Request a product

LG OLED evo C6 vs Sony BRAVIA W5500

Every spec side by side, from each maker's published figures.

Better figure, where one is clearly better

LGOLED evo C6SonyBRAVIA W5500
Overview
ReleasedMarch 20262009
Display
PanelOLEDLCD
Panel detailWOLED; 77″ and 83″ use a Primary RGB Tandem panel with Hyper Radiant Colour TechCCFL-backlit LCD. Sony's Motionflow 100Hz includes frame interpolation and Image Blur Reduction; this is not entered as an independently verified native panel refresh figure.
Resolution3840 × 2160 (4K)1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
Refresh rate165 Hz–
HDR formatsDolby Vision, HDR10, HLGNone
HDR extrasDolby Vision IQ–
Screen finishGlossy–
Peak brightness1,251 nits in HDR on a 10% window, 65″ (Tom's Guide)–
Picture processingAI Picture Pro, AI HDR Remastering, Brightness Booster; 77″ and 83″ add Hyper Radiant Colour Tech (up to 3.2x peak brightness)BRAVIA Engine 3, Live Colour, Motionflow 100Hz with Image Blur Reduction and 24p True Cinema.
Motion handling–Sony's Motionflow 100Hz name describes the motion-processing output; a native panel figure for every UK size was not verified.
Picture modesFILMMAKER MODE with Ambient Light Compensation, Creator Original mode–
Sizes
Sizes42, 48, 55, 65, 77, 83″32, 37, 40, 46, 52″
Largest size83″52″
Gaming
HDMI ports4 (all HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rateHDMI VRR, G-Sync Compatible, FreeSync PremiumNone
Auto low latency modeYes–
HDMI detail4K 120 Hz on all four ports; eARC, VRR, ALLM, QMS and QFTFour HDMI inputs, plus component, two SCART and VGA inputs according to Sony's UK technical sheets.
Game featuresUp to 4K 165 Hz; G-SYNC Compatible, FreeSync Premium, HGiG, VESA ClearMR 10000, 0.1 ms response; Game Dashboard and Optimiser; Bluetooth Ultra Low Latency controllers (under 2.5 ms)–
Cloud gamingNVIDIA GeForce NOW (4K 120 Hz HDR)–
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platformwebOSNone (no smart platform)
Processoralpha 11 AI Processor 4K Gen3 (Dual AI Engine)BRAVIA Engine 3
Speakers–20 W
Dolby AtmosYes–
DTS:XNo–
eARCYes–
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6–
Bluetooth5.3–
Speaker detail42″ 20 W, 2.0 ch; 48″ to 83″ 40 W, 2.2 chSony UK specifies 10 W + 10 W and S-Force Front Surround for its W5500 technical sheets.
Casting–DLNA playback of video, music and photos over Ethernet. AppliCast accesses simple online widgets such as RSS feeds, weather and a clock; this predates a full app platform.
TV tuners–Sony UK lists digital terrestrial MPEG-2, MPEG-4 HD with supported operators, digital cable and analogue tuners.
Audio featuresVirtual 11.1.2 ch, AI Sound, AI Object Remastering Ultra, Dolby Atmos–
Software updateswebOS 26; webOS Re:New Program upgrades for up to 5 years–
USB2 × USB 2.0USB 2.0 media input.
Ethernet–Wired Ethernet for DLNA and AppliCast; no built-in Wi-Fi is listed on the UK sheet.
Optical audio out–One optical digital audio output.
Design and power
SizeWithout stand, 42″ 932 × 540 × 41.1 mm; 48″ 1071 × 620 × 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 mmSony UK without-stand W × H × D: 37″ 917 × 602 × 91 mm; 40″ 987 × 638 × 93 mm. Listed weights exclude the stand; unverified size weights are omitted.
StandCentral pedestal stand; 65″ stands 880 mm tall on it, stand footprint 470 × 230 mmSony UK lists a supplied swivel table stand, rotating 20° left and right, for the 37- and 40-inch sizes.
Colours–Piano black.
VESA pattern48″, 55″ and 65″ 300 × 200 mm; 83″ 400 × 400 mm–
WarrantyOLED Care+ covers the panel for 5 years–

More comparisons