Samsung S50B vs Samsung HW-A550 review

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Samsung S50B vs Samsung HW-A550 review

Samsung S50B
vs
Samsung HW-A550

The Samsung S50B vs Samsung HW-A550 comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, both soundbars have the same overall rating of 4.6.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Samsung S50B has 3.0 versus 2.1 for the Samsung HW-A550. The output power is different and equal to 140 (overall) W for the S50B versus 410 (overall) W for the HW-A550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Samsung S50B got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Samsung HW-A550 5 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Samsung S50B has 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Samsung HW-A550. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the S50B received a rating of 7/10 versus 8/10, respectively.

Features

Compared soundbars have no app control. 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, each of the opponents received 6 points out of 10.

Advantages Samsung HW-A550 over Samsung S50B

  • Separate subwoofer in package
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Common

Product

Samsung S50B
Samsung HW-A550

Model

S50B
HW-A550

Brand

Samsung
Samsung

Reviews

0
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

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

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

140 (overall)
410 (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
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/1
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
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 5.1ch
Dolby Digital 2ch

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS 5.1ch
DTS 2ch

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

67x6.2x10.5/26.3x2.4x4.1
86.1x5.5x8.3/33.9x2.2x3.3

Weight, kg/pounds

2.4/5.2
7.3/16.3

Other

Release year

2022
2021
Samsung S50B
Samsung HW-A550
Samsung S50B
Samsung HW-A550

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6Samsung S50B
  • 4.6Samsung HW-A550

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