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battery replacements aren't a thing for AirPods. You can send them to Apple to be recycled, though.
by fredifrum 7y ago
battery replacements aren't a thing for AirPods. You can send them to Apple to be recycled, though.
- eanzenberg 7y agohttps://support.apple.com/airpods/repair/service https://support.apple.com/airpods/repair/service To replace the batteries: $50 each airpod, $50 for the charging case
- mendelmaleh 7y agoI'd bet they just give you a new one.
- satysin 7y agoDone 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.
- megous 7y agoBOM 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.
- saagarjha 7y agoI think you're significantly underestimating the BOM on those.
- megous 7y agoHmm, 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.
- hanniabu 7y ago> Wedbush analyst Dan Ives estimates that the cost of production of AirPods is $59–$69 https://articles2.marketrealist.com/2019/09/airpods-face-stiff-competition-should-apple-worry/# https://articles2.marketrealist.com/2019/09/airpods-face-sti...