Regarding the chassis, the main difference is in the feet. The LG 48C1 opts for a fairly wide central stand with a cable management system at the back, while the Philips 48OLED806 is satisfied with two small, very thin and reversible stands without a cable management system. The connection is identical on both models with a small advantage for the Philips which hosts a USB 3.0 port (only USB 2.0 on the LG).
The other big difference is in the operating system: webOS for the LG C1 and Android TV for the Philips OLED806. On paper, webOS is more responsive, but in practice, the new content-displaying homepage is quite slow to display. webOS retains a quick first start (12 s against 42 s for the Philips), but waking up is fairly close on both systems (5 s for webOS and 7 s for Android). The catalog of apps – at least for streaming – is very similar on both platforms, with a slight advantage for Android, which is always more exhaustive.
With its integrated gyroscope, the LG C1 remote control is always more pleasant to use on a daily basis, but that of the Philips is very well finished and has a very appreciable key backlighting system. Finally, the Ambilight system is the big originality of the Philips TV and clearly contributes to the “wow” effect on this model. People who have tasted it cannot first more without it.
The Philips wins by a short margin thanks to its USB 3.0 port, a little more versatile Android TV and its backlit remote control.