I had to replace my AirPods. RIP set one, November 2019. I replaced them
because one of the pods' batteries wouldn't hold a charge for more than about
a half hour.
If you look at one of the ear pieces, you'll notice there are basically two
sections - the part that goes in your ear, and the part that hangs out of the ear
pointing downward. Apparently, the latter part houses a long, thin battery. After
two years, this one piece simply couldn't carry on.
My new pair are perhaps of a later generation, or later model. The case surely
is, anyway — it can charge by sitting on a pad or by inserting the proper cable.
Finally, A check of my battery life after 10 minutes of playing music showed
a decrease of 3%; extrapolating, that means an hour of playtime should drop the
batteries by about 18%, meaning I ought to have about five and a half hours of
playtime before the new AirPods require recharging.
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