LG 65-Inch Class OLED evo AI 4K G5 Series Smart TV with Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, HDR10 (OLED65G5WUA, 2025) Review (2026)

Who this TV is for

The G5 series is LG's gallery-design flagship, built for buyers who want the best picture LG offers in 2025 and plan to wall mount the TV as the visual centerpiece of a media room or living room. LG's own product page describes the panel as OLED evo with more than 8.3 million self-lit pixels, delivering the near-perfect black levels OLED is known for since each pixel can turn off completely. It is aimed at movie and sports viewers who want Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos content to look and sound its best, as well as gamers who want a high refresh panel, rather than budget shoppers who would be better served by LG's C series or a standard LED TV.

Picture and gaming specs explained

LG lists the G5 with its Alpha 11 AI Processor Gen2, which powers AI-driven upscaling to sharpen lower-resolution content up toward 4K, along with a Brightness Booster Ultimate feature that LG states makes this panel meaningfully brighter than its own prior B5 generation OLED at typical viewing brightness. For gaming, LG specifies a 165Hz refresh rate, 0.1 millisecond response time, and support for both NVIDIA G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium, which together reduce motion blur and screen tearing for PC and console gamers alike. On the format side, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos and FILMMAKER MODE are all supported, covering the color, audio and creator-intended picture modes most premium streaming and disc content now ships with.

Living with a gallery-design OLED

The G5's defining physical trait is its slim gallery-style design, meant to sit nearly flush against a wall once mounted, and LG includes a wall mount with the TV rather than selling it separately as with some other lines. That design choice means a tabletop stand is not the default setup this TV was built around, so anyone planning to place it on furniture rather than mount it should check whether a compatible stand is available or included in their region. LG backs the panel with a 5 year limited panel warranty paired with what it calls OLED Care+ protection, a longer warranty term than many TVs in this class offer, which matters for a purchase at this price point.

Trade-offs and how it compares with rivals

Against the LG C5 Series, which uses a similar Alpha AI processor and OLED evo panel in a more traditional stand-first design, the G5 trades a lower price for its brighter panel and gallery mounting, which is why this guide gives the two models the same top score despite the price gap. Samsung's S95F and S95D series compete directly on brightness and glare-free coatings, with the S95F edging close on features but landing just behind the G5 in this guide's ranking. Buyers who want a TV that looks equally good sitting on a media console without wall mounting may find Samsung's or LG's stand-oriented models a more practical everyday fit.

Verdict and who should pick something else

For a home theater built around wall-mounted picture quality, the G5's brighter OLED evo panel, fast gaming specs and long panel warranty justify its position as the top-ranked OLED TV in this guide, scoring 9.4 out of 10 overall. Buyers on a tighter budget who still want LG's OLED picture quality should look at the C5 Series, which shares much of the same processing at a lower cost. Anyone who wants the TV to live on a stand rather than a wall, or who prioritizes value over the latest brightness gains, may be better served by last year's S95D or a C series LG model instead.

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