Samsung S95D OLED vs LG G4 OLED

Jan 07, 2025 05:50 PM By JonnyKM

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Hello, why does the LG (and all other recent WOLED panels) have a much greener tone to the picture than the QD-OLED panels? This is clear when comparing the two 50% gray uniformity pictures, the reflections picture and the upscaling pictures. Is this difference noticeable in the normal TV operation? It doesn’t seem to be mentioned in the review.

A lot of what you’re seeing in those pictures is just a camera artifact, it’s not that noticeable in person. WOLEDs do have an issue with a green tint, though, and this is mainly noticeable when viewed at an angle. You can read more about this issue in our investigation article here.

Hello, why does the LG (and all other recent WOLED panels) have a much greener tone to the picture than the QD-OLED panels? This is clear when comparing the two 50% gray uniformity pictures, the reflections picture and the upscaling pictures. Is this difference noticeable in the normal TV operation? It doesn’t seem to be mentioned in the review.

Jul 01, 2024 12:08 PM By MasterTrainer

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Hi, in the photos you posted of image reflections between the S95D and the G4, there are hardly any reflections on the S95D, in fact in the first image it was impossible to find the reflection on the S95D. And on the black background there was hardly any reflection. On the other hand, in all the images on the G4 the reflections on the screen are clearly evident. So I don’t understand how the G4 can have a better evaluation. How can you explain this?

The G4 scores better on reflections despite the pictures showing the opposite because of the way we test reflections on our current test bench. The TV’s reflection scoring was brought down by its indirect reflections score, which is based off how much light is scattered across the screen. You can read more about our current reflection tests here. We’re aware that there are flaws with our current test methods for reflections that give TVs with matte coatings a lower-than-expected score, and it’s definitely something we have in mind when we update our test bench. Thanks for reaching out and I hope that helps.

Hi, in the photos you posted of image reflections between the S95D and the G4, there are hardly any reflections on the S95D, in fact in the first image it was impossible to find the reflection on the S95D. And on the black background there was hardly any reflection. On the other hand, in all the images on the G4 the reflections on the screen are clearly evident. So I don’t understand how the G4 can have a better evaluation. How can you explain this?

May 02, 2024 05:27 AM By Sideways_Singh

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For the Samsung there are 2 mistakes. 1st is input lag 1440p @60hz 63.2ms last years tv was around 10ms n even lg is 10ms 63 would be unplayable I think u guys werent in game mode, alot of games are 1440p 60fps so if this is true it would make it unplayable n a huge dealbreaker. 2cnd is Hdr brightness sustained 10% in & out of game mode is showing 193cd theres a whole digit missing.

Hello and thanks for reaching out! I spoke with our display testers, and can confirm that we validated our results several times during testing. However, we do have information in our review that addresses both of these issues! Feel free to give it a read and let us know if you have any other follow up questions or concerns!

For the Samsung there are 2 mistakes. 1st is input lag 1440p @60hz 63.2ms last years tv was around 10ms n even lg is 10ms 63 would be unplayable I think u guys werent in game mode, alot of games are 1440p 60fps so if this is true it would make it unplayable n a huge dealbreaker. 2cnd is Hdr brightness sustained 10% in & out of game mode is showing 193cd theres a whole digit missing.

Apr 25, 2024 06:04 PM By Razer23

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One thing I don’t get in your test and it’s a bit comparing apples to oranges. In the Hdr brightness test you put the S95d in filmmaker mode the most accurate and the LG G4 you put it in its dimmer cinema mode. While for 2024 the filmaker mode is LG most accurate mode as well and brighter. So measure both tv’s in the filmmaker mode there most accurate mode to keep it on equal playing grounds.

Hey Razer23! We actually emasured every mode on both units and chose the best mode for both. On the G4, cinema and Filmmaker were almost equivalent, but you get more picture processing options in Cinema, so we opted to use that one. The measured accuracy and brightness in both was equivalent though. Hope that helps!

One thing I don’t get in your test and it’s a bit comparing apples to oranges. In the Hdr brightness test you put the S95d in filmmaker mode the most accurate and the LG G4 you put it in its dimmer cinema mode. While for 2024 the filmaker mode is LG most accurate mode as well and brighter. So measure both tv’s in the filmmaker mode there most accurate mode to keep it on equal playing grounds.