This article seems to be asserting that Airpods have a Wifi radio (in addition to BT and NFC). I can't find anything to support that including the article he ci

This article seems to be asserting that Airpods have a Wifi radio (in addition to BT and NFC). I can't find anything to support that including the article he cites. It does rather devalue his argument about why airpods are so good if he doesn't even understand which wireless standards are involved. I have no experience with Airpods, but if they're good it's because of two things: Apple actually invests in the time and effort needed for a good end to end system. From RF and antenna design all the way up to user facing software. They control the whole stack. Basically every line of code, and every gate in every chip involve in that end to end link. That means that proper development can achieve the best possible result. I have some Samsung Galaxy Buds (and a Samsung phone). I have found them to be excellent from a stability and ease of use point of view. Admittedly less good from an audio quality point of view (which isn't a problem for me as I use them almost exclusively for podcasts and phone calls at which they do a good job).