Samsung HW-Q80R vs Sony HT-ST5000 review

Votes 3 3
Rating 2.3 2.3

Samsung HW-Q80R vs Sony HT-ST5000 comparison chart

Overall
Samsung HW-Q80R
8
Sony HT-ST5000
8.6
10
10

Samsung HW-Q80R vs Sony HT-ST5000 review

Samsung HW-Q80R
vs
Sony HT-ST5000

Samsung HW-Q80R vs Sony HT-ST5000 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HW-Q80R has a total rating of 8 out of 10 versus 8.6 for HT-ST5000. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, source and power, volume down, volume up, input Bluetooth, music service, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Samsung HW-Q80R has 5.1.2 versus 7.1.2 for the Sony HT-ST5000. The output power is different and equal to 372 (overall) W for the HW-Q80R versus 800 (overall) W for the HT-ST5000. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Samsung HW-Q80R got our rating of 8 out of 10, and the Sony HT-ST5000 9 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Samsung HW-Q80R has 2/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 3/1 of the Sony HT-ST5000. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the HW-Q80R received a rating of 7/10 versus 9/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is available to every soundbar.

Multichannel surround

Both devices have support for Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format. The surround sound technology DTS:X is supported by devices under review. For multichannel surround Samsung HW-Q80R got a rating of 10, and Sony HT-ST5000 8 out of 10.

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Common

Product

Samsung HW-Q80R
Sony HT-ST5000

Model

HW-Q80R
HT-ST5000

Brand

Samsung
Sony

Reviews

1662
184

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, volume down, volume up, source
power, volume down, volume up, input Bluetooth, music service

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1.2
7.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

372 (overall)
800 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, Tuneln, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, SiriusXM, Qobuz, Chromecast, iHeart

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

2/1
3/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Digital Surround
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

122.4 x 8.1 x 13.4/48.2 x 3.2 x 5.3
117.8 x 7.8 x 14.4/46.4 x 3.1 x 5.7

Weight, kg/pounds

8.7/19.4
8.1/18

Other

Release year

2019
2017
Samsung HW-Q80R
Sony HT-ST5000
Samsung HW-Q80R
Sony HT-ST5000

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8
  • 8.6
  • 8Samsung HW-Q80R
  • 8.6Sony HT-ST5000