Adidas FWD-01 vs Sony WF-1000X (2017)

The Adidas FWD-01 has done really well in a number of roundups conducted by sources that perform their own hands-on testing, such as techadvisor.com, Expert Reviews, and Good Housekeeping - it was awarded the "Best Lightweight Neckbuds" title by techadvisor.com, "The best running headphones for battery life" by Expert Reviews, and "Best near-wireless headphones for the gym" by Good Housekeeping. That's high praise from reliable sources.

Returning to the Sony WF-1000X (2017), SoundGuys, a source that's known for its high-quality in-depth testing, has great things to say about it. In fact, it was named its "Ranked 1 out of 5" in its "Best audio products at IFA 2017: our top five" roundup, which is quite a feat.

As for a direct Adidas FWD-01 vs. Sony WF-1000X (2017) comparison of their review performance, we examined sources that tested and rated both products, like TrustedReviews and PCmag. It turns out that all such sources consider the Sony WF-1000X (2017) to be the superior product.

We also looked at the available data to find which sources liked each of them best and learned that the Adidas FWD-01 most impressed reviewers at TrustedReviews - they gave it a score of 8, whereas the Sony WF-1000X (2017) got rated best by TrustedReviews - 10.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review data to compare them to their competitors. We found that the Sony WF-1000X (2017), with its 7.4 out of 10 points, got reviewed noticeably better than most of its competitors - the average Noise-Cancelling Earphone score being 7.3 - whereas the Adidas FWD-01 performed worse, with an average of merely 7.0.