Bose TV Speaker vs Samsung HW-R650 review

Votes 3 3
Rating 3.7 3.7

Bose TV Speaker vs Samsung HW-R650 comparison chart

Overall
Bose TV Speaker
5
Samsung HW-R650
5.2
4
4

Bose TV Speaker vs Samsung HW-R650 review

Bose TV Speaker
vs
Samsung HW-R650

Bose TV Speaker vs Samsung HW-R650 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, TV Speaker has a total rating of 5 out of 10 versus 5.2 for HW-R650.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Bose TV Speaker has 3.0 versus 3.1 for the Samsung HW-R650. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The TV Speaker has a wired connection to separate subwoofer, and the HW-R650 - wireless. The Bose TV Speaker got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Samsung HW-R650 7 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 Bose TV Speaker has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Samsung HW-R650. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 7/10.

Features

Compared soundbars have no app control. 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 Bose TV Speaker got a rating of 4, and Samsung HW-R650 5 out of 10.

Advantages Samsung HW-R650 over Bose TV Speaker

  • Separate subwoofer in package
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Common

Product

Bose TV Speaker
Samsung HW-R650

Model

TV Speaker
HW-R650

Brand

Bose
Samsung

Reviews

795
468

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

has not
volume down, volume up, power, source

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
3.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

340 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wired
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired
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

1/0
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)

1/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
0

Features

Voice control

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
DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

58.4 x 5 x 10.1/23.4 x 2.2 x 4
104 x 5 x 7.6/41.7 x 2.3 x 3.4

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7.7
2.9/6.4

Other

Release year

2020
2019
Bose TV Speaker
Samsung HW-R650
Bose TV Speaker
Samsung HW-R650

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5
  • 5.2
  • 5Bose TV Speaker
  • 5.2Samsung HW-R650