Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung S800B review

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Rating 5 5

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung S800B comparison chart

Overall
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
7.6
Samsung S800B
8.6
10
9

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung S800B review

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
vs
Samsung S800B

In this article, we will talk about Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung S800B comparison. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 was rated 7.6, while the Samsung S800B has a rating 8.6.

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 S800B 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 S800B has wireless connection type. Rate 5 out of 10 received the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 for audio features and specs, but the Samsung S800B 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 0/1 HDMIs in the Samsung S800B. As in the Smart Soundbar 300, so in the S800B there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). We rated the connectivity of the Smart Soundbar 300 at 8 out of 10, while the S800B was rated 7/10. Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The soundbars in this review are equipped with a microphone. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 may become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder is onboard the S800B. The S800B can work with surround sound due to DTS:X support. The Smart Soundbar 300 was rated 4/10, while the S800B received a mark of 10/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Samsung S800B

  • Multi-room support

Advantages Samsung S800B 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 S800B

Model

Smart Soundbar 300
S800B

Brand

Bose
Samsung

Reviews

144
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

microphone, action
has not

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
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
0/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
0/0

USB

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 Plus, Dolby 5.0ch

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS Virtual:X, DTS 5.1ch

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

66 x 5 x 10.1/26.5 x 2.2 x 4
116x3.8x3.9/45.7x1.5x1.6

Weight, kg/pounds

3.6/8
1.4/3.1

Other

Release year

2020
2022
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Samsung S800B
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Samsung S800B

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.6
  • 8.6
  • 7.6Bose Smart Soundbar 300
  • 8.6Samsung S800B

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 competitors

Samsung S800B competitors