Chances are that they are both LED backlit LCD displays. True LED (where each pixel is a tiny LED) technology is rare because it is not perfected. There is a distinction in the LED-lit arena. Some displays / TVs use edge-lit backlighting and some have direct LED backlighting. Edge-lit is no different in how it functions than the previous cold-cathode lighting, which was also edge-lit. You will notice a difference in the warmth and responsiveness of the lighting, however.