1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG OLED65R1PUA

TCL 55S425

SCORE:
94
SCORE:
84

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, HLG support
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG OLED65R1PUA to TCL 55S425 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

TCL 55S425

DISPLAY
93
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
96
OTHER FEATURES
98
CONNECTIVITY
94
FORMAT SUPPORT
88
OVERALL
94
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
84
AUDIO FEATURES
55
OTHER FEATURES
82
CONNECTIVITY
81
FORMAT SUPPORT
76
OVERALL
84

Advantage of LG OLED65R1PUA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG OLED65R1PUA over TCL 55S425.

LG OLED65R1PUA vs TCL 55S425
Higher Refresh Rate 100 Hz/120 Hz vs 50 Hz/60 Hz
Viewing Angle Perfect Viewing Angle vs
Higher Panel Bit Depth 10 bits vs 8 bits + FRC
Dolby Vision vs
HGIG Compatibility vs
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 240 Hz vs 120Hz
Black Frame Insertion OLED Motion Pro (120 Hz, adaptive) vs
Filmmaker Mode vs
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
Higher Speaker Power Rating 100 W (WF: 40 W, 15 W per Channel) vs 8W + 8W
WiSA Ready Up to 5.1 Channel (Separate Dongle Purchase Required) vs
Bluetooth vs
Google Home Google Home device sold separately vs
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant vs
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In vs
More HDMI Inputs 4 vs 3
HDMI Version 2.1 vs 2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 2) vs
More USB Inputs 3 vs 1
RS-232C Remote 1 (Mini Jack) vs
3GPP vs
AVI vs
Flash Video vs
H.265 vs
M2TS vs
QuickTime vs
VC-1 vs
VP8 vs
VP9 4K@60p, 10bit vs
AC4 vs
aptX vs
EAC3 vs
HE-AAC vs
LPCM vs
MP2 vs
JPS vs
MPO vs

Advantage of TCL 55S425

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose TCL 55S425 over LG OLED65R1PUA.

LG OLED65R1PUA vs TCL 55S425
Composite Inputs vs
WMV vs
WAV vs
BMP vs
GIF vs
PNG vs
VESA Wall Mount vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  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 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.

VA Panel on TCL 55S425

TCL 55S425 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 OLED65R1PUA and TCL 55S425 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 OLED65R1PUA

LG OLED65R1PUA 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 OLED65R1PUA and here - TCL 55S425.

BASICS LG OLED65R1PUA TCL 55S425
BrandLGTCL
SeriesR1 Signature4
ModelOLED65R1PUA55S425
Size65"55"
CountryUSAUSA
Release Year20212018
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG OLED65R1PUA TCL 55S425
Display TypeOLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)64.5"54.6"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
ColorIntense Color
Viewing AnglePerfect Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 billion
VIDEO LG OLED65R1PUA TCL 55S425
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
UpscalingAI 4K Upscaling4K Creative Pro
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 240Clear Motion
Frame Interpolation Frequency240 Hz120Hz
Black Frame Insertion OLED Motion Pro (120 Hz, adaptive)
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO LG OLED65R1PUA TCL 55S425
Speaker Power Rating100 W (WF: 40 W, 15 W per Channel)8W + 8W
Dolby Digital Plus
WiSA Ready Up to 5.1 Channel (Separate Dongle Purchase Required)
CONNECTIVITY LG OLED65R1PUA TCL 55S425
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac802.11ac 2x2 Dual Band (support 2.4GHz & 5GHz)
Bluetooth
Chromecast
Google Home Google Home device sold separately
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs43
HDMI Version2.12.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK
USB Inputs31
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote1 (Mini Jack)
OTHER LG OLED65R1PUA TCL 55S425
CPU Cores42
Operating SystemwebOSRoku
Teletext
On-Screen Display Languages37English, Spanish, French 
VIDEO FORMATS LG OLED65R1PUA TCL 55S425
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 OLED65R1PUA TCL 55S425
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG OLED65R1PUA TCL 55S425
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG OLED65R1PUA TCL 55S425
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSC-MNTSC
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAMClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
GENERAL LG OLED65R1PUA TCL 55S425
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 50/60 HzAC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5W
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1592 x 1276.3 x 266 mm49.0" x 30.6" x 8.0"
Stand Size1592 x 266 mm42.3"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1750 x 750 x 420 mm55.1" x 34.0" x 6.6"
VESA Wall Mount
Weight Without Stand64 kg26.7 lbs
Weight With Stand91 kg27.1 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)109 kg39.2 lbs
Warranty1 Year Parts & Labor1 year limited warranty
ACCESSORIES LG OLED65R1PUA TCL 55S425
RemoteMagic Remote Control - MR21NRC280

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