Bose Soundbar 700 VS Samsung HW-N850
Bose Soundbar 700
  • Brand - Bose
  • APP CONTROL - true
  • REMOTE CONTROL - true
Samsung HW-N850
  • Brand - Samsung
  • APP CONTROL - true
  • REMOTE CONTROL - true

The More Suitable Choice: Bose Soundbar 700 vs Samsung HW-N850

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Samsung HW-N850

Features

By reviewing Samsung HW-N850 vs Bose Soundbar 700, I can assert that these two are voice-controlled soundbars with an active amplification type. In general, these sound systems have quite similar properties, but some significant differences can be found too. For example, a separate subwoofer goes only in Samsung’s package. However, any external sub can be wirelessly connected to both of the compared soundbars.

There is almost nothing to compare in terms of the supported streaming services: both are able to offer a large variety of services to play music: Apple Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, TuneIn or Deezer.

Both of the tested sound panels also left a good impression in terms of the connectivity possibilities. They can offer wireless WI-FI and Bluetooth connections, HDMI/HDMI ARC, and optical digital input. However, Samsung model won’t offer you the USB port, while the Bose Soundbar 700 makes this type of connection possible.

If we juxtapose Bose Soundbar 700 vs Samsung HW-N850 operation, they can be controlled by mobile app, remote, and voice control.

Despite that fact that both of the models are presented in the middle class, only the Samsung HW-N850 is supplied with such popular multichannel surround functions as Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. However, this fact makes a significant difference only during movie watching, as the Bose’s bar sounds quite volumetric when you’re listening to music, for example.

Design

The black top panel of the Bose Soundbar 700 is made of tempered glass and is pleasant to touch. Except for the indicator lights, you can also find the action and microphone buttons on it.

The Samsung HW-N850 also goes in black and looks pretty modern. It has the most important buttons for elemental control on its top: power, input, volume down, and volume up buttons.

Taking in comparison the external look of the Bose Soundbar 700 versus Samsung HW-N850, you won’t notice great differences. They are subtle, black, and minimalist. Besides, they both are wall-mountable.

Pros & Cons

Bose Soundbar 700

VS

Pros

    • Numerous settings make it very flexible – you can get exactly the sound you want.
    • The bass module synchronizes up automatically via an application.

Cons

    • The remote may not work with certain devices (like Verizon Arris boxes).

Samsung HW-N850

VS

Pros

    • The external subwoofer works perfectly, reaching a detailed treble bass.
    • It doesn’t give reasons to worry about sound quality loss at high volume levels.

Cons

    • The bar has limited audio calibration.

Specifications

Specification Bose Soundbar 700 Samsung HW-N850
Audio Features
Supported Channel Quantity 5.1 5.1.2
Built-in Channels 3.0 5.1
Amplification Type active active
Separate Speaker Connections wireless
Separate Speaker (in Package)
Streaming Services
Amazon Music
Google Play Music
Apple Music (airplay)
Other Streaming Services Tuneln, Deezer Chromecast, Pandora, Tuneln, Deezer
Spotify
Connectivity
Optical Digital Input/output 1 1
Hdmi Arc 1 1
Hdmi Input/output 1/0 2/0
Ethernet (rj45)
Subwoofer Output 1 -
Bluetooth
Headphone Output
Wi-fi
Analog Audio Input/output (rca)
Coaxial Digital Input/output
Usb 1
Features
Microphone
App Control
Voice Control Alexa Alexa
Multi-room
Remote Control
Dimensions
Weight, Kg/pounds 4.5/10.5 8.1/18.7
Size (h X W X D), Cm/in 2.2 x 38.5 x 4.2/5.6 x 97.8 x 10.6 7.6 x 121.9 x 12.7/3.2 x 48.2 x 5.4
General
Soundbar Buttons action button, microphone button power, input, volume down, volume up
Connection To Source wired, wireless wired, wireless
Placement Type table-top, wall-mountable table-top, wall-mountable
Subwoofer
Separate Subwoofer Connections wired, wireless wireless
Separate Subwoofer (in Package) 1
Built-in Subwoofer
User Manual
Manual soundbar-700.pdf hw-n850.pdf
Multichannel Surround
Dts:x
Dolby Atmos

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