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Very cool! I am curious if it takes standard batteries, or something custom from them that will be unobtainable in a few years? I'm also curious if the noise c

by _yb2s 3y ago

Very cool! I am curious if it takes standard batteries, or something custom from them that will be unobtainable in a few years? I'm also curious if the noise cancelling is any good... I'm tired of being locked into overpriced low quality Bose products, but historically they have been the only ones with truly good noise cancelling. As I have ADHD I need really good noise cancelling to do my job in an open work environment. Lastly, I'm wondering what the deal is with the earbud tips, as I've found I often need a custom or weird sized one to get things to stay in my ear. The Bose ones generally work for me, as they come with a large array of sizes, but the photos make this look like just a single size. I'll keep an eye on these- if I can answer these 3 questions/issues I'll buy a set.

blackeyeblitzar 3y ago
I don’t think they’re standard batteries given the specialized form factor (size/shape/weight). On the spare parts page for the Fairbuds (https://shop.fairphone.com/shop/category/spare-parts-4?category=4&filters=141 https://shop.fairphone.com/shop/category/spare-parts-4?categ...) there is nothing mentioned about the battery specifications, so I assume it’s proprietary. That said, the parts are cheap - less than 10 euros for replacement earbud batteries is very reasonable. For earbud tips - you can get aftermarket replacements of many sizes and shapes for cheap. Look on Amazon or Alibaba, but some brands are more well known like Spinfit. As for active noise cancellation - my experience has been that anything outside of Bose or Sony is only OK at best. I doubt these are any better than the average set out there. But with the right aftermarket tips you can improve the quality of isolation on cheaper earbuds significantly. EDIT: others have pointed out that the batteries are indeed standardized.
- Ringz 3y ago
  They have standard batteries: https://www.eemb.com/product-241 https://www.eemb.com/product-241
morsch 3y ago
I can't find this on the product webpage (why?!), but reportedly the battery is standard, it's a LIR1054. https://www.heise.de/news/Fairphone-Fairbuds-In-Ears-mit-Wechselakku-9678684.html https://www.heise.de/news/Fairphone-Fairbuds-In-Ears-mit-Wec...
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pge 3y ago
The battery looks like a standard hearing aid battery
- ssl-3 3y ago
  Fantastic! The best part about hearing aid battery standards is that there are so many of them to pick from!
mitthrowaway2 3y ago
Do consumer standard lithium-ion batteries exist yet? (Aside from 18650s, which might barely count). It's 2024; how come companies like Sony, Panasonic, Energizer and Duracell haven't jumped on offering one or two standard replaceable lithium-ion cells, with integrated circuit protection and slim enough for modern consumer electronics, that people can buy off-the-shelf in drug stores? Many devices are still running on alkaline batteries these days, like smoke detectors and kitchen scales. It didn't take that long in the old days for standards like AA and AAA batteries to hit the market, and they didn't worry too much about applying them to new chemistries with differing voltages. And with efficient DC-DC converters that are cheap enough to introduce into consumer electronics, battery voltage hardly even matters that much nowadays.
- criddell 3y ago
  Do these count: https://energizer.com/batteries/energizer-ultimate-lithium-batteries/ https://energizer.com/batteries/energizer-ultimate-lithium-b...
  - colinng 3y ago
    They’re really light and last a long time, but are not rechargeable.
    - criddell 3y ago
      I think you are moving the goalposts. The batteries I linked to are consumer standard lithium chemistry batteries that people can buy off-the-shelf in drug stores and be used in smoke detectors and kitchen scales.
      - _yb2s 3y ago
        No we’re talking about rechargeable batteries here… disposable lithium are too expensive and wasteful for frequently used high drain devices. I love them for emergency equipment like spot trackers and emergency strobe lights
      - 3y ago

by _yb2s 3y ago

blackeyeblitzar 3y ago

I don’t think they’re standard batteries given the specialized form factor (size/shape/weight). On the spare parts page for the Fairbuds (https://shop.fairphone.com/shop/category/spare-parts-4?category=4&filters=141 https://shop.fairphone.com/shop/category/spare-parts-4?categ...) there is nothing mentioned about the battery specifications, so I assume it’s proprietary. That said, the parts are cheap - less than 10 euros for replacement earbud batteries is very reasonable. For earbud tips - you can get aftermarket replacements of many sizes and shapes for cheap. Look on Amazon or Alibaba, but some brands are more well known like Spinfit. As for active noise cancellation - my experience has been that anything outside of Bose or Sony is only OK at best. I doubt these are any better than the average set out there. But with the right aftermarket tips you can improve the quality of isolation on cheaper earbuds significantly. EDIT: others have pointed out that the batteries are indeed standardized.

Ringz 3y ago
They have standard batteries: https://www.eemb.com/product-241 https://www.eemb.com/product-241

morsch 3y ago

I can't find this on the product webpage (why?!), but reportedly the battery is standard, it's a LIR1054. https://www.heise.de/news/Fairphone-Fairbuds-In-Ears-mit-Wechselakku-9678684.html https://www.heise.de/news/Fairphone-Fairbuds-In-Ears-mit-Wec...

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pge 3y ago

The battery looks like a standard hearing aid battery

ssl-3 3y ago
Fantastic! The best part about hearing aid battery standards is that there are so many of them to pick from!

mitthrowaway2 3y ago

Do consumer standard lithium-ion batteries exist yet? (Aside from 18650s, which might barely count). It's 2024; how come companies like Sony, Panasonic, Energizer and Duracell haven't jumped on offering one or two standard replaceable lithium-ion cells, with integrated circuit protection and slim enough for modern consumer electronics, that people can buy off-the-shelf in drug stores? Many devices are still running on alkaline batteries these days, like smoke detectors and kitchen scales. It didn't take that long in the old days for standards like AA and AAA batteries to hit the market, and they didn't worry too much about applying them to new chemistries with differing voltages. And with efficient DC-DC converters that are cheap enough to introduce into consumer electronics, battery voltage hardly even matters that much nowadays.

criddell 3y ago
Do these count: https://energizer.com/batteries/energizer-ultimate-lithium-batteries/ https://energizer.com/batteries/energizer-ultimate-lithium-b...
- colinng 3y ago
  They’re really light and last a long time, but are not rechargeable.
  - criddell 3y ago
    I think you are moving the goalposts. The batteries I linked to are consumer standard lithium chemistry batteries that people can buy off-the-shelf in drug stores and be used in smoke detectors and kitchen scales.
    - _yb2s 3y ago
      No we’re talking about rechargeable batteries here… disposable lithium are too expensive and wasteful for frequently used high drain devices. I love them for emergency equipment like spot trackers and emergency strobe lights
    - 3y ago