Samsung's new headphones very easy to repair according to iFixit

A few days ago, Samsung took advantage of the Galaxy Note 20 presentation conference to lift the veil on the Galaxy Buds Live, its new bean-shaped true wireless headphones. Disassembled by iFixit, they are very easy to repair. A feat for a product of its kind.

Les Samsung Galaxy Buds Live // Source : Samsung

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Magic beans. Here is how we might qualify the new headphones true wireless from Samsung. If you’ve been following tech news, you’ve probably heard of iFixit. This medium became known by testing the degree of repairability of new tech products. Necessarily, Galaxy Buds Live were no exception. And so much the better for Samsung.

Galaxy Buds Live: magic beans

If the new Samsung headphones have been the subject of some mockery, their bean shape hugs the inside of the ear and thus ensures excellent support promises Korean. According to iFixit, this design choice and the design of the Galaxy Buds Live itself have another advantage: they are extremely easy to repair.

The media assures that the Buds Live as well as their case are very easy to disassemble and repair yourself and even speak modular design. All parts can be replaced without having to glue or weld. Special mention to the batteries, very easy to change but difficult to obtain in spare parts for the moment.

For all these reasons, iFixit gives Galaxy Buds Live an 8 out of 10 rating.

A benchmark in the field

If we were able to see such a high mark on the repairability tests of smartphones, tablets or computers, the score of Galaxy Buds Live is unprecedented for this type of product.

Indeed, the headphones true wireless almost all receive catastrophic repairability ratings. This is due to their very compact format, the use of very rigid molded plastic and assemblies requiring the application of glue or welding. For exemple, Apple AirPods Pro, one of the market references, have obtained a repairability score of 0 out of 10 at iFixit.

The Galaxy Buds Live outclass the competition so much on this side that one wonders why Samsung has not insisted on the durability of the product and therefore, by extension, its impact on the environment.