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LG OLED CX vs LG OLED evo C5

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LGOLED CXLGOLED evo C5
Overview
ReleasedMarch 2020March 2025
Display
PanelOLEDOLED
Panel detailSelf-lit OLED with pixel dimmingWOLED; Brightness Booster on 55″ to 83″
Resolution3840 × 2160 (4K)3840 × 2160 (4K)
Refresh rate120 Hz144 Hz
HDR formatsDolby Vision, HDR10, HLGDolby Vision, HDR10, HLG
HDR extrasDolby Vision IQ and Dynamic Tone MappingOLED Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro
Screen finish–Glossy (RTINGS)
Picture processingAI Picture Pro, Face Enhancing, AI Upscaling, AI Genre Selection and AI Brightnessα9 AI Super Upscaling 4K, AI Picture Pro, AI Genre Selection, AI Brightness Control, Pixel Dimming, auto calibration
Picture modes10 modes, including Filmmaker, Cinema, Game, HDR Effect and ISF Expert Bright Room and Dark Room10 modes, including FILMMAKER MODE with Ambient Light Compensation
Motion handlingOLED Motion Pro; 120Hz panel refresh rateOLED Motion; VESA ClearMR 9000
Sizes
Sizes48, 55, 65, 77″42, 48, 55, 65, 77, 83″
Largest size77″83″
Gaming
HDMI ports4 (all HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)4 (all HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rateHDMI VRR, FreeSync, G-Sync CompatibleHDMI VRR, G-Sync Compatible, FreeSync Premium
Auto low latency modeYesYes
HDMI detailFour HDMI 2.1 ports, 4K 120Hz with 10-bit HDR and 4:4:4 chroma at 40 Gbps (TechRadar); eARC on HDMI 24 × HDMI with 4K 120 Hz, VRR, ALLM and QMS on all four; eARC on HDMI 2; QFT
Variable refresh range–Up to 144 Hz
Game featuresG-Sync Compatible, FreeSync, HGiG and Instant Game Response with VRR and ALLM4K 144 Hz with games and PCs that support it; G-Sync Compatible, FreeSync Premium, HGiG, Dolby Vision gaming at 4K 120 Hz, under 0.1 ms response; Game Optimiser and Game Dashboard
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platformwebOSwebOS
Processorα9 Gen3 AI Processor 4Kα9 AI Processor 4K Gen8
Dolby AtmosYesYes
DTS:X–No
eARCYesYes
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.3
Speaker detailLG UK lists 40 W, 2.2 channels for the 65″ OLED65CX6LA42″ 20 W, 2.0 ch; 48″ to 83″ 40 W, 2.2 ch; down-firing
Audio featuresAI Sound Pro, AI Acoustic Tuning, Clear Voice IV and Bluetooth Surround Readyα9 AI Sound Pro (virtual 11.1.2 up-mix), AI Acoustic Tuning, Clear Voice Pro, WOW Orchestra, Bluetooth Surround Ready
Voice assistantsLG ThinQ AI, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa; LG says Google Assistant is unavailable in the Republic of IrelandHands-free voice control; works with Google Home and Apple Home
Casting–Apple AirPlay 2, Google Cast
Software updateswebOS 5.0 at launchwebOS 25; security updates until 31 December 2029
TV tunersUK OLED65CX6LA has DVB-T2/T, DVB-C and DVB-S2/S; 2 RF inputs and CI+ 1.4DVB-T2/T, DVB-C and DVB-S2/S; 2 RF inputs; no CI slot in the UK
USB3 × USB3 × USB 2.0
EthernetEthernet port1 × Ethernet
Optical audio outOptical digital audio output; UK OLED65CX6LA also has a shared headphone/line output1 × optical
Design and power
SizeUK 65″ OLED65CX6LA without stand 1449 × 830 × 46.9 mm; with stand 1449 × 862 × 251 mm, 32.6 kgWithout stand, 42″ 932 × 540 × 41.1 mm; 48″ 1071 × 618 × 46.9 mm; 55″ 1222 × 703 × 45.1 mm; 65″ 1441 × 826 × 45.1 mm; 77″ 1711 × 982 × 47.1 mm; 83″ 1842 × 1055 × 52.9 mm
StandUK 65″ OLED65CX6LA footprint 998 × 251 mmCentral pedestal stand; footprint 718 × 170 mm (42″), 470 × 230 mm (48″ to 65″), 520 × 267 mm (77″), 460 × 297 mm (83″)
VESA patternUK 65″ OLED65CX6LA 300 × 200 mm42″ to 77″ 300 × 200 mm; 83″ 400 × 400 mm
Power useUnder 0.5 W standbyUnder 0.5 W standby
Energy class–G (42″, 48″); F (55″ to 83″)
In the boxMagic Remote MR20, 2 AA batteries and attached power cableMagic Remote MR25GB, power cable (attached)

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