Creative Outlier Air (2019) vs Samsung Gear IconX (2016)

The Creative Outlier Air (2019) is a great Canal Earphone for its $44 asking price.

The Samsung Gear IconX (2016), however, is merely passable at its $82 price point. If you're considering buying a Canal Earphone in the $85 range, you might want to check out some of its competitors.

Two highly trusted sources that perform well-thought-out in-depth testing consider the Creative Outlier Air (2019) to be a great product - it earned the "Bang for your buck" title from SoundGuys and "Best for Bass Lovers" from PCmag in their respective Canal Earphone roundups, which is a good indication of it being a notable product.

As for the Samsung Gear IconX (2016) - Android Authority, a source that conducts reliable hands-on testing, has featured it in its Best heart rate monitor earbuds roundup. However, it didn't make it to any of the top spots.

Lastly, we tried to do a direct Creative Outlier Air (2019) vs. Samsung Gear IconX (2016) comparison of review ratings between these two products, but couldn't find any review scores for the Samsung Gear IconX (2016).

Compared to all other Canal Earphones on the market, however, the Creative Outlier Air (2019) performed great. When averaged out, it earned a rating of 8.2 out of 10, which is much better than the 7.4 review average of Canal Earphones in general.