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LG C4 OLED vs Sony BRAVIA 9 QLED
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
LG C4 OLED
Sony BRAVIA 9 QLED
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Resolution4k
TypeOLED
Sub-TypeWOLED
Resolution4k
TypeLED
Sub-TypeVA
Variants
- OLED42C4PUA (42")
- OLED48C4PUA (48")
- OLED55C4PUA (55")
- OLED65C4PUA (65")
- OLED77C4PUA (77")
- OLED83C4PUA (83")
- K-65XR90 (65")
- K-75XR90 (75")
- K-85XR90 (85")
Our Verdict
LG C4 OLED
Sony BRAVIA 9 QLED
The Sony BRAVIA 9 QLED and the LG C4 OLED are better than each other in different ways. As good as the contrast is on the Sony, the LG has it beat, so it looks a bit better in a dark room. The Sony edges the LG out regarding accuracy, so it's better if you want the most accurate TV without needing calibration. The LG has a faster response time for less blur behind quick motion. It also has a wider viewing angle, so it's the better option if you regularly watch TV with a group. However, the Sony is the brighter TV overall, so it overcomes more glare in a bright room, and highlights pop out more in HDR content.
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Threshold
Mixed Usage
9.0
8.8
Viewing Angle
8.9
6.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture
Curved
No
No
Accelerated Longevity Test
Uniformity Pictures
Longevity Graph
Stand
Stand Picture
Back
Back Picture
Wall Mount
VESA 300x200
VESA 300x300
Borders
Borders Picture
Borders
0.24" (0.6 cm)
0.28" (0.7 cm)
Thickness
Thickness Picture
Max Thickness
1.77" (4.5 cm)
1.85" (4.7 cm)
Build Quality
9.0
9.0
Build quality picture
Picture Quality
Contrast
10
9.4
Contrast Picture
Contrast
Inf : 1
388,667 : 1
Native Contrast
Inf : 1
4,137 : 1
Blooming
10
9.0
Blooming Photo
Lighting Zone Transitions
10
9.0
Preferred LD Video, Moving Object
Local Dimming
No
Yes
Backlight
No Backlight
Full-Array
Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV
8,294,400
1,512
Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode
9.5
9.5
Blooming Photo In Game Mode
Preferred LD Video, Moving Object In Game Mode
Game Transitions With VRR And Preferred LD
HDR Brightness
8.3
9.3
HDR Hallway Photo
HDR Cityscape Photo
HDR Landscape Photo
Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)
804 cd/m²
802 cd/m²
Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)
590 cd/m²
628 cd/m²
Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)
265 cd/m²
289 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
950 cd/m²
2,597 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
932 cd/m²
2,873 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
614 cd/m²
2,231 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
331 cd/m²
1,274 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
194 cd/m²
752 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
917 cd/m²
2,218 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
905 cd/m²
2,009 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
582 cd/m²
1,732 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
328 cd/m²
1,270 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
192 cd/m²
750 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.096
0.054
HDR Brightness In Game Mode
7.5
9.2
HDR Hallway Photo
HDR Cityscape Photo
HDR Landscape Photo
Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)
798 cd/m²
732 cd/m²
Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)
415 cd/m²
574 cd/m²
Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)
165 cd/m²
270 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
920 cd/m²
2,726 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
923 cd/m²
2,919 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
491 cd/m²
2,236 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
296 cd/m²
1,273 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
196 cd/m²
749 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
891 cd/m²
2,152 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
894 cd/m²
1,885 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
472 cd/m²
1,620 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
294 cd/m²
1,268 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
195 cd/m²
748 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.097
0.051
PQ EOTF Tracking
9.5
9.5
PQ EOTF Graph
600 Nit Tracking Delta
0.0033
0.0032
1000 Nit Tracking Delta
0.0033
0.0033
4000 Nit Tracking Delta
0.0039
0.0032
SDR Brightness
7.8
9.3
Real Scene Peak Brightness
411 cd/m²
1,005 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
427 cd/m²
2,607 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
425 cd/m²
2,517 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
405 cd/m²
2,117 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
382 cd/m²
1,236 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
259 cd/m²
776 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
420 cd/m²
2,389 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
420 cd/m²
1,760 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
401 cd/m²
1,798 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
379 cd/m²
1,232 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
258 cd/m²
775 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.030
0.053
Color Gamut
8.6
8.5
Wide Color Gamut
Yes
Yes
Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture
DCI P3 xy
98.07%
92.35%
DCI P3 uv
99.32%
95.24%
Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture
Rec 2020 xy
72.47%
70.65%
Rec 2020 uv
75.94%
80.06%
Color Volume
8.1
9.1
P3 Color Volume ITP Picture
1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP
79.2%
87.8%
2020 Color Volume ITP Picture
10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP
36.2%
54.4%
White Luminance
1,008 cd/m²
2,698 cd/m²
Red Luminance
104 cd/m²
551 cd/m²
Green Luminance
333 cd/m²
1,130 cd/m²
Blue Luminance
38 cd/m²
155 cd/m²
Cyan Luminance
365 cd/m²
1,519 cd/m²
Magenta Luminance
134 cd/m²
698 cd/m²
Yellow Luminance
425 cd/m²
2,427 cd/m²
Pre Calibration
9.0
8.7
Pre White Balance Picture
Pre Gamma Curve Picture
Pre Color Picture
White Balance dE
1.61
2.34
Color dE
0.97
1.29
Gamma
2.19
2.14
Color Temperature
6,262 K
6,492 K
Picture Mode
Expert (Dark Space)
Professional
Color Temp Setting
Warm 50
Expert 1
Gamma Setting
2.2
0
Post Calibration
9.7
9.5
Post White Balance Picture
Post Gamma Curve Picture
Post Color Picture
White Balance dE
0.26
0.21
Color dE
0.62
1.18
Gamma
2.20
2.20
Color Temperature
6,460 K
6,502 K
White Balance Calibration
22 point
10 point
Color Calibration
Yes
Yes
Gray Uniformity
8.8
7.0
50% Uniformity Picture
50% Std. Dev.
1.063%
3.729%
50% DSE
0.120%
0.209%
5% Uniformity Picture
5% Std. Dev.
0.323%
0.606%
5% DSE
0.102%
0.114%
Black Uniformity
10
9.3
Black Uniformity Picture With Preferred Local Dimming
Std. Dev.
N/A
0.270%
Native Black Uniformity Picture
Native Std. Dev.
0.144%
1.223%
Viewing Angle
8.9
6.4
Viewing Angle Video
Chroma Graph
Color Washout
48°
32°
Hue Graph
Color Shift
27°
45°
Lightness Graph
Brightness Loss
70°
46°
Black Level Raise
70°
33°
Gamma Shift
70°
17°
Reflections
9.4
9.1
Reflections Picture
Average Room Off Picture
Bright Room Off Picture
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
1.3%
1.8%
Indirect Reflections
0.1%
0.8%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.1%
1.0%
HDR Native Gradient
7.8
8.3
HDR Gradient Picture
100% Black to 50% Gray
6.0
8.0
50% Gray to 100% White
6.0
10
100% Black to 50% Red
8.0
8.0
50% Red to 100% Red
10
10
100% Black to 50% Green
8.0
8.0
50% Green to 100% Green
6.0
8.0
100% Black to 50% Blue
10
8.0
50% Blue to 100% Blue
8.0
6.0
Low-Quality Content Smoothing
8.6
8.4
Low-Quality Content Smoothing Picture
Smoothing
9.0
8.5
Detail Preservation
7.5
8.0
Upscaling: Sharpness Processing
8.0
9.0
Sharpness Picture - 480p
Pixels
Pixels Picture
Subpixel Layout
RWBG
BGR
Type
OLED
LED
Sub-Type
WOLED
VA
Motion
Response Time
9.9
8.5
Motion Blur Picture
Response Time Chart
80% Response Time
0.2 ms
3.8 ms
100% Response Time
2.3 ms
10.1 ms
Flicker-Free
10
9.5
Backlight chart
Flicker-Free
No
No
PWM Dimming Frequency
0 Hz
720 Hz
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)
BFI Picture
BFI Frequency Picture
Optional BFI
Yes
Yes
Min Flicker For 60 fps
60 Hz
60 Hz
60Hz For 60 fps
Yes
Yes
120Hz For 120 fps
No
Yes
Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode
60 Hz
60 Hz
Motion Interpolation
Motion Interpolation (30 fps) Picture
Motion Interpolation (30 fps)
Yes
Yes
Motion Interpolation (60 fps) Picture
Motion Interpolation (60 fps)
Yes
Yes
Stutter
5.0
6.8
Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps
39.4 ms
31.6 ms
Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps
14.4 ms
6.6 ms
24p Judder
10
10
Judder-Free 24p
Yes
Yes
Judder-Free 24p via 60p
Yes
Yes
Judder-Free 24p via 60i
Yes
Yes
Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps
Yes
Yes
Variable Refresh Rate
9.5
9.4
Native Refresh Rate
144 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
Yes
Yes
HDMI Forum VRR
Yes
Yes
FreeSync
Yes
No
G-SYNC Compatible
Yes (NVIDIA Certified)
Yes
4k VRR Maximum
144 Hz
120 Hz
4k VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz
1080p VRR Maximum
144 Hz
120 Hz
1080p VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz
1440p VRR Maximum
144 Hz
N/A
1440p VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
N/A
VRR + Local Dimming
No Local Dimming
Yes
Inputs
Input Lag
9.7
9.2
1080p @ 60Hz
10.0 ms
17.9 ms
1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode
89.6 ms
250.6 ms
1080p @ 120Hz
5.3 ms
9.5 ms
1080p @ 144Hz
4.6 ms
N/A
1440p @ 60Hz
9.9 ms
N/A
1440p @ 120Hz
5.3 ms
N/A
1440p @ 144Hz
4.5 ms
N/A
4k @ 60Hz
9.9 ms
18.0 ms
4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR
9.9 ms
18.0 ms
4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4
9.9 ms
18.0 ms
4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode
89.5 ms
250.2 ms
4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation
85.5 ms
226.2 ms
4k @ 120Hz
5.3 ms
9.8 ms
4k @ 144Hz
4.6 ms
N/A
8k @ 60Hz
N/A
N/A
Supported Resolutions
9.6
8.6
Resolution
4k
4k
480p @ 59.94Hz (Widescreen)
Yes
Yes
720p @ 59.94Hz
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 144Hz
Yes
No
1440p @ 60Hz
Yes (forced resolution required)
No
1440p @ 120Hz
Yes
No
1440p @ 144Hz
Yes
No
4k @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4
Yes
Yes
4k @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
4k @ 120Hz @ 4:4:4
Yes
Yes
4k @ 144Hz
Yes
No
8k @ 30Hz or 24Hz
No
No
8k @ 60Hz
No
No
PS5 Compatibility
PS5 Screenshot
Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)
Yes
Yes
4k @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1440p @ 120Hz
Yes
No
1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
HDR
Yes
Yes
VRR
Yes
Yes
Xbox Series X|S Compatibility
Xbox Series X Screenshot
Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)
Yes
Yes
4k @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1440p @ 120Hz
Yes
No
1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
HDR
Yes
Yes
VRR
Yes
Yes
Inputs Specifications
HDR10
Yes
Yes
HDR10+
No
No
Dolby Vision
Yes
Yes
HLG
Yes
Yes
HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
HDMI 2.1 Class Bandwidth
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
Yes (HDMI 3,4)
CEC
Yes
Yes
HDCP 2.2
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3,4)
ATSC Tuner
1.0
3.0 (NEXTGEN TV)
USB 3.0
No
Yes (1)
Variable Analog Audio Out
No
No
Wi-Fi Support
Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)
Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz)
Input Photos
Side Inputs Picture
Rear Inputs Picture
Total Inputs
HDMI
4
4
USB
3
2
Digital Optical Audio Out
1
1
Analog Audio Out 3.5mm
0
0
Analog Audio Out RCA
0
0
Component In
0
0
Composite In
0
0
Tuner (Cable/Ant)
1
1
Ethernet
1
1
DisplayPort
0
0
IR In
0
1
Audio Passthrough
ARC/eARC Port
eARC
eARC
eARC: Dolby Atmos Over Dolby Digital Plus
Yes
Yes
eARC: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Yes
Yes
eARC: LPCM 7.1 Over Dolby MAT
Yes
Yes
eARC: Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Yes
Yes
eARC: DTS:X Over DTS-HD MA
Yes
Yes
eARC: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Yes
Yes
eARC: LPCM Channels (Bitstream)
7.1
7.1
ARC: Dolby Digital 5.1
Yes
Yes
ARC: DTS 5.1
Yes
Yes
Optical: Dolby Digital 5.1
Yes
Yes
Optical: DTS 5.1
Yes
Yes
Sound Quality
Frequency Response
6.7
7.9
Frequency Response
Low-Frequency Extension
80.00 Hz
84.76 Hz
Std. Dev. @ 70
1.18 dB
1.91 dB
Std. Dev. @ 80
1.68 dB
1.81 dB
Std. Dev. @ Max
5.56 dB
3.55 dB
Max
84.2 dB SPL
93.1 dB SPL
Dynamic Range Compression
5.13 dB
3.52 dB
Distortion
7.7
7.7
Total Harmonic Distortion
Weighted THD @ 80
0.074
0.087
Weighted THD @ Max
0.408
0.290
IMD @ 80
1.32%
0.92%
IMD @ Max
2.89%
2.47%
Smart Features
Interface
8.5
8.0
Smart TV Picture
Smart OS
webOS
Google TV
Version
24
12
Ease of Use
Easy
Average
Smoothness
Average
Average
Time Taken to Select YouTube
2 s
2 s
Time Taken to Change Backlight
3 s
2 s
Advanced Options
Many
Many
Ad-Free
0.0
0.0
Ads Picture
Ads
Yes
Yes
Opt-out
No
No
Suggested Content in Home
No
Yes
Opt-out of Suggested Content
No
No
Apps and Features
8.0
9.0
Apps Picture
App Selection
Great
Great
App Smoothness
Average
Very Smooth
Cast Capable
Yes
Yes
USB Drive Playback
Yes
Yes
USB Drive HDR Playback
Yes
Yes
HDR in Netflix
Yes
Yes
HDR in YouTube
Yes
Yes
Remote
9.0
8.5
Remote Picture
Size
Large
Small
Voice Control
Many Features
Many Features
CEC Menu Control
Yes
Yes
Other Smart Features
Yes
No
Remote App
LG ThinQ
Android TV
TV Controls
Controls Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Misc
Power Consumption
78 W
75 W
Power Consumption (Max)
215 W
278 W
Firmware
03.10.31
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LG C4 OLED
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