LG OLED evo G1 vs LG SIGNATURE OLED G6 (2016)

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OLED evo G1 compared with SIGNATURE OLED G6 (2016)

	LGOLED evo G1	LGSIGNATURE OLED G6 (2016)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2021	2016
Display
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Panel detail
Panel detail	Self-lit OLED evo panel with pixel dimming and Ultra Luminance Pro	Flat Picture-on-Glass OLED with pixel dimming and passive polarised 3D
Resolution
Resolution	3840 × 2160 (4K)	3840 × 2160 (4K)
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	–
HDR formats
HDR formats	Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG	Dolby Vision, HDR10
HDR extras
HDR extras	–	LG's OLED HDR branding and Ultra HD Premium certification; neither maker sheet lists HDR10+
Picture processing
Picture processing	AI Picture Pro, AI upscaling, AI Brightness Control, auto genre selection and Filmmaker Mode	Perfect Mastering Engine, 4K upscaling, Ultra Luminance and 3D Colour Mapping on LG's European specifications
Motion handling
Motion handling	Native 120Hz panel; OLED Motion Pro	Passive 3D with two pairs of glasses supplied; native panel refresh not published in the maker sheets read
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	55, 65, 77″	65, 77″
Largest size
Largest size	77″	77″
Gaming
HDMI ports
HDMI ports	4 (all HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+) (better)	4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	HDMI VRR, FreeSync, G-Sync Compatible	None
Auto low latency mode
Auto low latency mode	Yes	–
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	Four HDMI inputs support 4K 120Hz, VRR and ALLM; eARC on HDMI 2. What Hi-Fi? identifies 40Gbps ports.	Four 4K HDMI inputs; LG France says two 77-inch inputs support 4K60 HDR 4:2:2 and two support 4K60 HDR 4:2:0. AVForums tested HDMI 2.0a on the UK 65-inch set and found a 4K 50/60p input problem on its sample.
Game features
Game features	Game Optimiser, HGiG, NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible and AMD FreeSync Premium	No HDMI 2.1, VRR or ALLM claims in the exact 2016 maker specifications
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	webOS	webOS
Processor
Processor	α9 Gen4 AI Processor 4K	Quad-core processor
Speakers
Speakers	60 W, 4.2 channels	–
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	–
eARC
eARC	Yes	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	Bluetooth; version unpublished
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	Down-firing 4.2-channel speakers; 20 W woofer output within the 60 W total	Folding Harman/Kardon soundbar stand. LG France lists 60 W, 4.2 channels for 65G6V and 80 W, 4.2 for 77G6V; LG Austria instead lists 40 W, 2.2 for the 65G6V. The 60 W, 4.2 UK set is corroborated by AVForums.
Audio features
Audio features	AI Sound Pro with virtual 5.1.2 up-mixing, acoustic tuning, Clear Voice Pro, Bluetooth Surround Ready and WiSA 5.1 support	OLED Surround, Magic Sound Tuning, Clear Voice III and LG Sound Sync Optical/Wireless
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	LG voice search, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa	–
Casting
Casting	AirPlay 2, Apple HomeKit, screen sharing and ThinQ app	WiDi, Miracast and DLNA on LG's European 65-inch specifications
Software updates
Software updates	webOS 6.0. LG's March 24, 2021 US release confirms G1 available online, with 65/77-inch models in March and the 55-inch model listed for April; release uses the first confirmed series month rather than a universal size-specific day. What Hi-Fi?'s pre-launch review describes Freeview Play as forthcoming, while Tech Advisor's April review confirms its return.	webOS 3.0. LG's 24 May 2016 US release says the 65-inch G6 series was already at retail, while the 77-inch size was coming soon; UK first-week-of-May timing was a forecast, so the exact first sale day is unconfirmed.
TV tuners
TV tuners	UK DVB-T/T2, DVB-C and DVB-S2; CI+ 1.4, eight-day programme guide and USB recording/time shift	European DVB-T2/C/S2; twin satellite tuning listed for the 65-inch Austrian and 77-inch French versions
USB
USB	Three USB ports	Three ports; one USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0
Ethernet
Ethernet	Ethernet LAN port	One LAN port
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	Optical digital audio output and shared headphone/line output	One optical digital audio output
Design and power
Size
Size	Without stand (W × H × D): 55″ 1225 × 706 × 23.1 mm; 65″ 1446 × 830 × 19.9 mm; 77″ 1721 × 991 × 24.1 mm	Maker dimensions with stand (W × H × D): 65-inch 1461 × 883 × 243 mm; 77-inch 1734 × 1055 × 317 mm
Stand
Stand	Flush-fit wall mount supplied; tabletop feet sold separately. With optional feet (W × H × D): 55″ 1225 × 765 × 271 mm; 65″ 1446 × 888 × 284 mm; 77″ 1721 × 1050 × 323 mm	Folding soundbar stand rotates behind the panel for wall mounting; the maker lists VESA 400 × 200 mm for 65-inch and 600 × 300 mm for 77-inch
VESA pattern
VESA pattern	–	65-inch 400 × 200 mm; 77-inch 600 × 300 mm
Power use
Power use	Under 0.5 W standby; 100–240 V AC, 50–60Hz supply	LG France lists 285 W typical for 77G6V; LG Germany lists 145 W for 65G6V
In the box
In the box	Flush wall mount, MR21N Magic Remote, two AA batteries, IR blaster cable and attached power cable	Magic Remote, secondary remote and two pairs of passive 3D glasses on LG France's 77-inch specification