How much does it cost to fix first generation AirPods?

The first-generation AirPods were released in 2016, and since then, they’ve been a new “cash that lays the golden eggs” for Apple. But in 2023, that makes the first AirPods 7-year-old headphones . So in this post we are going to see how much its repair costs.

Repair AirPods: an odyssey in the service

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It is known that all technology devices, which have rechargeable lithium batteries, will suffer wear. However, the smaller the battery, the greater the stress and wear. And the case of AirPods was not going to be an exception, especially considering that many people have had the first generation since they came out, or bought a year or two after they came out.

The first generation AirPods have two battery sizes. The case, on the one hand, has 398 mAh. Each headset, separately, with 25 mAh battery . As you can see, they are small capacities. And we must add that AirPods are constantly charging and discharging. So the battery is the main problem of this product, when several years of use have passed.

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As a good Apple product, the company repairs everything in its official technical service. So you may want to replace the battery of the first generation AirPods, through Apple, but you don’t know the prices. Well, the costs are the following:

  • Charging case battery: 65 euros
  • Battery of each earphone: 65 euros (each)

But these 65 euros can be multiplied by up to three, if we have to change the batteries of all the components. If we have a headset and the charging case that need a battery replacement, we are talking about a cost of 130 euros, for replacing two batteries that, as we have seen before, are really small.

And if we find ourselves with the case that we need to replace the three batteries, then the price already rises to 195 euros. And if they are required, you have to add 12.10 euros for shipping costs. It is an outrageous price, taking into account that the second generation AirPods at Apple cost 159 euros.

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Of course, until now, we have talked about the battery. Because there are two dimensions to explore, which are the “Other damages” and the substitutions of some of the components. For example, if we have lost one of the two headphones, or the charging case. It is important to note that “Other damage” includes anything other than the battery, and that the price may vary, depending on what happens to it. So, here are the costs:

  • Replacement of one of the two AirPods: 89 euros (each)
  • Other damage to one of the two AirPods: 89 euros (each)
  • Replacement of the AirPods charging case (due to loss): 75.01 euros
  • Other damage to the AirPods charging case: 75.01 euros