Adidas FWD-01 vs SoundMAGIC E50 (2015)

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

As for the SoundMAGIC E50S (with mic) (2015), it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Expert Reviews, What Hi-Fi?, TrustedReviews, and Head-fi enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

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 Adidas FWD-01 managed to get its highest, 8, review score from TrustedReviews, whereas the SoundMAGIC E50S (with mic) (2015) got its best rating from Expert Reviews - 10.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review data to compare them to their competitors. We found that the SoundMAGIC E50S (with mic) (2015), with its 8.4 out of 10 points, got reviewed noticeably better than most of its competitors - the average Wireless Earphone score being 7.2 - whereas the Adidas FWD-01 performed worse, with an average of merely 7.0.