Apple’s AirPods 5 have replaceable batteries in the earbuds, but the charging case remains inaccessible even with the best tools available. Here’s how iFixit fared in its latest teardown.
AirPods 5 are more repairable, barely
The AirPods line has always been a thorn in Apple’s side, at least when it comes to environmental responsibility. These earbuds and charging case have always been irreparable hunks of plastic destined for a garbage dump at the end of their short life.
However, iFixit has discovered a small glimmer of hope in the AirPods 5. The long-running repairability score for AirPods has been zero, until the latest model received a slight bump to two.