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I'm looking into buying some headphones for the gym, and I'd like to give Fairphone products a try. My experience with earbuds is that they tend to be hard a fit that can stay put during a whole run, and with larger over-ears I worry about getting my ears too hot during the exercise.

So between the two, which one would you choose?

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[-] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I was steered off after reading/watching lots of reviews of the Fairbuds reporting their audio quality is very average to low.

Seeking a battery-replaceable model I ended up going with the Samsung Buds Core which have a very similar Varta button battery to the Fairbuds. It is not designed to be user-replaceable, but isn't very hard either - look up some YouTube videos and see if you'd be comfortable with the replacement process (its a bit fiddly).

P. S. As this is a Fairphone comm let me know if my comment is unwelcome. I love what Fairphone does and was keen to get their headphones, but couldn't justify the cost with the performance. Hopefully the next version improves performance.

[-] rglullis@communick.news 2 points 1 week ago

Your comment is certainly welcome. You are making valid points, and this community is not just to cheer the company on. I understand that they are not made for people who value bang-per-dollar, but I also could not bring myself any of their products after being disappointed with their Fairphone 3 -> Fairphone 4 direction. I thought the 3 would be the foundation for the phones and that upgrades would be a matter of changing the modules, but they moved on to "only" make their phones more repairable.

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Fairphone is a Dutch electronics manufacturer that designs and produces smartphones. It aims to lower environmental footprint through minimizing the use of conflict minerals in its devices, maintaining fair labor conditions for its workforce and suppliers, and allowing users to maintain their own devices.

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