Bose Soundbar 700 vs Samsung HW-S40T review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Samsung HW-S40T comparison chart

Overall
Bose Soundbar 700
6.6
Samsung HW-S40T
5
8
6

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Samsung HW-S40T review

Bose Soundbar 700
vs
Samsung HW-S40T

The Bose Soundbar 700 vs Samsung HW-S40T comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, Soundbar 700 has a total rating of 6.6 out of 10 versus 5 for HW-S40T. The competitors' control buttons are different: action, microphone 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 Soundbar 700 has 3.0 versus 2.0 for the Samsung HW-S40T. Only the Samsung HW-S40T has a built-in subwoofer. Both models received our 6 rating of 10 for their audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Soundbar 700.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Soundbar 700 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 Soundbar 700 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 6/10. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the Soundbar 700. 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 Bose Soundbar 700 got a rating of 4, and Samsung HW-S40T 5 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Soundbar 700 over Samsung HW-S40T

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

Advantages Samsung HW-S40T over Bose Soundbar 700

  • Built-in subwoofer
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Common

Product

Bose Soundbar 700
Samsung HW-S40T

Model

Soundbar 700
HW-S40T

Brand

Bose
Samsung

Reviews

915
235

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

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

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
2.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

100

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, 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
1/0

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, Dolby Pro Logic II

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

97.8 x 5.6 x 10.6 /38.5 x 2.2 x 4.2
66 x 5 x 11.4/26.8 x 2.7 x 4.5

Weight, kg/pounds

4.5/10.5
1.8/4.2

Other

Release year

2018
2020
Bose Soundbar 700
Samsung HW-S40T
Bose Soundbar 700
Samsung HW-S40T

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 5
  • 6.6Bose Soundbar 700
  • 5Samsung HW-S40T

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