JLab Go Air vs Google Pixel Buds

We couldn't find enough data on either product to be able to come to any reliable conclusions. We highly recommend that you take a look at some other options in the $14 and $45 budget ranges instead.

The JLab Go Air was loved by reviewers at SoundGuys, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "Best earbuds for running" roundup where it was named its "Best bang for your buck", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

As for our analysis of the Google Pixel Buds - it's considered to be a great product by two reliable sources that do their own hands-on testing - it earned the "Best AirPods Alternative for Android" award from Good Housekeeping and "Ranked 2 out of 20" from creativebloq.com, which is no small feat.

Out of the sources that tested and rated both of these Canal Earphones, WIRED and PCmag preferred the JLab Go Air, whereas reviewers at Techradar liked the Google Pixel Buds better. SoundGuys gave them identical review scores.

We also took a look at which sources liked these products best - the highest JLab Go Air rating came from WIRED, whereas the Google Pixel Buds most impressed reviewers at Headphone Review; they earned scores of 8 and 8.5, respectively.

Lastly, we compared their average review performance to that of the rest of their competition and found that neither option got received particularly well. With an average rating of 7.0 out of 10, the JLab Go Air performed similarly to most other Canal Earphones on the market - the overall average review score for this product category being 7.4 - while the Google Pixel Buds did worse than most, with its average of 6.2 points.

There's one caveat here - a direct JLab Go Air vs. Google Pixel Buds comparison might not be entirely justifiable due to the difference in their pricing and the fact that some sources tend to give lower ratings to cheaper products because they don't take value for money into account.