Admittedly, we may have had inflated hopes for Fairphone's first earbud offerings—earbuds are tough! But we're still a little bummed these aren't easier-than-average to service.

That said, even the Fairphone 1 had a lot to improve upon! Let's hope for a similar evolution.

Fairphone is doing some things right with their earbuds' materials (Fairtrade Gold, and some recycled plastics)—and we're all for it! It just won't lengthen device life like repair does.

But don't despair, their phones are still topping our wishlists—check out their latest Fairphone 4.

Read on to check out the repairability score, but we'll say right now, it's gonna be tough to beat Galaxy Buds.