Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing?

Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by eanzenberg on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @04:59PM (#21985457)

Or, you can pay to replace the battery. I've done it with an old iPhone6 and got back a pretty usable device.

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Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by fredifrum on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:02PM (#21985494)

battery replacements aren't a thing for AirPods. You can send them to Apple to be recycled, though.

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Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by eanzenberg on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:14PM (#21985652)

https://support.apple.com/airpods/repair/service

To replace the batteries: $50 each airpod, $50 for the charging case

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Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by satysin on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:31PM (#21985837)

Done this myself. They don't replace the battery but send you a new AirPod or charging case.

My understanding is that opening an AirPod without damaging the plastic casing is close to impossible to do.

My guess would be they replace them then strip the components out of your returned AirPod or charging case and recycle/reuse what they can.

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Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by megous on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:56PM (#21986108)

BOM looks like <$10 (there's barely anything inside). Maybe $15 with those small batteries. I doubt it's economical to recycle. What's fascinating is that people are willing to pay so much over the BOM. But I guess that's Apple speciality making people do it.

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Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by saagarjha on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @06:25PM (#21986396)

I think you're significantly underestimating the BOM on those.

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Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by hanniabu on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @04:36AM (#21989877)

> Wedbush analyst Dan Ives estimates that the cost of production of AirPods is $59–$69

https://articles2.marketrealist.com/2019/09/airpods-face-sti...

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Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by megous on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @09:16PM (#21987615)

Hmm, I guess I've seen taerdown of something else than airpods on youtube, maybe a cheap clone and a mislabeled video. Heh.

Now I'm looking at iFixit teardown and it looks very different.

I guess you're right.

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Re:Apple AirPods: iPhone accessory or the next big thing? by mendelmaleh on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:21PM (#21985747)

I'd bet they just give you a new one.

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