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- Main Differences
- Design
- Picture Quality
- Motion
- Inputs
- Sound Quality
- Smart Features
- Comments
LG NANO85 2021 vs LG NANO90 2021
Side-by-Side Comparison
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LG NANO85 2021
LG NANO90 2021
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Resolution4k
TypeLED
Sub-TypeIPS
Resolution4k
TypeLED
Sub-TypeIPS
Variants
- 50NANO85APA (50")
- 55NANO85APA (55")
- 65NANO85APA (65")
- 75NANO85APA (75")
- 86NANO85APA (86")
- 55NANO90UPA (55")
- 65NANO90UPA (65")
- 75NANO90UPA (75")
- 86NANO90UPA (86")
Our Verdict
LG NANO85 2021
LG NANO90 2021
The LG NANO90 2021 is a higher-end model than the LG NANO85 2021, so it's better in a few aspects. The NANO90 delivers better picture quality because it gets brighter, has much better reflection handling, and its full-array backlighting is better, although it's still poor. They have the same gaming features, but the NANO90 has lower input lag with 120Hz signals. However, the NANO85 displays a wider color gamut, and it has much better out-of-the-box accuracy, so colors appear how they should.
Main Differences forMixed Usage
Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
6.5
7.2
Contrast
1.7
7.0
Blooming
10
4.0
SDR Brightness
6.0
7.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture
Curved
No
No
Accelerated Longevity Test
Uniformity Pictures
Month 26
50% Gray
Month 26
50% Gray
Longevity Graph
Stand
Stand Picture
Back
Back Picture
Wall Mount
VESA 300x300
VESA 300x300
Borders
Borders Picture
Borders
0.43" (1.1 cm)
0.39" (1.0 cm)
Thickness
Thickness Picture
Max Thickness
2.06" (5.2 cm)
1.85" (4.7 cm)
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build quality picture
Picture Quality
Contrast
1.7
7.0
Contrast Picture
Contrast
955 : 1
16,196 : 1
Native Contrast
955 : 1
1,536 : 1
Blooming
10
4.0
Blooming Photo
Lighting Zone Transitions
10
6.0
Preferred LD Video, Moving Object
Local Dimming
Yes
Yes
Backlight
Edge
Full-Array
Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV
6
32
Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode
4.0
6.5
Blooming Photo In Game Mode
Preferred LD Video, Moving Object In Game Mode
Game Transitions With VRR And Preferred LD
HDR Brightness
5.4
6.5
HDR Hallway Photo
HDR Cityscape Photo
HDR Landscape Photo
Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)
227 cd/m²
305 cd/m²
Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)
199 cd/m²
287 cd/m²
Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)
144 cd/m²
133 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
229 cd/m²
555 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
327 cd/m²
1,040 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
326 cd/m²
841 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
326 cd/m²
518 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
326 cd/m²
468 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
229 cd/m²
295 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
326 cd/m²
412 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
326 cd/m²
444 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
326 cd/m²
462 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
325 cd/m²
468 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.024
0.028
HDR Brightness In Game Mode
5.6
6.4
HDR Hallway Photo
HDR Cityscape Photo
HDR Landscape Photo
Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²)
231 cd/m²
304 cd/m²
Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²)
215 cd/m²
282 cd/m²
Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²)
169 cd/m²
131 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
228 cd/m²
535 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
326 cd/m²
1,052 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
326 cd/m²
838 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
325 cd/m²
514 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
325 cd/m²
465 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
227 cd/m²
291 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
325 cd/m²
408 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
325 cd/m²
440 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
325 cd/m²
458 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
325 cd/m²
465 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.024
0.028
PQ EOTF Tracking
7.6
8.7
PQ EOTF Graph
600 Nit Tracking Delta
0.0175
0.0120
1000 Nit Tracking Delta
0.0171
0.0072
4000 Nit Tracking Delta
0.0174
0.0165
SDR Brightness
6.0
7.7
Real Scene Peak Brightness
244 cd/m²
384 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
274 cd/m²
281 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
274 cd/m²
392 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
274 cd/m²
427 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
274 cd/m²
437 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
273 cd/m²
441 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
273 cd/m²
280 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
273 cd/m²
392 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
273 cd/m²
426 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
273 cd/m²
436 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
273 cd/m²
440 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.000
0.028
Color Gamut
7.7
7.5
Wide Color Gamut
Yes
Yes
Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture
DCI P3 xy
84.75%
81.74%
DCI P3 uv
91.09%
89.78%
Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture
Rec 2020 xy
61.96%
59.89%
Rec 2020 uv
70.22%
68.31%
Color Volume
6.0
7.3
P3 Color Volume ITP Picture
1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP
42.4%
62.0%
2020 Color Volume ITP Picture
10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP
19.2%
28.4%
White Luminance
229 cd/m²
567 cd/m²
Red Luminance
39 cd/m²
87 cd/m²
Green Luminance
151 cd/m²
424 cd/m²
Blue Luminance
12 cd/m²
30 cd/m²
Cyan Luminance
170 cd/m²
461 cd/m²
Magenta Luminance
50 cd/m²
120 cd/m²
Yellow Luminance
210 cd/m²
524 cd/m²
Pre Calibration
4.0
3.0
Pre White Balance Picture
Pre Gamma Curve Picture
Pre Color Picture
White Balance dE
6.70
7.19
Color dE
4.12
6.29
Gamma
2.02
1.63
Color Temperature
8,474 K
7,319 K
Picture Mode
Expert (Dark Space)
Expert (Dark Space)
Color Temp Setting
Warm 50
Warm 50
Gamma Setting
2.2
2.2
Post Calibration
8.8
9.2
Post White Balance Picture
Post Gamma Curve Picture
Post Color Picture
White Balance dE
1.29
0.43
Color dE
1.28
1.67
Gamma
2.10
2.20
Color Temperature
7,122 K
6,762 K
White Balance Calibration
22 point
22 point
Color Calibration
Yes
Yes
Gray Uniformity
7.5
6.8
50% Uniformity Picture
50% Std. Dev.
4.163%
5.509%
50% DSE
0.166%
0.210%
5% Uniformity Picture
5% Std. Dev.
0.490%
0.588%
5% DSE
0.106%
0.087%
Black Uniformity
6.6
5.0
Black Uniformity Picture With Preferred Local Dimming
Std. Dev.
1.567%
2.836%
Native Black Uniformity Picture
Native Std. Dev.
1.567%
1.982%
Viewing Angle
7.3
6.9
Viewing Angle Video
Chroma Graph
Color Washout
29°
26°
Hue Graph
Color Shift
32°
52°
Lightness Graph
Brightness Loss
35°
30°
Black Level Raise
70°
70°
Gamma Shift
54°
30°
Reflections
7.3
8.4
Reflections Picture
Average Room Off Picture
Bright Room Off Picture
Screen Finish
Semi-gloss
Semi-gloss
Total Reflections
5.4%
3.1%
Indirect Reflections
0.6%
0.9%
Calculated Direct Reflections
4.8%
2.2%
HDR Native Gradient
8.3
7.8
HDR Gradient Picture
100% Black to 50% Gray
8.0
8.0
50% Gray to 100% White
10
8.0
100% Black to 50% Red
8.0
6.0
50% Red to 100% Red
10
10
100% Black to 50% Green
6.0
8.0
50% Green to 100% Green
8.0
6.0
100% Black to 50% Blue
8.0
8.0
50% Blue to 100% Blue
8.0
8.0
Low-Quality Content Smoothing
8.1
8.4
Low-Quality Content Smoothing Picture
Smoothing
9.0
9.0
Detail Preservation
6.0
7.0
Upscaling: Sharpness Processing
5.0
4.0
Sharpness Picture - 480p
Pixels
Pixels Picture
Subpixel Layout
RGB
BGR
Type
LED
LED
Sub-Type
IPS
IPS
Motion
Response Time
8.0
8.1
Motion Blur Picture
Response Time Chart
80% Response Time
4.2 ms
3.9 ms
100% Response Time
13.4 ms
13.2 ms
Flicker-Free
7.9
9.9
Backlight chart
Flicker-Free
No
No
PWM Dimming Frequency
480 Hz
960 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
Yes
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
7.4
7.4
Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps
28.3 ms
28.5 ms
Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps
3.3 ms
3.5 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
9.4
9.4
Native Refresh Rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
Yes
Yes
HDMI Forum VRR
Yes
Yes
FreeSync
Yes
Yes
G-SYNC Compatible
No
Yes
4k VRR Maximum
120 Hz
120 Hz
4k VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz
1080p VRR Maximum
120 Hz
120 Hz
1080p VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz
1440p VRR Maximum
120 Hz
120 Hz
1440p VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz
VRR + Local Dimming
No
No
Inputs
Input Lag
9.5
9.6
1080p @ 60Hz
13.4 ms
11.6 ms
1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode
129.6 ms
129.9 ms
1080p @ 120Hz
13.9 ms
5.1 ms
1080p @ 144Hz
N/A
N/A
1440p @ 60Hz
13.4 ms
11.6 ms
1440p @ 120Hz
13.7 ms
5.0 ms
1440p @ 144Hz
N/A
N/A
4k @ 60Hz
13.2 ms
11.5 ms
4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR
13.3 ms
11.4 ms
4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4
13.3 ms
11.5 ms
4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode
129.5 ms
109.1 ms
4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation
134.7 ms
103.8 ms
4k @ 120Hz
13.8 ms
5.2 ms
4k @ 144Hz
N/A
N/A
8k @ 60Hz
N/A
N/A
Supported Resolutions
9.6
9.6
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
No
No
1440p @ 60Hz
Yes (forced resolution required)
Yes (forced resolution required)
1440p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1440p @ 144Hz
No
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
No
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
PS5 doesn't output 1440p
Yes
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
Yes
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 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
1.0
USB 3.0
No
No
Variable Analog Audio Out
No
No
Wi-Fi Support
Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)
Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)
Input Photos
Side Inputs Picture
Rear Inputs Picture
Total Inputs
HDMI
4
4
USB
3
3
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
0
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
No
No
eARC: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
No
No
eARC: LPCM Channels (Bitstream)
7.1
7.1
ARC: Dolby Digital 5.1
Yes
Yes
ARC: DTS 5.1
No
No
Optical: Dolby Digital 5.1
Yes
Yes
Optical: DTS 5.1
No
No
Sound Quality
Frequency Response
6.2
7.3
Frequency Response
Low-Frequency Extension
84.76 Hz
71.27 Hz
Std. Dev. @ 70
4.66 dB
3.81 dB
Std. Dev. @ 80
5.46 dB
3.83 dB
Std. Dev. @ Max
7.59 dB
5.30 dB
Max
90.6 dB SPL
93.4 dB SPL
Dynamic Range Compression
5.72 dB
5.06 dB
Distortion
6.2
5.5
Total Harmonic Distortion
Weighted THD @ 80
0.336
0.658
Weighted THD @ Max
2.194
2.144
IMD @ 80
3.86%
4.32%
IMD @ Max
25.30%
46.38%
Smart Features
Interface
8.5
8.5
Smart TV Picture
Smart OS
webOS
webOS
Version
6.2.1
6.0
Ease of Use
Easy
Easy
Smoothness
Average
Average
Time Taken to Select YouTube
2 s
2 s
Time Taken to Change Backlight
7 s
7 s
Advanced Options
Many
Many
Ad-Free
0.0
0.0
Ads Picture
Ads
Yes
Yes
Opt-out
No
No
Suggested Content in Home
Yes
Yes
Opt-out of Suggested Content
No
No
Apps and Features
8.0
8.0
Apps Picture
App Selection
Great
Great
App Smoothness
Average
Average
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
9.0
Remote Picture
Size
Large
Large
Voice Control
Many Features
Many Features
CEC Menu Control
Yes
Yes
Other Smart Features
Yes
Yes
Remote App
LG ThinQ
LG TV Plus
TV Controls
Controls Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Misc
Power Consumption
68 W
93 W
Power Consumption (Max)
147 W
198 W
Firmware
03.25.25
03.10.33
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