The AirPods Pro May Technically Be Repairable, But It's Going To Be Too Expensive To Make Sense

When Apple launched their new AirPods Pro a couple of days ago, people were immediately making fun of them. And why not? They look ridiculous after all. But as it turns out they don't just look funny, they also cost a ton of money for something you can't repair.

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A teardown of the new buds by iFixit confirms that attempting to repair the new headphones are "both impractical and uneconomical."

Compared to the original 2016 Airpods, the new headset have improved hardware. They have capacitive controls and active noise cancellation via an inward-facing microphone. ALl of this makes them a tad bit heavier.

Additionally, where the old Airpods had long, thin batteries in the stems, the new models have button cells in the main body. However, the problem here is that this cell is soldered in, meaning it's not possible to replace it.

According to iFixit in fact, nothing on the new AirPods are something users can replace, aside from the silicone tips. That's not great when the headphones cost within the vicinity Rs 18,000.

And even those silicone tips are designed with a weird shape, meaning they're not compatible with other after-market vendors. Instead, even if you just want to replace the silicone caps, you're going to have to buy them from Apple for a likely hefty price.

iFixit says the AirPods Pro are "theoretically semi-serviceable", but it's not going to be easy or cheap. Thanks to the glue and lack of replacement parts makes out there, you're probably going to be forced to just ditch them and buy new ones if they die on you.