Should You Buy a Samsung Dishwasher?
Samsung is well known for its TVs, PC monitors, washing machines and digital cameras.
If you are wondering how Samsung dishwashers compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 4,900 dishwashers by objectively and impartially analysing over 20,000 user and expert reviews and 30+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.
Samsung are recognised for their good selection of mid-range and moderately popular dishwashers and start at $329 for the DW80K5050US which has a noise level of 48dB and 15 place setting place setting and go up to $1,000 for the DW60M5010FS which has a noise level of 52dB and 13 place setting place setting. The average price of a new Samsung dishwasher is $585.
Is Samsung the Best Dishwasher Brand?
So are Samsung dishwashers any good? We give every dishwasher a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all dishwashers we are able to impartially rank all the dishwasher brands.
Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Samsung is the 5th best dishwasher brand out there.
| #1 |
Germany
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95% |
95%
76 reviews
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| #2 |
Germany
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94% |
94%
4,383 reviews
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| #3 |
Germany
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85% |
85%
211 reviews
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| #4 |
United States
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82% |
82%
87 reviews
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| #5 |
South Korea
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73% |
73%
197 reviews
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| #6 |
Germany
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72% |
72%
286 reviews
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| #7 |
Germany
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65% |
65%
366 reviews
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| #8 |
Turkey
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65% |
65%
3,409 reviews
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| #9 |
Russell Hobbs
United Kingdom
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64% |
64%
40 reviews
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| #10 |
Blomberg
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64% |
64%
3 reviews
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| #11 |
Grundig
Germany
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63% |
63%
237 reviews
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| #12 |
LG
South Korea
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63% |
63%
631 reviews
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| #13 |
Asko
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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| #14 |
Sweden
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54% |
54%
1 review
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Let's look at how Samsung dishwashers compare to the other dishwasher brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.
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| Samsung Dishwashers |
At an average purchase price of $585, Samsung dishwashers tend to be more expensive than most other dishwasher brands however they are still a popular choice with consumers. When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Samsung dishwasher is $81 (based on a person typically doing 3 washes per week), which makes them more efficient than most other dishwasher brands.
There's a smaller selection of Samsung dishwashers available compared to other dishwasher brands, with only 3 Samsung dishwashers currently on the market in the US. Samsung also have worse reviews than the typical dishwasher brand, with the average rating of a Samsung dishwasher being 63%.
No. Of Dishwashers |
Average Price
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| $0 | $100 | $200 | $300 | $400 | $500 | $600 | $700 | $800 | $900 | $1,099 | ||||||||||
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Average Price
$585 |
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| $0 | $50 | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 | $400 | $450 | $1,949 | ||||||||||
What Do the Samsung Dishwasher Reviews Say?
We've added up all the reviews for every Samsung dishwasher to work out the average distribution of reviews for Samsung and then compared this to the other dishwasher brands.
Expert Reviews
| 5 stars | 0 | |
| 4 stars | 2 | |
| 3 stars | 0 | |
| 2 stars | 0 | |
| 1 star | 0 |
User Reviews
| 5 stars | 107 | |
| 4 stars | 47 | |
| 3 stars | 20 | |
| 2 stars | 6 | |
| 1 star | 15 |
Over 100% of expert reviews and 79% of user reviews for Samsung dishwashers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 100% and 92% respectively across all Dishwasher brands.
In the table below we compare the average review score given to Samsung dishwashers by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other dishwasher brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.
| Average Review Score | Bosch | Miele | Neff | Blomberg | Zanussi | Samsung |
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100%
16 reviews
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100%
2 reviews
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100%
3 reviews
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100%
2 reviews
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89%
1 review
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86%
1 review
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79%
1 review
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83%
2 reviews
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77%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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90%
3 reviews
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72%
1 review
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| Average |
93%
18 reviews
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95%
5 reviews
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93%
4 reviews
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90%
3 reviews
|
83%
2 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
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How Many Industry Awards Have Samsung Dishwashers Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for Samsung dishwashers. The table below shows the number of awards received by the most popular dishwasher brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.
Compare all award winning dishwashers
| Number of Awards | Bosch | Miele | Neff | Blomberg | Zanussi | Samsung |
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16
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2
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3
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2
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1
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3
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| Total |
17
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5
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3
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2
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How Reliable Are Samsung Dishwashers?
We checked over 20,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Samsung dishwashers. 86% of reviews that mention reliability were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Samsung dishwasher owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.
So, most people think that Samsung dishwashers are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Samsung dishwashers that mention reliability:
RELIABLE
NOT RELIABLE
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