LG SNC4R vs Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar review

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Rating 5 5

LG SNC4R vs Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar comparison chart

Overall
5.2
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar
8.4
6
9

LG SNC4R vs Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar review

LG SNC4R
vs
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - LG SNC4R vs Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, SNC4R has a total rating of 5.2 out of 10 versus 8.4 for Smart Ultra Soundbar.

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 5.1.2 for the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The SNC4R has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Smart Ultra Soundbar - wired. The LG SNC4R got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar 8 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the Smart Ultra Soundbar.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Only the Smart Ultra Soundbar supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the SNC4R received a rating of 6/10 versus 9/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the Smart Ultra Soundbar. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the Smart Ultra Soundbar has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround LG SNC4R got a rating of 5, and Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar 6 out of 10.

Advantages LG SNC4R over Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar over LG SNC4R

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • Microphone
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Product

LG SNC4R
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar

Model

SNC4R
Smart Ultra Soundbar

Brand

LG
Bose

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
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

4.1
5.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

420 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

2
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
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

0
0

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

89 x 5 x 7.6/35.1 x 2.3 x 3.4

Weight, kg/pounds

2.2/5.2

Other

Release year

2020
2022
LG SNC4R
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar
LG SNC4R
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5.2
  • 8.4
  • 5.2LG SNC4R
  • 8.4Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar

LG SNC4R competitors

Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar competitors