I admit that I had higher expectations, based on their reputation. These are the fourth diapers I have tried, after Agnotis and Babylino. As far as absorbency and the feeling of dryness, only Agnotis did not satisfy me.
Compared to Babylino, Pampers smell more intense and I can immediately tell if the child has used them. For me, this is a downside because if we are on the go or somewhere outside and the change will happen later, the odors are annoying. I do not mean that they smell bad, but like urine, and there is a sourness combined with a plastic scent. Babylino did not have these issues.
Another negative aspect is that even though the size is satisfactory, we still have leaks from the sides. Although we have practiced applying diapers, I thought the problem was mine, so I paid close attention to the placement. Unfortunately, the same. There should not be leaks on the side, even small ones. Babylino only had leaks when the size was small (I made the mistake of calculating by weight, so for 2 weeks the little one wore the wrong size).
Fortunately, we have not experienced any significant irritations, in this area I would characterize the quality as exactly the same as Babylino. A little redness a couple of times that happened and we changed every time. Of course, Agnotis was far better here! In terms of materials, it gets a perfect ten, it was the only one that had such pure cotton, inspiring confidence. The baby's skin was always perfectly clean, but perhaps even the very pure materials were not able to hold, as, as I mentioned earlier, these were always wet.
In comparison to the price, I would say that I expected more from Pampers. Initially, there should not be leaks on the sides so easily with just one urination/defecation, and on the other hand, it should have less or ideally, no plastic at all. Where it surpasses Babylino for me is only in size, as the baby is a tall child and the sizes of Pampers fit us better. However, it will remain a second choice.