1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 55UK6950PLB

Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC

SCORE:
86
SCORE:
91

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HLG support
  • Wide Color Gamut
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • Quad Core Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 55UK6950PLB to Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC 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 UE50TU8505UXXC 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 55UK6950PLB

Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC

DISPLAY
87
VIDEO FEATURES
88
AUDIO FEATURES
75
OTHER FEATURES
79
CONNECTIVITY
91
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
86
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
77
OTHER FEATURES
87
CONNECTIVITY
91
FORMAT SUPPORT
91
OVERALL
91
 
 

Advantage of LG 55UK6950PLB

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 55UK6950PLB over Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC.

LG 55UK6950PLB vs Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
Backlight Dimming Local Dimming vs Frame Dimming
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD vs
Newer Bluetooth Version 4.2 vs 4.2
More HDMI Inputs 4 vs 3
Component Inputs 1 vs
DivX vs
QuickTime vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
LPCM vs
RealAudio vs
JPS vs
Higher Energy Efficiency Class A+ vs A

Advantage of Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC over LG 55UK6950PLB.

LG 55UK6950PLB vs Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
HDR10+ vs
Filmmaker Mode vs
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
Adaptive Sound Control vs Adaptive Sound
Apple Airplay vs Airplay 2
Bluetooth Low Energy On 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

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  Bluetooth Audio Playback
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
WEAKNESSES
  Edge LED
  No Full-Array Local Dimming
  No Dolby Vision
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR
  No Dolby Atmos

Selected Features

VA Panel on Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC

Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC 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 55UK6950PLB and Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC 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+ on Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC

Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC also supports HRD10+ 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 55UK6950PLB and here - Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC.

BASICS LG 55UK6950PLB Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
BrandLGSamsung
SeriesUK69TU8505
Model55UK6950PLBUE50TU8505UXXC
Size55"50"
CountryUKSpain
Release Year20182020
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 55UK6950PLB Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"49.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSVA
LED TypeEdge LEDEdge LED
Backlight DimmingLocal DimmingFrame Dimming
ColorWide Color GamutDynamic Crystal Color
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 55UK6950PLB Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
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 ProcessorQuad Core ProcessorCrystal Processor 4K
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 100Auto Motion Plus
Frame Interpolation Frequency100 Hz100 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement
AUDIO LG 55UK6950PLB Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel2.0
Speaker TypeDown FiringDownfiring
Speaker Power Rating20W2 x 10 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
Adaptive Sound Control Adaptive Sound
WiSA Ready
Bluetooth Audio Playback
CONNECTIVITY LG 55UK6950PLB Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
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 Version4.24.2
Apple Airplay Airplay 2
Chromecast
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant Built-in Google Assistant features require software update (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland)Samsung Bixby, Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Amazon Alexa device sold separately (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland)
HDMI Inputs43
HDMI Version2.0b2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) HDMI 2 eARC (Port 2)
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK Anynet+
USB Inputs22
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs22
Component Inputs1
Composite Inputs1
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER LG 55UK6950PLB Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemwebOSTizen
Internet Browser
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 8 days
Parental Control (V-Chip)
360 VR
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Time Shift
VIDEO FORMATS LG 55UK6950PLB Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
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 55UK6950PLB Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 55UK6950PLB Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 55UK6950PLB Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CDVB-C
Digital SAT TV SystemDVB-S/S2DVB-S2
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
CI+CI+ 1.4Version 1.4
GENERAL LG 55UK6950PLB Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
Energy EfficiencyA+A
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)89 W92 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1237 mm x 718 mm x 64 mm1116.4 x 642.9 x 57.1 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1237 mm x 775 mm x 259 mm1116.4 x 728.1 x 326.5 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1360 mm x 860 mm x 175 mm1282 x 780 x 168 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 300 mm200 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand16.0 kg12.9 kg
Weight With Stand17.3 kg15.2 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)22.4 kg19.8 kg
ACCESSORIES LG 55UK6950PLB Samsung UE50TU8505UXXC
RemoteMagic Remote Control - AN-MR18TM2050A
Universal Control Capability for remote
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