Should You Buy a Samsung Tumble Dryer?

Samsung is well known for its TVs, PC monitors, smartphones and washing machines.

If you are wondering how Samsung tumble dryers compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 1,900 tumble dryers by objectively and impartially analysing over 28,000 user and expert reviews and 40+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Samsung are recognised for their good selection of moderately popular and high quality tumble dryers. Their tumble dryers start at $499 for the DVE50M7450 which has a noise level of §dB, a drum capacity of 20kg and is a steam tumble dryer and go up to $699 for the DV45K6500EV which has a noise level of §dB, a drum capacity of 10.2kg and is a vented tumble dryer. The average price of a new Samsung tumble dryer is $632.

Is Samsung the Best Tumble Dryer Brand?

So are Samsung tumble dryers any good? We give every tumble dryer a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all tumble dryers we are able to impartially rank all the tumble dryer brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Samsung is the 2nd best tumble dryer brand out there.

Let's look at how Samsung tumble dryers compare to the other tumble dryer brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

At an average purchase price of $632, Samsung tumble dryers tend to be cheaper than most other tumble dryer brands which makes them a popular choice with consumers. Samsung also have better reviews than the typical tumble dryer brand, with the average rating of a Samsung tumble dryer being 84%.

When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Samsung tumble dryer is $66 (based on a person typically doing 5 tumble dries per week), which makes them more efficient than most other tumble dryer brands.

There's a smaller selection of Samsung tumble dryers available compared to other tumble dryer brands, with only 3 Samsung tumble dryers currently on the market in the US.

What Do the Samsung Tumble Dryer Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Samsung tumble dryer to work out the average distribution of reviews for Samsung and then compared this to the other tumble dryer brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		3
4 stars		0
3 stars		0
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		1,359
4 stars		245
3 stars		39
2 stars		22
1 star		54

Over 100% of expert reviews and 93% of user reviews for Samsung tumble dryers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 100% and 93% respectively across all Tumble Dryer brands.

Purchasers of Samsung tumble dryers frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use, and they have won a total of 3 awards.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Samsung tumble dryers by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other tumble dryer brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Samsung	LG	Blomberg	Hotpoint	Grundig
			100% 3 reviews	100% 1 review
	95% 2 reviews			90% 1 review	80% 1 review
				73% 1 review	88% 2 reviews
		81% 1 review
		70% 1 review
	100% 1 review
		97% 1 review
Average	98% 3 reviews	83% 3 reviews	100% 3 reviews	88% 3 reviews	84% 3 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Samsung Tumble Dryers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 3 industry awards for Samsung tumble dryers. This means that Samsung has more awards for its tumble dryers than any other brand. The table below compares the number of awards received by Samsung to other popular tumble dryer brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Number of Awards	Samsung	LG	Blomberg	Hotpoint	Grundig
			3	1
	2			1
	1
		1
Total	3	1	3	2

How Reliable Are Samsung Tumble Dryers?

We checked over 28,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Samsung tumble dryers. over 150 of these reviews mention reliability of which 90% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Samsung tumble dryer owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Samsung tumble dryers are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Samsung tumble dryers that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

Good Build Quality

more sturdy unit

sturdy built

NOT RELIABLE

With a broken tumble dryer over Christmas

Chose HEAVY DUTY which bypasses the Energy Savings setting

Poor Build Quality