Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it
by JoshTko on Friday April 30, 2021 @11:24PM
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Buds are heavier, larger by volume, and are less water resistant.
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Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it
by operator-name on Saturday May 01, 2021 @09:22PM
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Weight isn't an important metric unless it's greater than the threshold of uncomfortableness. The majority of the weight difference comes from the extra battery which is a tradeoff.
Similarly for volume, in which the case dimensions is the important metric. Once again the volume is a battery tradeoff.
As for water resistance yes, the buds+ are IP2X versus IP4X. Under normal use this isn't important, but if argued this is the better point than bulkiness.
https://www.rtings.com/headphones/tools/compare/samsung-gala...
The point is that these are comparable devices and repairability doesn't have to make the drastic tradeoffs as your example of the fairphone 3.