Michał Wołoszyn
Every year, the premiere of the new “G” series from LG stirs the same emotions – on one hand, we anticipate a technological earthquake, while on the other, we wonder if the engineers from Korea have anything left to “squeeze” additional brightness out of. As you will soon see, they do. The G6 model for 2026 is a device that at first glance may seem like a safe continuation of the success of its predecessors. However, upon closer analysis of what’s happening “under the hood,” it turns out that this time LG has chosen to battle the biggest demons of WOLED technology. Let’s take a look at the details.
LG G6: Design and Warranty
Let’s start with what’s visible to the naked eye. If you’re expecting a visual revolution, I’m afraid I have to disappoint you – not much has changed in the G6 model and since the first series of G, the design of the device is almost the same. Of course, excluding all the shades of grey in the casing.
A more important piece of information than the design of the frame is the fact that LG's warranty policy remains unchanged. We still receive 5 years warranty on the OLED panel. With increasing panel power and record brightness levels, such assurance is incredibly reassuring and shows that the manufacturer is confident in the durability of its proprietary heat dissipation solutions.
LG OLED G6: Sizes and 2nd Generation Tandem OLED Panel
LG G6 will be the model with the largest range of sizes in the flagship offering. A key piece of information is the implementation of the 2nd Generation Tandem OLED Panel, which will be available in 55, 65, 77, and 83 inches.
The situation with the 48-inch model looks promising. From our discussions with LG representatives, it appears that the release of this size on the market depends on negotiations with retail chains. If you're looking for top-notch picture quality in a small format – let us know! User feedback is genuinely important here. Meanwhile, for fans of cinematic grandeur, a 97-inch version is being prepared, although I must add a note: we probably won't find the Tandem OLED technology there, but rather the standard WOLED panel known from the C series.
LG G6: HDR Brightness
Now that we know the sizes, let's get to the details, which is what really ignites the imagination: brightness. In the G6 model, we noted an improvement of about 10% over last year's G5. In the brightest points, in Filmmaker mode, the difference reached up to 400 nits.
This is real progress that gives the image an incredible kick in HDR. At peak moments, the brightness of the G6 could reach even 2800 nits in movie scenes. While this isn't a revolutionary leap, it makes the image even more vivid and brings it closer year by year to what can be found in professional monitors, although we will probably have to wait a few more years for the real barrier (in filmmaker mode) of 4000 nits. Brightness in real content is no longer a mystery – the LG G6 is currently one of the brightest OLEDs on the market.
Important: If you’re planning to purchase any model from the 2026 range, I’d like to remind you about our campaign: we’re offering free professional calibration in exchange for allowing us to use the television for testing in our lab. You can find the details in the link below the article.
LG OLED G6: Colours – is there progress here too?
After all, a person doesn't live by black and white alone, and in marketing, brightness often overshadows other equally important aspects of the image. So how does the LG G6 perform in terms of colour reproduction? The answer is simple: the revolution that was absent in brightness is also missing in colours.
When it comes to the DCI-P3 gamut, which is the standard in which the vast majority of today's films and series are mastered, we did not notice any significant improvements. A coverage result of 99.7% is within the margin of error compared to last year (99.6%). It can be confidently said that LG has already reached the technological ceiling for WOLED-type panels.
It gets a bit more interesting when analysing the very wide BT.2020 gamut. Here we noticed a subtle improvement of exactly 1.2 percentage points. This year's flagship achieved a score of 83.7% (compared to 82.5% in the G5 model).
Is this a change that you'll notice with the naked eye during a viewing? Honestly – not really. It’s more of a technical curiosity for purists, showing that engineers are still trying to optimise the matrix, squeezing out the absolute maximum, even if those are millimetre steps. However, it’s good to see what benefits the competition between LG Display and Samsung Display has brought because after years of stagnation, WOLED panels are finally showing clear progress in colour reproduction.
Alpha 11 Processor – no more posterization problems!
In our opinion, the most important innovation in the G6 is not brightness, but the new Alpha 11 processor with native, 13-bit brightness processing. Why is this so important? WOLED TVs with a white subpixel have always struggled with so-called posterization – ugly, jagged bands in the image, particularly noticeable on blue skies or in dark scenes.
Thanks to the new processor, this issue has been significantly improved. Precise driving of the matrix in the blacks ensures smooth tonal transitions, which has been confirmed by our testers who saw these screens at pre-release shows. This is brilliant news – a clean image without artifacts is more important for viewing comfort than extra features, most of which we won't fully utilise anyway.
Tone Mapping: AI at the Service of (Not Always) Perfection
According to the manufacturer, the new Alpha 11 processor (3rd generation) also brings significantly better tone mapping, analysing the image in as many as 48 separate zones in real time. This aims to help maintain details in the brightest parts of the image (e.g. clouds in the sky) when the material lacks dynamic Dolby Vision metadata.
However, we recommend caution here. Preliminary tests indicate that the dynamic tone mapping feature may artificially brighten the image at the expense of transmission accuracy. We will give a final assessment after testing retail units with the final software.
Anti-reflective Coating – LG G6 vs "matte" Samsung S95H
What would a flagship launch be without the battle for the title of "best screen for bright rooms"? At this year's CES, there was a lot of talk about the new anti-reflective coating on the LG G6. It was meant to be a little jab aimed at Samsung, which chose a completely matte panel for its top OLEDs (models S95F and S95H).
So can we expect equally spectacular reflection reduction from the LG G6? The answer is both yes and no. First and foremost – the panel on the G6 remains glossy. However, it cannot be denied that even in this form, it does an excellent job of reducing reflections, as can be seen in the attached photos. Even with the screen off, the "mirror effect" is significantly less bothersome than in cheaper models like the B6, or even the C6 series.
The real magic happens when colourful, bright scenes appear on the screen (take a look at the picture next to it). At that point, even on the glossy panel, the reflections of the sun or the silhouettes of Paweł and Łukasz, who tested these TVs for you on-site, become practically invisible.
So, is there progress? Definitely yes. Is LG's coating as effective at "killing" reflections as Samsung's matte? Here the road is still long, as we can't cheat physics – matte will always win over gloss when it comes to scattering light. However, there is one powerful argument in favour of LG's solution: colour saturation and depth of black. The glossy panel of the G6 retains that characteristic, juicy "pop" that matte screens sometimes lose in very bright conditions. The choice comes down to a simple question: OLED without reflections or uncompromising colours?
LG G6: the (almost) perfect OLED?
Looking at the overall changes in the G6 model, it's hard to shake the feeling that LG has finally stopped chasing "empty" numbers in tables and has started to genuinely address the issues that have frustrated users for years. The combination of Tandem OLED 2nd gen. panel with the new Alpha 11 processor is a duo that promises not only a record brightness of 2800 nits, but above all, image quality that has been difficult to achieve in WOLED technology until now. The solution to posterization and 13-bit brightness processing is a much more important piece of news than that extra 10% of power. Add to this an effective (albeit still glossy) anti-reflective coating and a proven, 5-year protective package for the panel, and we have a product that looks complete on paper.
Of course, at this moment we are operating on pre-release data and what we've managed to squeeze out of the demo units. We can’t wait for the LG G6 to land in our lab for full testing, where we will mercilessly evaluate it with professional equipment and assess the final software.
Now, the key issue remains just one: P R I C E. It will decide whether the G6 will be the undisputed king of value in the premium segment of 2026. LG has set the bar high, and the competition will have a tough nut to crack.
