Adidas FWD-01 vs Bose SoundSport Pulse (2016)

While the Bose SoundSport Pulse (2016) wasn't able to make it to the very top of any roundups from sources that perform quality hands-on testing, it still got featured in a large number of them. What Hi-Fi?, TrustedReviews, Wareable, Macworld, and The Independent have all deemed it worthy of a place on their respective shortlists.

As for our analysis of the Adidas FWD-01 - it's considered to be a great product by two reliable sources that do their own hands-on testing - it earned the "Best near-wireless headphones for the gym" award from Good Housekeeping and "Ranked 2 out of 10" from The Independent, which is no small feat.

Sources that tested and scored both products, like TrustedReviews, haven't shown a preference for either in their reviews.

We also examined the available data to learn which sources liked these two Wireless Earphones best and found that the Bose SoundSport Pulse (2016) managed to get its highest, 10, review score from What Hi-Fi?, whereas the Adidas FWD-01 got its best rating from TrustedReviews - 8.

Lastly, we compared their review averages and found that the Bose SoundSport Pulse (2016) did much better than the majority of its competitors, with an average review score of 7.9 out of 10, compared to the 7.2 overall average of Wireless Earphones in general, whereas the Adidas FWD-01 hasn't managed to perform quite as well, with an average rating of 7.0.