Samsung ViewFinity S6 27-inch QHD USB-C Monitor (LS27C610) vs LG UltraGear 27-inch QHD 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor (27GN800-B)
What separates them
These two differ on 7 recorded specifications. The Samsung ViewFinity S6 27-inch QHD USB-C Monitor (LS27C610) is ₹2,000 dearer. They are different kinds of product — monitor against accessories — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Samsung ViewFinity S6 27-inch QHD USB-C Monitor (LS27C610) vs LG UltraGear 27-inch QHD 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor (27GN800-B)
Samsung
Samsung ViewFinity S6 27-inch QHD USB-C Monitor (LS27C610)
₹24,990
The Samsung ViewFinity S6 drives and charges a laptop over a single USB-C cable at 65 W, removing the separate charger from a desk. Its 27-inch 1440p panel gives crisper text than 1080p without the scaling issues 4K brings at this size.
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LG
LG UltraGear 27-inch QHD 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor (27GN800-B)
₹22,990
DisplayHDR 400 is worth understanding for what it is not: with no local dimming zones, enabling HDR mostly raises brightness and washes out contrast, and most owners turn it off.
Full details →Who the Samsung ViewFinity S6 27-inch QHD USB-C Monitor is for
Buy it if: Laptop users wanting a single-cable desk setup, and anyone upgrading from 1080p who works with text.
Avoid it if: Gamers needing high refresh rates, and colour professionals requiring wide-gamut coverage.
Who the LG UltraGear 27-inch QHD 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting one monitor that games at 165 Hz and does colour-accurate work.
Avoid it if: Anyone buying it for HDR -- without local dimming there is nothing there.
Specifications, side by side
7 of 20 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Samsung ViewFinity S6 27-inch QHD USB-C Monitor | LG UltraGear 27-inch QHD 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹24,990 | ₹22,990 |
| Brightness | 350 nits sustained full-screen | About 320 nits sustained |
| Form factor | 27-inch desktop monitor | 27 inch gaming monitor |
| Panel type | IPS, 99% sRGB | IPS |
| Ports | 1x USB-C 65 W, HDMI, DisplayPort, 2x USB-A | 2 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DisplayPort 1.4, headphone out |
| Refresh rate | 75 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Warranty | 3 year onsite | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Weight | 6.30 kg with stand | 6.2 kg with stand |
| Adaptive sync | not published | G-Sync compatible and FreeSync Premium |
| Annual energy use | not published | 44 kWh a year at 4 hours a day, about Rs352 at Rs8 per unit |
| Battery | Not applicable | not published |
| Colour | not published | sRGB 99 percent |
| Display size | 27 in | not published |
| Ergonomics | not published | Height and tilt, with a 100 mm VESA mount |
| HDR | not published | DisplayHDR 400 -- a badge rather than real HDR, since it has no local dimming |
| Memory | Not applicable | not published |
| Processor | Not applicable | not published |
| Resolution | not published | 2560 x 1440 |
| Response time | not published | 1 ms grey-to-grey at the fastest overdrive, which introduces visible overshoot |
| Storage | Not applicable | not published |
| Sustained TDP | 34 W typical | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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