- Among the most repairable headphones you can buy
- The headphones will be followed by a smartphone launch in the United States
- US price TBC, but UK price of £219 is around $285
Fairphone, one of the most exciting smartphone makers on the market, is coming to the United States – but its first American product won’t be a phone. This will be noise canceling headphones.
These are no ordinary headphones, however. The Fairbuds XL are made with longevity, repairability, and environmental responsibility in mind, and according to iFixit, they are some of the most repairable headphones you can buy.
That’s Fairphone’s deal: it makes products that let you enjoy your technology for longer without feeling as guilty about what you’re doing to the planet. These headphones are therefore 100% e-waste neutral, made from 92% recycled aluminum, are modular for easy repair and have easily replaceable batteries.
We’ve used the Fairbuds XL and really like them, calling them “very talented” – and in Europe they’ve been around for a few years, so sometimes get discounts of up to 30%, which makes them even more tempting.
Why the Fairphone US launch is important
Fairphone fits squarely into the growing “right to repair” movement that calls for manufacturers to do better: many people want technology that isn’t impossible to repair or must be thrown away because life-limited components like earphone batteries aren’t replaceable.
The company’s flagship phone, the Fairphone 6, promises to give you eight years of total support, including a five-year warranty and spare parts availability until 2033. And it will also come to the US, once the headset’s launch helps establish the brand.
Fairphone still uses Chinese manufacturing, but as PK Press Club reports, the company is focusing on sustainability throughout the supply chain, from extracting materials to manufacturing devices. And its devices are designed to be repaired, with key components easily replaced.
This strategy seems to be working: Fairphone’s revenues increased by 61% year-over-year and the company has bold plans for the United States: it wants to sell as many headphones in the United States as in Europe.
We don’t yet know how much the headphones will cost in the US, but the UK price translates to around $285 – however, the UK price includes an average sales tax of 20%, so the US price before taxes will likely be lower than that.
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