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LG OLED evo C3 vs LG OLED evo C5

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Overview
ReleasedMarch 2023March 2025
Display
PanelOLEDOLED
Panel detailOLED with pixel dimming; Brightness Booster on 55″, 65″, 77″ and 83″, excluded on 42″ and 48″WOLED; 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 extrasOLED Dynamic Tone Mapping ProOLED Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro
Screen finish–Glossy (RTINGS)
Picture processingAI Picture Pro, AI Super Upscaling 4K, AI Genre Selection and AI Brightness Controlα9 AI Super Upscaling 4K, AI Picture Pro, AI Genre Selection, AI Brightness Control, Pixel Dimming, auto calibration
Picture modes10 modes, including Personalised Picture Wizard, Filmmaker, Cinema, Game and ISF Expert Bright Room and Dark Room10 modes, including FILMMAKER MODE with Ambient Light Compensation
Motion handlingOLED Motion; LG UK labels the panel 100Hz native and explicitly specifies 4K 120fps HFR; LG Turkey lists the same OLED77C34LA model as 120Hz nativeOLED Motion; VESA ClearMR 9000
Sizes
Sizes42, 48, 55, 65, 77, 83″42, 48, 55, 65, 77, 83″
Largest size83″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 detail4 × HDMI supporting 4K 120Hz, VRR, ALLM and QMS; 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 Compatible, HGiG, Game Optimiser and Game Dashboard4K 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 AI Processor 4K Gen6α9 AI Processor 4K Gen8
Dolby AtmosYesYes
DTS:X–No
eARCYesYes
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.3
Speaker detail42″ 20 W, 2.0 channels; 48″ to 83″ 40 W, 2.2 channels; down-firing42″ 20 W, 2.0 ch; 48″ to 83″ 40 W, 2.2 ch; down-firing
Audio featuresAI Sound Pro virtual 9.1.2 up-mix, AI Acoustic Tuning, Clear Voice Pro 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 assistantsHands-free voice control and intelligent voice recognitionHands-free voice control; works with Google Home and Apple Home
CastingApple AirPlay 2Apple AirPlay 2, Google Cast
Software updateswebOS 23; LG UK lists security updates until 31 December 2027webOS 25; security updates until 31 December 2029
TV tunersUK models have 2 RF inputs and 1 CI slotDVB-T2/T, DVB-C and DVB-S2/S; 2 RF inputs; no CI slot in the UK
USB3 × USB 2.03 × USB 2.0
Ethernet1 × Ethernet1 × Ethernet
Optical audio out1 × optical1 × optical
Design and power
SizeWithout 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 mmWithout 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
StandFootprint, 42″ 718 × 170 mm; 48″, 55″ and 65″ 470 × 230 mm; 77″ 520 × 267 mmCentral pedestal stand; footprint 718 × 170 mm (42″), 470 × 230 mm (48″ to 65″), 520 × 267 mm (77″), 460 × 297 mm (83″)
VESA pattern42″ to 77″ 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, 2 AA batteries, IR blaster cable and attached power cableMagic Remote MR25GB, power cable (attached)

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