1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG OLED65C7V

Sony KD-65XF7096

SCORE:
88
SCORE:
85

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, HLG support
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG OLED65C7V to Sony KD-65XF7096 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 OLED65C7V 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 OLED65C7V

Sony KD-65XF7096

DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
93
AUDIO FEATURES
73
OTHER FEATURES
69
CONNECTIVITY
87
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
88
DISPLAY
86
VIDEO FEATURES
89
AUDIO FEATURES
84
OTHER FEATURES
68
CONNECTIVITY
84
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
85
 
 

Advantage of LG OLED65C7V

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG OLED65C7V over Sony KD-65XF7096.

LG OLED65C7V vs Sony KD-65XF7096
Higher Refresh Rate 100 Hz/120 Hz vs 50 Hz/60 Hz
Backlight Dimming Pixel Level Dimming vs Frame Dimming
Viewing Angle Perfect Viewing Angle vs
Higher Panel Bit Depth 10 bits vs 8 bits + FRC
Dolby Vision vs
Higher Speaker Power Rating 40 W (Woofer: 20W) vs 10 W + 10 W
Dolby Atmos vs
Bluetooth vs
More HDMI Inputs 4 vs 3
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs 3 vs 1
RS-232C Remote 1 (Phone Jack Type) vs
3GPP vs
Flash Video vs
MPEG-4 vs
TS vs
VC-1 vs
VP9 vs
AAC vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
OGG vs
RealAudio vs
JPS vs
More Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable) 2 vs 1
More Tuners (SAT) vs

Advantage of Sony KD-65XF7096

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-65XF7096 over LG OLED65C7V.

LG OLED65C7V vs Sony KD-65XF7096
Black Frame Insertion vs
HDCP Version 2.2 vs 2.3
Composite Inputs vs 1
3.5mm headphone Audio Output vs
WebM vs
WMV vs
Xvid vs
M4A vs
MIDI vs
WAV vs
GIF vs
PNG vs
Higher Energy Efficiency Class A vs A+

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  DTS Digital Surround
  Wi-Fi
WEAKNESSES
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR

Selected Features

OLED display on LG OLED65C7V

LG OLED65C7V 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.

IPS Panel on Sony KD-65XF7096

Sony KD-65XF7096 has an in-plane switching (IPS) panel. 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.

HDR10

LG OLED65C7V and Sony KD-65XF7096 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 OLED65C7V

LG OLED65C7V 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 OLED65C7V and here - Sony KD-65XF7096.

BASICS LG OLED65C7V Sony KD-65XF7096
BrandLGSony
SeriesC7XF70
ModelOLED65C7VKD-65XF7096
Size65"65"
CountryUKUK
Release Year20172018
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG OLED65C7V Sony KD-65XF7096
Display TypeOLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)64.5"64.5" (163.9 cm)
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeWRGBIPS
Backlight DimmingPixel Level DimmingFrame Dimming
ColorPerfect Color
Viewing AnglePerfect Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG OLED65C7V Sony KD-65XF7096
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
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO LG OLED65C7V Sony KD-65XF7096
Speaker Power Rating40 W (Woofer: 20W)10 W + 10 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY LG OLED65C7V Sony KD-65XF7096
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs43
HDMI Version2.0b2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)
HDCP Version2.22.3
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs33
USB 3.0 Ports11
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs31
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs1
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote1 (Phone Jack Type)
DLNA
OTHER LG OLED65C7V Sony KD-65XF7096
Operating SystemwebOSLinux
Internet BrowserVewd
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 8 Days
Application Store LG Content Store Vewd Store
PVR Function
VIDEO FORMATS LG OLED65C7V Sony KD-65XF7096
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 OLED65C7V Sony KD-65XF7096
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG OLED65C7V Sony KD-65XF7096
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG OLED65C7V Sony KD-65XF7096
Digital Tuner 2 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM LB/G,D/K,I
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CDVB-C
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43
CI+CI+ 1.3
GENERAL LG OLED65C7V Sony KD-65XF7096
Energy EfficiencyAA+
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 220 V - 240 V, 50 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)154 W182 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.3 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1453 mm x 833 mm x 46.6 mm1461 mm x 844 mm x 80 mm
57-5/8" x 33-1/4" x 3-1/4"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1453 mm x 873 mm x 217 mm1461 mm x 907 mm x 355 mm
57-5/8" x 35-3/4" x 14"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1677 mm x 950 mm x 207 mm1567 mm x 956 mm x 186 mm
61-3/4" x 37-3/4" x 7-3/8"
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 200 mm300 mm x 200 mm
11-7/8" x 7-7/8"
Weight Without Stand22.8 kg20.2 kg (44.5 lbs)
Weight With Stand24.7 kg21.4 kg (47.2 lbs)
Weight of Package (Gross)32.7 kg28 kg (61.7 lbs)
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