Samsung HW-A550 vs Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar review

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Samsung HW-A550 vs Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar comparison chart

Overall
Samsung HW-A550
4.6
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar
8.4
4
9

Samsung HW-A550 vs Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar review

Samsung HW-A550
vs
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Samsung HW-A550 vs Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, HW-A550 has a total rating of 4.6 out of 10 versus 8.4 for Smart Ultra Soundbar.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Samsung HW-A550 has 2.1 versus 5.1.2 for the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The HW-A550 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Smart Ultra Soundbar - wired. The Samsung HW-A550 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar 8 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the Smart Ultra Soundbar.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the HW-A550 received a rating of 8/10 versus 9/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the Smart Ultra Soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the Smart Ultra Soundbar. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the Smart Ultra Soundbar has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround, each of the opponents received 6 points out of 10.

Advantages Samsung HW-A550 over Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar over Samsung HW-A550

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
  • Microphone
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Product

Samsung HW-A550
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar

Model

HW-A550
Smart Ultra Soundbar

Brand

Samsung
Bose

Reviews

0
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, source, demo, volume down, volume up
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
5.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

410 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

0
1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital 2ch

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS 2ch

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

86.1x5.5x8.3/33.9x2.2x3.3

Weight, kg/pounds

7.3/16.3

Other

Release year

2021
2022
Samsung HW-A550
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar
Samsung HW-A550
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4.6
  • 8.4
  • 4.6Samsung HW-A550
  • 8.4Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar

Samsung HW-A550 competitors

Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar competitors