1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

Sony KD-49XG9005

Sony KD-50X690E

SCORE:
92
SCORE:
82
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Highlights

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

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10 support
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing Sony KD-49XG9005 to Sony KD-50X690E 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. Sony KD-49XG9005 gets higher overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

Sony KD-49XG9005

Sony KD-50X690E

DISPLAY
92
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
77
OTHER FEATURES
94
CONNECTIVITY
96
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
92
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
81
AUDIO FEATURES
80
OTHER FEATURES
51
CONNECTIVITY
84
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
82
 
 

Advantage of Sony KD-49XG9005

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-49XG9005 over Sony KD-50X690E.

Sony KD-49XG9005 vs Sony KD-50X690E
Higher Refresh Rate 100 Hz/120 Hz vs 50 Hz/60 Hz
Backlight Dimming Full Array Local Dimming vs Frame Dimming
Color TRILUMINOS™ Display vs
Dolby Vision vs
HLG vs
More Powerful Picture Processor X1™ Extreme vs
Precision Color Mapping vs
Super bit mapping™ 4K HDR vs
Object-based HDR remaster vs
Higher Wi-Fi Frequency 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth vs
Chromecast vs
Google Home vs
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant vs
Works with Alexa vs
More HDMI Inputs 4 vs 3
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC vs
HDCP Version 2.3 vs 2.2
USB 3.0 Ports 1 vs
More IF (Satellite) Connection Inputs 2 vs
More Storage 16 GB vs
Content Bar vs
Voice Command vs
Light Sensor vs
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) vs
Teletext vs
USB HDD Recording vs
More Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable) 2 vs 1
More Tuners (SAT) vs

Advantage of Sony KD-50X690E

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-50X690E over Sony KD-49XG9005.

Sony KD-49XG9005 vs Sony KD-50X690E
Component Inputs vs 1 (hybrid with Composite)

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Direct LED
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  DSEE
  Clear Phase
  DTS Digital Surround
  Wi-Fi
WEAKNESSES
  Limited Viewing Angle
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR
  No Dolby Atmos

Selected Features

VA Panels

Both TVs have vertical alignment (VA) panels. 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 on Sony KD-49XG9005

Sony KD-49XG9005 has Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the display. 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.

HDR10

Sony KD-49XG9005 and Sony KD-50X690E 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 Sony KD-49XG9005

Sony KD-49XG9005 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 - Sony KD-49XG9005 and here - Sony KD-50X690E.

BASICS Sony KD-49XG9005 Sony KD-50X690E
BrandSonySony
SeriesXG90X690E
ModelKD-49XG9005KD-50X690E
Size49"50"
CountryUKUSA
Release Year20192017
Smart TV
DISPLAY Sony KD-49XG9005 Sony KD-50X690E
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)48.5"49.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeVAVA
LED TypeDirect LEDDirect LED
Backlight DimmingFull Array Local DimmingFrame Dimming
ColorTRILUMINOS™ Display
Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO Sony KD-49XG9005 Sony KD-50X690E
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
Picture ProcessorX1™ Extreme
Frame Interploation TechniqueX-Motion ClarityMotionflow™ XR 240
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
X-Reality™ PRO 4K 4K
Dual database processing
Object-based Super Resolution
Live Color™ Tech0logy
Precision Color Mapping
Super bit mapping™ 4K HDR
Contrast Enhancement Dynamic Contrast Enhancer Dynamic Contrast Enhancer
Object-based HDR remaster
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO Sony KD-49XG9005 Sony KD-50X690E
Speaker TypeFull Range Bass Reflex x2 + Tweeter x2Open Baffle Speaker
Speaker Power Rating10 W + 10 W10 W + 10 W
DSEE
Sound ProcessingClearAudio+ClearAudio+
Clear Phase
Simulated Surround SoundS-Force Front SurroundS-Force Front Surround
TV Center Speaker Mode
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
DTS Digital Surround
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY Sony KD-49XG9005 Sony KD-50X690E
Ethernet Input
Ethernet Standard10BASE-T/100BASE-TX10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz2.4 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth
Smartphone ConnectivityChromecast built-in
Video & TV SideView (iOS/Android)		Photo Sharing Plus
Screen mirroring (Miracast™)
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa
HDMI Inputs43
HDMI Version2.0b2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC
HDCP Version2.32.2
HDMI-CEC BRAVIA Sync BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs33
USB 3.0 Ports1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
IF (Satellite) Inputs2
Component Inputs1 (hybrid with Composite)
Composite Inputs1 via A/V 3.5mm input1 (hybrid with Component)
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER Sony KD-49XG9005 Sony KD-50X690E
Storage16 GB
Operating SystemAndroid Linux
Internet BrowserVewdOpera
Content Bar
Voice Command
Light Sensor
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
Application Store Google Play Store Opera Store
Teletext
Picture-In-Picture
Closed Captions(Analog)
(Digital) Subtitle		(Analog) Closed Caption
(Digital) Closed Caption
USB HDD Recording
USB Drive Format SupportFAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFSFAT16 / FAT32 / NTFS
VIDEO FORMATS Sony KD-49XG9005 Sony KD-50X690E
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 Sony KD-49XG9005 Sony KD-50X690E
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS Sony KD-49XG9005 Sony KD-50X690E
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER Sony KD-49XG9005 Sony KD-50X690E
Digital Tuner 2 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerB/G,D/K,INTSC-M
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2ATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43
FM Radio
GENERAL Sony KD-49XG9005 Sony KD-50X690E
Power SupplyAC 220 V - 240 V, 50 Hz110 V - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz (U.S.A./Canada 120 V AC, 60 Hz)
Power Consumption (Typical)199 W159 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)109.3x62.9x6.9 cm1124 mm x 657 mm x 83 mm
44-3/8" x 25-7/8" x 3-3/8"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)109.3x69.9x27.4 cm1124 mm x 685 mm x 216 mm
44-3/8" x 27" x 8-5/8"
Stand SizeWidth: 101.2 cmWidth: 647 mm / 25-1/2"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)118.6 x 74.8 x 18.5 cm1260 mm x 784 mm x 174 mm
49-5/8" x 30-7/8" x 6-7/8"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)200 mm x 200 mm400 mm x 200 mm
15-3/4" x 7-7/8"
Weight Without Stand13.5 kg14.1 kg (31.0 lbs)
Weight With Stand14.6 kg15.1 kg (33.2 lbs)
Weight of Package (Gross)19 kg21 kg (46.3 lbs)
Warranty1 Year1 Year
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