Airpods Pro 3 is very disposable because Teardown revealed the battery is fixed, with IFIXIT giving them a zero score of improvement

Airpods Apple has long been criticized because it becomes some gadgets that can be improved that you can buy, and the new AirPods Pro 3 sadly keeps the reputation alive. Like every portable electronics, Apple’s earbud also relies on lithium batteries that decline after a few years, but the problem is that the company still insists on sticking it inside, so it is almost impossible to be replaced without destroying the product.

Although new features such as tracking heart rate and IP57 ranking, AirPods Pro 3 remains almost impossible to repair

From the first generation, the IFIXIT tear has shown the same story, with a fixed battery, a sealed house, and a component buried deep in a plastic layer. While Airpods Pro 3 brings useful increases to the table, such as IP57 air resistance, better noise isolation with tips for being infused with foam, and even a new heartbeat sensor, they do not solve the problem of repair, according to the latest IFIXIT tear.

Inside each bud, the battery is still glued, which requires a special hot device and pulling a smooth shaft only to release it. Even after that, the possibility of damaging high plastic housing, and if for some reason you succeed, refreshing the device after that is almost impossible. Opening the stem reveals Apple’s H2 chip and microphone, but they are also sealed under the glue layer, making safe repairs a technician’s dream.

Kasing charging follows the same approach, because Apple has exchanged the previous double cell settings for one battery, which technically must be simpler, but the design is still locked in place through glue. Airpods Pro 3 Teardown also shows that magnets have been rearranged to support the filling of magsafe and qi2. At the heart of Kasing, the battery is glued, which remains a core problem.

Apart from the new features compared to AirPods Pro 2, the design approach remains enough to frustrate, considering that other companies such as fairphone have proven that it is possible to make a correct wireless earbud with a battery that can be replaced. Apple’s decision to continue to prioritize redness and water resistance over life means that millions of airpods will continue to end in the trash every few years. This will be a total rare land mineral, and we believe that companies must adopt a suitable solution to offset this problem.

Airpods Pro 3 provides the best active noise cancellation in its class, tracking heart rate, and the experience of user -polished users, but in the end can be disposable. For this reason, IFIXIT has given the AirPods Pro 3 score 0 of 10.