UPDATED: At the time of writing this article, Apple's website in Spain had not been updated, so the real price is 67,10 euros and not 49 euros / dollars.
Once Apple has launched the AirPods, most users interested in buying them have already done so, they are currently waiting for them to arrive at their homes next week, at least for the first ones who reserved them. Meanwhile, Apple's website is filling with information related to these new wireless headphones, which apparently have had more problems than expected once they were brought into production, the Cupertino-based company is expanding information related to the technical support of these devices. As available in the American Apple Store, the price to replace the AirPods battery is $ 49 (as long as it is not covered by the warranty), a price that will surely be the same in Europe, since the price to replace the battery in the United States and in Europe is the same, 79 euros / dollars.
To obtain information about the charge cycles of the devices that Apple manufactures, we have different ways. These cycles offer us information related to the charging cycles of the device, which can give us a approximate guidance on the condition and duration of the same. However, with AirPods it is impossible to know, at least for the moment, the charge cycles of these wireless headphones, so the only way to know if the batteries are working correctly is to control the playback hours.
The battery of the new AirPods, managed with the W1 chip, offer us an autonomy of 5 hours with a single charge. Recharging them for just 15 minutes, we can use them again for 3 more hours. Thanks to the charging base, where the AirPods are stored, we can obtain a total autonomy of 24 hours. All these measurements are those that in theory the AirPods will offer us. Now all you have to do is check If they are really true or if it will be the same as the 10 hours that in theory the battery lasts of the new Macbook Pro with Touch Bar, since there are many users who claim not to come close to the autonomy promised by the company.
In which we are € 49 or $ 49, because on the apple website it is € 67,10