Adidas FWD-01 vs Amazon Echo Buds (2nd gen)

While the Amazon Echo Buds (2nd gen) makes for a fairly good Earphone for people with a $130 budget, we weren't able to find enough data on the Adidas FWD-01 to come to any reliable conclusions.

In either case, we suggest that you look at some other options before committing to one of these.

If you'd nonetheless like to learn more about the Amazon Echo Buds (2nd gen) and Adidas FWD-01, however, we wrote a summary of what we know about them:

The Amazon Echo Buds (2nd gen) was loved by reviewers at PCmag, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "The Best Noise-Cancelling True Wireless Earbuds for 2022" roundup where it was named its "Best for Alexa Voice Control", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Moving on to the Adidas FWD-01: it was loved by Good Housekeeping and The Independent - two reliable sources that conduct their own in-depth testing. In fact, it was named "Best near-wireless headphones for the gym" and "Ranked 2 out of 10" in their respective roundups, which points to it being a product worthy of consideration.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Earphones, including PCmag, preferred the Amazon Echo Buds (2nd gen) over the Adidas FWD-01.

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Amazon Echo Buds (2nd gen) was liked best by PCmag, which gave it a score of 8, while the Adidas FWD-01 got its highest, 8, score from TrustedReviews.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Amazon Echo Buds (2nd gen), with its 8.0 average, performed considerably better than most Earphones - the mean score for the product category being 7.3 out of 10 - while the Adidas FWD-01 managed an average of 7.0.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Amazon Echo Buds (2nd gen) vs. Adidas FWD-01 review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.