Along with smartphones Galaxy S10 to Galaxy Fold Samsung released a handful of other new products as part of its Unpacked event in February. Among them were wireless headphones of the new generation with the name Galaxy Buds. As usual, experts from iFixit took a detailed look at the headphones and made a video of their disassembly, which can be seen on YouTube. What conclusion did they reach?
After yesterday's information about the difficulty of repairing the models Galaxy S10 to Galaxy S10+ users could be particularly pleased with the news that, according to iFixit's conclusions, they are Galaxy You will be surprisingly repairable. The folks at iFixit, who expertly took the headphones apart, came to this conclusion based on the knowledge that the headphones don't hold together with the help of massive doses of glue. In addition, they are equipped with replaceable batteries, which greatly facilitates the repair.
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To fix the external components of the headphones, Samsung used theirs Galaxy Instead of glue, the Buds use special clips that, according to iFixit, allow you to get into the headphones using common tools and with as little risk of damage as possible. Samsung extra for headphones Galaxy Buds chose round button batteries, which are very easy to purchase and replace.
On the repairability scale, it won Galaxy Buds from the iFixit team 6 points out of a possible ten. In contrast, Apple's AirPods received a rating of 0 out of ten, making them virtually unrepairable according to iFixit. Most of the headphones that iFixit took apart didn't fare much better due to the use of glue.
iFixit also singled out Samsung for its positive impact on the environment. Because most wireless headphones are difficult to repair, they often end up as waste.
