1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG OLED65R1PUA

LG 65UN8500AUJ

SCORE:
94
SCORE:
92

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Intense Color
  • Perfect Viewing Angle
  • α9 Gen4 AI Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG OLED65R1PUA to LG 65UN8500AUJ 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 OLED65R1PUA 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 OLED65R1PUA

LG 65UN8500AUJ

DISPLAY
93
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
96
OTHER FEATURES
98
CONNECTIVITY
94
FORMAT SUPPORT
88
OVERALL
94
DISPLAY
88
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
89
OTHER FEATURES
97
CONNECTIVITY
94
FORMAT SUPPORT
89
OVERALL
92

Advantage of LG OLED65R1PUA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG OLED65R1PUA over LG 65UN8500AUJ.

LG OLED65R1PUA vs LG 65UN8500AUJ
Backlight Dimming Pixel Level Dimming vs Local Dimming
Color Intense Color vs
Higher Panel Bit Depth 10 bits vs 8 bits + FRC
More Powerful Picture Processor α9 Gen4 AI Processor 4K vs α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K
AI Picture AI Picture Pro vs AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection SDR/HDR/Dolby HDR vs Dolby HDR only
Face Enhancing AI Picture Pro - Face Enhancing vs
Noise Reduction Quad Step Noise Reduction vs Double Step Noise Reduction
True Color Accuracy Pro vs
Ultra Luminance Pro vs
Dynamic Tone Mapping HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro vs HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping
More Speaker Channels 4.2 Channel vs 2.0 Channel
Higher Speaker Power Rating 100 W (WF: 40 W, 15 W per Channel) vs 20W
AI Sound AI Sound Pro vs AI Sound
Clear Voice Clear Voice Pro vs Clear Voice III
WiSA Ready Up to 5.1 Channel (Separate Dongle Purchase Required) vs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output vs
EAC3 vs

Advantage of LG 65UN8500AUJ

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 65UN8500AUJ over LG OLED65R1PUA.

LG OLED65R1PUA vs LG 65UN8500AUJ
4K HFR vs
2K HFR vs
Composite Inputs vs 1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
RealVideo vs
Xvid vs
WAV vs
VESA Wall Mount vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz
  Perfect Viewing Angle
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Dolby Vision
  Dolby Vision IQ
  HLG
  HGIG Compatibility
  α9 Gen4 AI Processor 4K
  Filmmaker Mode
  Dolby Atmos
  AI Sound
  Bluetooth Audio Playback
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
  New HDMI 2.1
WEAKNESSES
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No VRR
  No DTS Digital Surround

Selected Features

OLED display on LG OLED65R1PUA

LG OLED65R1PUA 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 LG 65UN8500AUJ

LG 65UN8500AUJ 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 OLED65R1PUA and LG 65UN8500AUJ 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 OLED65R1PUA and LG 65UN8500AUJ 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.

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 OLED65R1PUA and here - LG 65UN8500AUJ.

BASICS LG OLED65R1PUA LG 65UN8500AUJ
BrandLGLG
SeriesR1 SignatureUN85
ModelOLED65R1PUA65UN8500AUJ
Size65"65"
CountryUSAUSA
Release Year20212020
Bezel ColorBlackBlack
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG OLED65R1PUA LG 65UN8500AUJ
Display TypeOLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)64.5"64.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Backlight DimmingPixel Level DimmingLocal Dimming
ColorIntense Color
Viewing AnglePerfect Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG OLED65R1PUA LG 65UN8500AUJ
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
4K HDRCinema HDRCinema HDR
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processorα9 Gen4 AI Processor 4Kα7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K
UpscalingAI 4K Upscaling4K Upscaling
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 240TruMotion 240
Frame Interpolation Frequency240 Hz240 Hz
Black Frame Insertion OLED Motion Pro (120 Hz, adaptive) Motion Pro
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AI Picture AI Picture Pro AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection SDR/HDR/Dolby HDR Dolby HDR only
Face EnhancingAI Picture Pro - Face Enhancing
Color Enhancer Advanced Color Enhancer Advanced Color Enhancer
Noise ReductionQuad Step Noise ReductionDouble Step Noise Reduction
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy Pro
Ultra Luminance Pro
SharpnessFrequency based Sharpness EnhancerSharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone MappingHDR Dynamic Tone Mapping ProHDR Dynamic Tone Mapping
AUDIO LG OLED65R1PUA LG 65UN8500AUJ
Speaker Channels4.2 Channel2.0 Channel
Speaker TypeFront FiringDown Firing
Speaker Power Rating100 W (WF: 40 W, 15 W per Channel)20W
Bluetooth Headset Support Bluetooth 4.2+
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround
AI Sound AI Sound Pro AI Sound
Surround ModeOLED SurroundULTRA Surround
Clear VoiceClear Voice ProClear Voice III
WiSA Ready Up to 5.1 Channel (Separate Dongle Purchase Required)
Bluetooth Audio Playback
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker
CONNECTIVITY LG OLED65R1PUA LG 65UN8500AUJ
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 Version5.05.0
Mobile Connectivity
Apple Airplay Airplay 2 Airplay 2
LG TV Plus App
Smart ThinQ App
Chromecast
Google Home Google Home device sold separately Google Home device sold separately
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs44
HDMI Version2.12.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 2) eARC (HDMI 3)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK SIMPLINK
USB Inputs33
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote1 (Mini Jack)1 (Mini Jack)
DLNA
OTHER LG OLED65R1PUA LG 65UN8500AUJ
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemwebOSwebOS
Internet Browser Full Web Browser Full Web Browser
Application Store LG Content Store LG Content Store
Teletext
LG AI ThinQ®
Speech to Text
LG Voice Search
Amazon Echo Compatible
AI UX
AI Home
AI RecommendationDefault: offDefault: off
Intelligent Edit
Home Dashboard
Auto Device Detection
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition Intelligent Voice Recognition Intelligent Voice Recognition
Magic LinkDefault: offDefault: off
Audio Guidance (Text To Speech)
Gallery Mode
Multi-view
DIAL
Mobile TV On
Wi-Fi TV On
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Instant Game Response ALLM/HGIG ALLM
Screen Share
Time Shift
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)
VIDEO FORMATS LG OLED65R1PUA LG 65UN8500AUJ
3GPP
AV1 4K@60p, 10bit 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 4K@60p, 10bit
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid
AUDIO FORMATS LG OLED65R1PUA LG 65UN8500AUJ
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG OLED65R1PUA LG 65UN8500AUJ
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG OLED65R1PUA LG 65UN8500AUJ
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSC-MNTSC-M
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAMClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
GENERAL LG OLED65R1PUA LG 65UN8500AUJ
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 50/60 HzAC 120 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1592 x 1276.3 x 266 mm57.6" x 36.0" x 10.6"
Stand Size1592 x 266 mm52.1" x 10.6"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1750 x 750 x 420 mm65.4" x 38.2" x 7.5"
VESA Wall Mount
Weight Without Stand64 kg47.0 lbs
Weight With Stand91 kg47.6 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)109 kg65.3 lbs
Warranty1 Year Parts & Labor1 Year Parts & Labor
ACCESSORIES LG OLED65R1PUA LG 65UN8500AUJ
RemoteMagic Remote Control - MR21NMagic Remote Control - MR20
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible

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