Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung HW-S40T review

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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.

Audio features

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.

Connectivity

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.

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 Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got a rating of 4, and Samsung HW-S40T 5 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Samsung HW-S40T

Advantages Samsung HW-S40T over Bose Smart Soundbar 300