Disposable headphones…
It is therefore the seasoned technicians ofiFixit who stick to it in order to check if this new generation is easier to open and repair. Unsurprisingly the answer is no, and it will be necessary to irreparably damage the AirPods Pro Gen2 to admire the components. It will therefore not be possible to replace the batteries (which are in the head of the AirPods Pro 2), nor to change a component that has failed (Apple uses glue to hold them in place), in time for the environment , yet so expensive to Apple (it’s ironic, but many competitors do not do better, and it seems difficult to be so light – the AirPods Pro Gen2 headphones are 5.3 grams – and easily repairable). This is all the more unfortunate since (regular AirPods users know this well) the autonomy is reduced over time, and it will only be left to bring them to Apple after a few years to have them recycled.
Just like their charging box
Scattered like a puzzle
The technician in charge of this disassembly confirms in image the presence of a link between the aluminum eyelet used to attach a strap and a metal plate surrounding the Lightning port, but without telling us more about its role (shame). As with headphones, dismantling the case is a real carnage and no part will come out unscathed. As a reminder, the AirPods Pro Gen2 embed a new H2 chip coupled with new adaptation algorithms allowing the rendering to be adjusted in real time according to the shape of the ear and/or the placement of the headphones and new loudspeakers. speakers. Adaptive Transparency (allowing to reduce disturbing sound when Transparency mode is activated) makes its appearance, active reduction of ambient noise (ANC) has also been improved with sound analysis 48,000 times per second and it will be possible to establish a personalized listening profile (for these AirPods Pro Gen2 but also Gen1, AirPods Gen3, Beats Fit Pro and AirPods Max, with an iPhone equipped with Face ID and iOS 16) by analyzing the shape of the ears of the user thanks to the camera of an iPhone (in the manner of what other manufacturers like Sony offer, with the advantage for Apple of the precision of the TrueDepth system of Face ID).