LG SNC4R vs Samsung HW-A450 review

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LG SNC4R vs Samsung HW-A450 comparison chart

LG SNC4R vs Samsung HW-A450 review

LG SNC4R
vs
Samsung HW-A450

It makes sense comparing LG SNC4R vs Samsung HW-A450 because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, SNC4R has a total rating of 5.2 out of 10 versus 4 for HW-A450. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, function and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the LG SNC4R has 4.1 versus 2.1 for the Samsung HW-A450. The output power is different and equal to 420 (overall) W for the SNC4R versus 300 (overall) W for the HW-A450. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The LG SNC4R got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the Samsung HW-A450 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 HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) does not support any one of these models. For connectivity, the SNC4R received a rating of 6/10 versus 5/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the SNC4R. 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 LG SNC4R got a rating of 5, and Samsung HW-A450 6 out of 10.

Advantages LG SNC4R over Samsung HW-A450

  • App control
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Common

Product

LG SNC4R
Samsung HW-A450

Model

SNC4R
HW-A450

Brand

LG
Samsung

Reviews

9
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, volume down, volume up, function
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

4.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

420 (overall)
300 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

2
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

0/0
0/0

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 Digital
Dolby Digital 2ch

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Digital Surround
DTS 2ch

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

89 x 5 x 7.6/35.1 x 2.3 x 3.4
86.1x5.3x7.3/33.9x2.1x2.9

Weight, kg/pounds

2.2/5.2
1.4/3.3

Other

Release year

2020
2021
LG SNC4R
Samsung HW-A450
LG SNC4R
Samsung HW-A450

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5.2
  • 4
  • 5.2LG SNC4R
  • 4Samsung HW-A450

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Samsung HW-A450 competitors