after finishing our round of Galaxy S 10
tear downs we decided to take a peek at
the newly released galaxy buttons from a
repair standpoint how do these compare
to the air pots getting into the galaxy
buds was way easier than opening the air
pods all it took was a spudger some
careful prying to get around the light
adhesive and a Philips screwdriver when
we opened up the air pods on the other
hand our primary tools were a razor
blade a dremel and tons of heat probably
the coolest thing is that the batteries
are relatively easy to access the buds
use coin cell batteries that aren't
exactly commonplace but they can be
found online
meaning that swapping out a battery down
the line is definitely a possibility
this also means that when it's time for
these buds to be recycled recyclers can
easily remove the batteries to dispose
of them safely when it comes to battery
capacity the galaxy buds have twice the
capacity at the airports - that's 200
milliwatts for the galaxy buds and 93
milliwatt hours for the air pods getting
into the galaxy buds charging case was
just as easy as the buds themselves it
is held together with clips and screws
and houses an extra 1.03 watt hours of
battery power which is actually a little
smaller than the air pods 1.52 watt our
case battery considering how easily
these galaxy buds came apart we're
giving them a 6 out of 10 on our ability
scale here's one on the upside the
external assemblies are all held
together with clips instead of glue
making for a mostly non-destructive
entry process this assembly can be
accomplished with common prying tools
and a Phillips screwdriver the ear buds
used coin cell batteries that are
relatively easy to find online for
future replacement the charging case
battery is easier to replace but will
most likely be more difficult to source
adhesive is used to keep many of the
internal components together though it
is not excessive and can be reused for
reassembly on the downside after opening
careful prying is required to separate
some adhered components without tearing
fragile cables and lastly some cables in
the charging case are soldered directly
to the motherboard instead of utilizing
contact pads or board
overall we were really impressed with
these new galaxy buds especially
compared to Apple's air pods we wish the
ear buds were a little easier to open
without chewing up the plastic casing
and the batteries could definitely be
easier to access this is a huge step in
the right direction for this category
though and we hope other companies are
paying attention