Hisense AX5140Q vs Samsung HW-S60D
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| HisenseAX5140Q | SamsungHW-S60D | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Sound | ||
| Type | Soundbar | Soundbar |
| Channels | 5.1.4 | 5.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Drivers | Thirteen drivers across the system, including front and rear up-firing drivers and a 6.5-inch subwoofer | Seven speakers with a dedicated centre channel, side-firing speakers and built-in bass drivers; no upward-firing or front wide-firing speakers, according to the detailed maker specifications. Generic UK feature text mentions up-firing speakers, conflicting with that exact specification table |
| Amplifiers | 600 W maximum audio power across the system; 200 W soundbar, 280 W subwoofer and 120 W surrounds (maker manual); these are not electrical consumption figures | – |
| Frequency response | The UK page labels 40 Hz–20 kHz as soundbar response; the manual separates bar 120 Hz–20 kHz, subwoofer 40–150 Hz and surrounds 180 Hz–20 kHz | – |
| Audio formats | Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, DTS:X, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution and LPCM up to 7.1, with format support depending on the input | Dolby Atmos and Atmos Music rendered virtually without height drivers; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and multichannel LPCM. DTS Digital Surround and Virtual:X are licensed in the exact manual; generic UK eARC text mentions DTS:X without an exact decoding specification. MP3, AAC, OGG, FLAC, WAV, ALAC and AIFF files |
| Room tuning | Room Fitting Tuning requires a compatible Hisense TV; Movie, News, Music, Game Pro and Sport EQ presets; Voice, Night and AI modes; channel-level, bass, treble and surround settings | SpaceFit Sound room calibration from the soundbar, or compatible Samsung TV Adaptive Sound+; Adaptive Sound, Music, Game, Standard and DTS Virtual:X modes, Voice Enhance, Active Voice Amplifier and Night mode. UK feature heading calls calibration SpaceFit Sound Pro, while the exact manual calls it SpaceFit Sound. Q-Symphony with selected Samsung TVs |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi | No | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| AirPlay | No | Yes |
| HDMI eARC | Yes | Yes |
| Voice assistants | None | Alexa |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3; A2DP and AVRCP | Bluetooth 5.2; Tap Sound with supported Galaxy devices running Android 8.1 or later and SmartThings |
| Ports | HDMI eARC/ARC output, HDMI input with 4K 60 Hz passthrough, optical, 3.5 mm AUX and USB-A. The UK table says HDMI 2.0; the manual explicitly supports USB WAV/WMA/MP3/FLAC playback from FAT16/FAT32 devices up to 32 GB, despite Clubic describing USB as update-only. | One HDMI eARC connection to the TV, optical input, DC power and Micro USB service port; no HDMI source input, video passthrough or USB music playback |
| Streaming | Bluetooth music playback; no Wi-Fi music streaming or AirPlay | AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in, Spotify Connect and Roon Tested; compatible services, network access and subscriptions may be required. Wireless Dolby Atmos with compatible 2022–2024 Samsung TVs; the manual separately supports Atmos through HDMI ARC/eARC with compatible sources |
| Multi-room | Included wireless subwoofer and two rear surrounds need their own power connections; Hi-Concerto and EzPlay require compatible Hisense TVs | AirPlay 2 or Chromecast speaker groups |
| App | ConnectLife, as listed on the current UK maker page; Homes & Gardens did not find app support on its test sample | SmartThings for setup, sound adjustment and software updates; Samsung account required |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 2.7 kg | 2.7 kg |
| Controls | Top-panel power, source and volume buttons, alphanumeric display and supplied remote; channel-level adjustment, dimmer, HDMI CEC and Bluetooth/USB playback controls | Top-panel controls, included remote with two AAA batteries, HDMI CEC, SmartThings and built-in Alexa; works with Google Assistant through an external compatible device. LED status lights and audio feedback rather than a text display |
| Microphones | – | Built-in microphone for voice control and room tuning, with microphone on/off control |
| Mounting | Supplied wall-mount kit; rear speakers have mounting screws | Included wall-mount brackets. Optional SWA-W510 subwoofer and SWA-9200S rear-speaker kit sold separately |
| Size | Manual bar 1020 × 59 × 108 mm, subwoofer 163 × 338 × 335 mm, each rear 100 × 202 × 119 mm (W × H × D). UK product page instead gives bar 1020 × 57 × 109 mm. Headline 2.7 kg is bar-only; subwoofer 5.6 kg and each rear 0.7 kg. UK 9.201 kg net weight describes the system. | 670 × 62 × 105 mm (width × height × depth); main weight 2.7 kg, while the maker's 4.1 kg set weight includes packaging |
| Colours | Black | Black; white HW-S61D is the colour variant of this family |
| In the box | Soundbar, wireless subwoofer, two rear speakers, remote, two AAA batteries, HDMI cable, wall-mount kit, power cords and two rear-speaker power adaptors, and documents; mains plugs and accessory quantities vary by region. The March 2025 announcement planned US availability for summer; the exact first-sale month remains unconfirmed. | Soundbar, remote with batteries, power adapter, power cable and wall-mount components; HDMI and optical cables are not supplied in the UK manual |
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