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Comparison between LG UltraFine 5K vs Samsung U28E590D

General Info
Model Number LG UltraFine 5K Samsung U28E590D
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2016 2015
Brand LG Samsung
Model Number UltraFine 5K U28E590D
Alias 27MD5KA-B
27MD5KB-B
LU28E590DS/ZA
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 28" (inches)
Diagonal Size 26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
28 in
71.1 cm
711.2 mm
2.33 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.768 mm
1.96 ft
24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.928 mm
2.04 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.682 mm
1.1 ft
13.44 in
34.1 cm
341.28 mm
1.12 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display Innolux
Display Type AH-IPS TN
Display Bit Depth 10 bits (8 bits + FRC) 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control Yes Yes
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 5120 x 2880 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.117 mm 0.16 mm
Screen Pixel Density 218 ppi 157 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.97 % 84.09 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 99%
sRGB 98 %
Adobe RGB 1998 67 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 500 cd/m² 370 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1200 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 160 °
Screen Input Lag 15 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 14 ms 3.5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 23 ms
Display Coating Glossy Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.13 in
5.4 cm
54 mm
0.18 ft
2.89 in
7.4 cm
73.5 mm
0.24 ft
Case Weight 6.4 kg
14 lbs
4.7 kg
10 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.65 in
62.6 cm
626 mm
2.05 ft
26.02 in
66.1 cm
660.9 mm
2.17 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.27 in
46.4 cm
464 mm
1.52 ft
18.44 in
46.9 cm
468.5 mm
1.54 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.41 in
23.9 cm
239 mm
0.78 ft
7.37 in
18.7 cm
187.1 mm
0.61 ft
Case Weight with Stand 8.5 kg
19 lbs
5.28 kg
12 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera Yes No
Connectivity 3 x USB 3.0 (Type-C)
1 x Thunderbolt 3.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x HDMI 2.0
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features Eye saver mode
Flicker-free technology
UHD Upscale
Low Blue Light
Picture-in-Picture
Picture-by-Picture
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMD FreeSync technology
Samsung MagicAngle
Eco Saving Plus
Samsung MagicBright
Extra Features Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.65 in
62.6 cm
626 mm
2.05 ft
26.02 in
66.1 cm
660.9 mm
2.17 ft
Case Height 18.27 in
46.4 cm
464 mm
1.52 ft
15.01 in
38.1 cm
381.3 mm
1.25 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 75 x 75
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Yes No
Height Adjustment Range 110 mm
11 cm
4.3307 in
0.3609 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No No
Left or Right Swivel Support No No
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 2 °
Backward Tilt 25 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 60 Hz 24 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 178 kHz 30 kHz - 135 kHz
Accessories
Extras Thunderbolt 3 cable DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Gold
FCC Class B
KC
RCM
RoHS
UL/cUL
VCCI
CE
ISO9241-307
TÜV/Ergonomics
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
10 °C - 40 °C
50 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 % 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
-20 °C - 45 °C
-4 °F - 113 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 85 % 5 % - 95 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
LG UltraFine 5K Samsung U28E590D