The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung HW-S40T comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, Smart Soundbar 300 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 5 for HW-S40T. The competitors' control buttons are different: microphone, action and volume down, volume up, power, source, respectively.
Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has 3.0 versus 2.0 for the Samsung HW-S40T. Only the Samsung HW-S40T has a built-in subwoofer. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Samsung HW-S40T 6 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Smart Soundbar 300.
Only the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs. Only the Smart Soundbar 300 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the Smart Soundbar 300 received a rating of 8/10 versus 6/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the Smart Soundbar 300. Multi-room is only available for the Bose Smart Soundbar 300.
None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got a rating of 4, and Samsung HW-S40T 5 out of 10.