Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung HW-T450 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung HW-T450 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
7.6
Samsung HW-T450
4.5
10
4

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung HW-T450 review

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
vs
Samsung HW-T450

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-T450 comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 was rated 7.6, while the Samsung HW-T450 has a rating 4.5. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, microphone, action for the Smart Soundbar 300 and volume down, volume up, power, source for the HW-T450.

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-T450 has 2.1. 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-T450 has wireless connection type. Rate 5 out of 10 received the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 for audio features and specs, but the Samsung HW-T450 received 6 out of 10. The Smart Soundbar 300 can play audio from Spotify.

Connectivity

Wireless Internet connection is realized only in the Smart Soundbar 300. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) is implemented only in the Smart Soundbar 300. We rated the connectivity of the Smart Soundbar 300 at 8 out of 10, while the HW-T450 was rated 5/10. The manufacturer of the Smart Soundbar 300 provides a device control application. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 equipped with a microphone. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 may become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder support is not implemented in either the Smart Soundbar 300 or HW-T450. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The same score of 4/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Samsung HW-T450

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • App control
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support

Advantages Samsung HW-T450 over Bose Smart Soundbar 300

  • Separate subwoofer in package
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Common

Product

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Samsung HW-T450

Model

Smart Soundbar 300
HW-T450

Brand

Bose
Samsung

Reviews

144
2901

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

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

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

200 (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
0/0

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

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

66 x 5 x 10.1/26.5 x 2.2 x 4
83.8 x 5 x 5/33.9 x 2.1 x 2.9

Weight, kg/pounds

3.6/8
1.3/3.3

Other

Release year

2020
2020
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Samsung HW-T450
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Samsung HW-T450

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.6
  • 4.5
  • 7.6Bose Smart Soundbar 300
  • 4.5Samsung HW-T450

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