Apple EarPods (2016) vs Google Pixel USB-C Earbuds

The Apple EarPods (2016) was loved by reviewers at SoundGuys, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "Best Lightning headphones" roundup where it was named its "Ranked 1 out of 5", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

As for the Google Pixel USB-C Earbuds - it impressed reviewers at Android Central, a trustworthy source that conducts solid hands-on testing. It did great in its "Best headphones with Google Assistant support 2023" roundup - in fact, it earned its "Best value" title, which, on its own, indicates a certain level of quality.

As for a direct Apple EarPods (2016) vs. Google Pixel USB-C Earbuds comparison of their review performance, we examined sources that tested and rated both products, like Digitaltrends and Rtings. It turns out that all such sources consider the Google Pixel USB-C Earbuds 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 Apple EarPods (2016) most impressed reviewers at ilounge.com - they gave it a score of 9, whereas the Google Pixel USB-C Earbuds got rated best by Digitaltrends - 8.

Finally, we compared them to other Earphones on the market and found that neither of them got reviewed particularly well - with an average score of 6.7 out of 10 points, the Apple EarPods (2016) got rated similarly to most of its competitors - the overall average review score for Earphones being 7.3 - while the Google Pixel USB-C Earbuds performed even worse than most Earphones, with an average of 6.1.