Post #1939868
2026-05-02 10:16 UTC
@andrewblasco @iFixit As a newbie, are capacity: 800mAh and 500 cyles good values?
Been looking for wireless headphones for some time and Fairphone was top of mind.
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@miro@soc.crw.li 2026-05-02 11:27
@frauxirah @andrewblasco @iFixit I'm not sure about the battery. These numbers are a lot smaller than what's common in smartphones, but then headphones use less energy and need to charge less often. If you charge them once a week, 500 cycles get you ten years. Three times a week reduce that to over 3 years. That obviously depends heavily on your usage. Tip for the Fairphone headphones: the sound quality was a bit disappointing at first, but I got satisfying results when I applied a custom equalizer profile. I use the in-ear Fairbuds, but I gave the same advice to @luce, maybe they can speak for the XL headphones.