Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung HW-Q70R review

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Rating 3 3

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung HW-Q70R comparison chart

Overall
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
7.6
Samsung HW-Q70R
7.6
10
10

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung HW-Q70R review

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
vs
Samsung HW-Q70R

If you have already decided that you want to buy a new soundbar, but still don’t know what exactly you want, the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung HW-Q70R comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. Both soundbars received a score of 7.6 in our ranking. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, microphone, action for the Smart Soundbar 300 and power, volume down, volume up, source for the HW-Q70R.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that Smart Soundbar 300 has 3.0 and HW-Q70R has 3.1.2. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer connects to the Smart Soundbar 300 via wired and wireless, but HW-Q70R has wireless connection type. Rate 5 out of 10 received the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 for audio features and specs, but the Samsung HW-Q70R received 7 out of 10. Each of the competitors can play content from Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 versus 1/1 HDMIs in the Samsung HW-Q70R. As in the Smart Soundbar 300, so in the HW-Q70R there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). We rated the connectivity of the Smart Soundbar 300 at 8 out of 10, while the HW-Q70R was rated 7/10.

Features

Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The soundbars in this review are equipped with a microphone. The models under consideration can become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder is onboard the HW-Q70R. The HW-Q70R can work with surround sound due to DTS:X support. The Smart Soundbar 300 was rated 4/10, while the HW-Q70R received a mark of 10/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Samsung HW-Q70R

  • Amazon Music compatible

Advantages Samsung HW-Q70R over Bose Smart Soundbar 300

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
  • Compatible with DTS:X
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Common

Product

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Samsung HW-Q70R

Model

Smart Soundbar 300
HW-Q70R

Brand

Bose
Samsung

Reviews

144
1601

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

microphone, action
power, volume down, volume up, source

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
3.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

330 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

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

1
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

66 x 5 x 10.1/26.5 x 2.2 x 4
110 x 5.8 x 9.9/43.3 x 2.3 x 3.9

Weight, kg/pounds

3.6/8
3.5/7.9

Other

Release year

2020
2019
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Samsung HW-Q70R
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Samsung HW-Q70R

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.6
  • 7.6
  • 7.6Bose Smart Soundbar 300
  • 7.6Samsung HW-Q70R