Samsung HW-J355 vs Sony HT-S400 review

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Rating 5 5

Samsung HW-J355 vs Sony HT-S400 comparison chart

Overall
Samsung HW-J355
6.6
Sony HT-S400
4.4
5
4

Samsung HW-J355 vs Sony HT-S400 review

Samsung HW-J355
vs
Sony HT-S400

Samsung HW-J355 vs Sony HT-S400 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HW-J355 has a total rating of 6.6 out of 10 versus 4.4 for HT-S400.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 2.1. The output power is different and equal to 120 W for the HW-J355 versus 330 (overall) W for the HT-S400. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The HW-J355 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the HT-S400 - wireless. The Samsung HW-J355 got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the Sony HT-S400 6 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the HW-J355.

Connectivity

Only the Samsung HW-J355 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Only the HT-S400 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the HW-J355 received a rating of 6/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the HW-J355. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Samsung HW-J355 got a rating of 4, and Sony HT-S400 5 out of 10.

Advantages Samsung HW-J355 over Sony HT-S400

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control

Advantages Sony HT-S400 over Samsung HW-J355

  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
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Common

Product

Samsung HW-J355
Sony HT-S400

Model

HW-J355
HT-S400

Brand

Samsung
Sony

Reviews

1104
0

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, input
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

120
330 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, Tuneln, Deezer, Chromecast
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
0/1

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)

1/0
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
Dolby Digital, Dolby Dual mono

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

94 x 5.1 x 5.1/37.1 x 2.3 x 2.6
90.1x6.6x8.8/35.5x2.6x3.5

Weight, kg/pounds

1.3/3.5
2.2/5.1

Other

Release year

2015
2022
Samsung HW-J355
Sony HT-S400
Samsung HW-J355
Sony HT-S400

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 4.4
  • 6.6Samsung HW-J355
  • 4.4Sony HT-S400

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