LG 32U889SA
Today
Typical price$1,100
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
4.4 out of 10 on the spec sheet
Buy on AmazonLG 32U889SA or MSI 321UP?
MSI 321UP costs $10 less today and also has score 0.7 higher (5.1 vs. 4.4).
LG 32U889SA
4.4score
MSI 321UP
5.1score · higher
LG wins 1by componentMSI wins 3
- 6.5Image4.5
- 1.0Smoothness4.8
- 4.0Connections6.0
- 4.0Ergonomics7.0
- 5.5Recency·
LG 32U889SA is the cheaperMSI 321UP is $10 the cheaper
The best for each use
By the spec rule for each use, the same one the lists on this site use.
Monitors for casual gaming and console
Only MSI 321UP works: 120 Hz or more, 25″ to 32″.
Monitors for creative work (photo and video)
Only LG 32U889SA works: QHD or 4K with an IPS or OLED panel.
Monitors for creative work (photo and video)Up to $1,500On sale
Neither one fits: Monitors for work and study, Monitors for competitive gaming, Monitors to use two on the desk, Cheap monitors worth buying.
The comparison in detail
Score by component, side by side
32U889SA wins on image; MSI 321UP wins on smoothness, connections and ergonomics.
- 6.5 (wins)Image4.5
- 1.0Smoothness4.8 (wins)
- 4.0Connections6.0 (wins)
- 4.0Ergonomics7.0 (wins)
- 5.5RecencyN/A
MSI 321UP
Today
Typical price$1,090
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
5.1 out of 10 on the spec sheet +0.7
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Both prices over the last 30 days
First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.
Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.
Where is each one cheapest today?
Updated 12/11/2026
32U889SA
- Amazon Lowest price$1,100Buy on Amazon
MSI 321UP
- Amazon Lowest price$1,090Buy on Amazon
The math the store doesn’t do
Price divided by size and running cost, side by side.
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | 32U889SA | MSI 321UP |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | ||
| Type changes | General use and office | Gaming (144 Hz or more) |
| Size | 32 ″ | 32 ″ |
| Resolution | 4K | 4K |
| Pixel density | 138 ppi | 138 ppi |
| Panel changes | IPS | not listed |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Curved screen changes | No | not listed |
| Line changes | Smart Monitor | not listed |
| Smoothness | ||
| Refresh rate changes | 60 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Response time (stated) changes | 5 ms | 3 ms |
| Response time measurement changes | GtG | not listed |
| Sync changes | not listed | FreeSync |
| Connections | ||
| HDMI ports | 1 | 1 |
| DisplayPort ports changes | not listed | 1 |
| USB-C changes | Yes | not listed |
| Built-in speaker changes | No | Yes |
| Ergonomics | ||
| Height adjustment | Yes | Yes |
| Pivot (portrait mode) changes | No | not listed |
| VESA mount holes changes | No | Yes |
| General | ||
| Model code changes | 32U889SA | 321UP |
| Release year changes | 2023 | not listed |
Other comparisons
How we choose
Source: Amazon.ca catalog, checked on 12/11/2026.
Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.ca, delivered to Toronto M5V 3L9, on the day it was read, before GST/HST. The model is the brand plus the name of the monitor; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.
The spec score doesn’t measure the real calibration or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.