Samsung HW-Q80R vs Sony HT-X8500

HW-Q80R vs HT-X8500 comparison chart

Overall
Samsung HW-Q80R
8
Sony HT-X8500
6
10
4
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
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Common

Product

Samsung HW-Q80R
Sony HT-X8500

Model

HW-Q80R
HT-X8500

Brand

Samsung
Sony

Reviews

1662
171

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, source
power, volume down, volume up, input, Bluetooth

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1.2
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

372 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

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

2/1
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

Amazon Alexa

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Digital Surround
DTS HD, DTS ES, DTS 96/24

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

122.4 x 8.1 x 13.4/48.2 x 3.2 x 5.3
89 x 6.4 x 9.9/35.1 x 2.6 x 3.8

Weight, kg/pounds

8.7/19.4
3.1/6.1

Other

Release year

2019
2020
Samsung HW-Q80R
Sony HT-X8500
Samsung HW-Q80R
Sony HT-X8500

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

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  • 8
  • 6
  • 8Samsung HW-Q80R
  • 6Sony HT-X8500