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On the face of it, the C6 we’re looking at today is the least exciting OLED TV in LG’s 2026 range.
The B6 (presumably) features a new OLED SE panel, the G6 is set to be LG’s brightest-ever OLED, and the W6 marks the return of the brand’s legendary Wallpaper range.
Why? Primarily because this has long been LG’s most popular series, 55 to 65 inches remains the most popular size, and if LG has squeezed more performance out of its most popular of models it will be a pretty darn big deal.
And here’s the thing: having tested the C6 directly against the C5 over a number of days, we can confirm that LG really has squeezed more performance out of its C-series.
Rather a lot of it, in fact…
Price
The C5 is the current benchmark at this level, so it’s against this that the C6 must be primarily judged.
It’s good news, then, that the C6 has launched with the same US pricing as the C5 did. That’s $2699 for the 65-inch model.
While pricing for the UK and Australia is yet to be confirmed, our understanding is that it will follow suit, and that if the C6 is more expensive than the C5, it won’t be by much.
This is the assumption under which we’ve assessed the C6, and we will update this review once pricing has been confirmed.
It’s worth noting, of course, that while launch pricing might be the same for the C6 as it was for the C5, that still makes the new model look currently very…