advantage of Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG over LG OLED55B7V.

LG OLED55B7V vs Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
HDR10+ vs
AMD Freesync™ vs
Black Frame Insertion vs
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
Apple Airplay vs Airplay 2
Virtual Assistant vs Google Assistant
Works with Alexa vs
Component Inputs vs
Composite Inputs vs
Parental Control (V-Chip) vs
Gallery Mode vs
Time Shift vs
ASF vs
VP7 vs
VP8 vs
VOB vs
VRO vs
WebM vs
WMV vs
AIFF vs
ALAC vs
APE vs
M4A vs
MIDI vs
WAV vs
BMP vs
GIF vs
PNG vs
Higher Energy Efficiency Class A vs A+

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
WEAKNESSES
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR

Selected Features

OLED display on LG OLED55B7V

LG OLED55B7V has an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. This is a self-emissive display which can completely turn off individual pixels leading to the ideal black levels and better contrast during HDR compared to any LCD displays. This makes them to be the best choice for dark rooms. OLED enables a simpler internal structure than conventional displays. With just a few layers, OLED TVs are very lightweight and thin. OLED displays also have better viewing angles. However, they are not able to achieve such high brightness as modern LCD displays which makes them less suitable in bright rooms.

VA Panel on Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG

Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG 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 OLED55B7V and Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG 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 OLED55B7V also supports Dolby Vision and Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG 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 OLED55B7V and here - Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG.

BASICS LG OLED55B7V Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
BrandLGSamsung
SeriesB7RU7179
ModelOLED55B7VUE65RU7179UXZG
Size55"65"
CountryUKGermany
Release Year20172019
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG OLED55B7V Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
Display TypeOLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"64.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeWRGBVA
Backlight DimmingPixel Level DimmingFrame Dimming
ContrastInfinite ContrastMega Contrast
ColorPerfect ColorPurColor
Viewing AnglePerfect Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG OLED55B7V Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
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
Upscaling4K UpscalingUHD Upscaling
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement Active Depth Enhancer Auto Depth Enhancer
AUDIO LG OLED55B7V Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
Speaker Channels2.2 Channel2
Speaker Power Rating40 W (Woofer: 20W)20 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY LG OLED55B7V Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
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
Apple Airplay Airplay 2
Chromecast
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs43
HDMI Version2.0b2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK Anynet+
USB Inputs32
USB 3.0 Ports1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs32
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER LG OLED55B7V Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
Operating SystemwebOSTizen
Internet Browser
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 8 Days
Parental Control (V-Chip)
PVR Function Extended
Gallery Mode
Time Shift
VIDEO FORMATS LG OLED55B7V Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
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 OLED55B7V Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG OLED55B7V Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG OLED55B7V Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
Digital Tuner 2 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2DVB-T/T2 HD
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CDVB-C
Digital SAT TV SystemDVB-S/S2DVB-S/S2
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
CI+CI+ 1.3Version 1.4
GENERAL LG OLED55B7V Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
Energy EfficiencyAA+
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)112 W118 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.3 W0.4 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1229 mm x 708 mm x 48.6 mm1457.5 x 837.3 x 59.7 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1229 mm x 764 mm x 254 mm1457.5 x 917.3 x 312.8 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1345 mm x 810 mm x 207 mm1601 x 970 x 178 mm
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 200 mm400 mm x 400 mm
Weight Without Stand17.2 kg25 kg
Weight With Stand18.6 kg25.5 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)24.3 kg32.7 kg
ACCESSORIES LG OLED55B7V Samsung UE65RU7179UXZG
RemoteMagic Remote ControlTM1240A
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