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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

Fairphone Fairbuds review: ethically made earbuds with replaceable batteries

Fairphone Fairbuds review earbuds sitting on top of their charging case.
The Fairbuds are the first earbuds designed with user-replaceable batteries. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian

Fairphone, the repairable and ethical electronics pioneer, is back with a pair of some of the first Bluetooth earbuds to make it so easy and cheap to replace their batteries that you can do it at home in minutes.

Bluetooth earbuds have become a ubiquitous part of life, driven by the success of Apple’s AirPods. Until now they have all compromised on sustainability by being very difficult to repair, in effect making them disposable.

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