Here’s how the competition is shaping up between Pixel Buds (right) and Apple’s AirPods (inset):

Unlike AirPods, which are individual earbuds, a cable connects the Pixel Buds so you can drape them around your neck while not in use.

Use the cable and Pixel Buds fit your ears better than one-size-fitsmost AirPods.

Apple’s W1 chip makes pairing AirPods to an iPhone a snap, but Google says its buds will do pretty much the same thing with Android phones.

Pixel Buds are a Google Tower of Babel, with the power of nearsimultaneous translation.