When replacing the battery of your AirTag, you must purchase a CR2032 battery, which is very common and is used in watches and other devices. They cost just over 1 euro and will give you a useful life of between 1 and 2 years for your AirTag. However, it will depend on the one you buy, and in my case, thinking it was better, I chose wrongly.
Surely if I say “alkaline”, you are thinking of those rabbit brand batteries that lasted much longer, or so the advertising said. And there are words that we associate with something good and better, however, this is not always the case, in fact, sometimes it is a deception, since that type of battery does not even exist in the format that we will see today.
Which battery is best for my AirTag
When purchasing a battery, we normally ask for the model, in this case the CR2032and we don’t look at much else. And it would be normal, since these batteries should all be lithium, however, in some places you will find “alkaline” models, or those that do not specify the material. These batteries may be better in certain situations, however, with an AirTag, which is a low-power device, they are not.
While A normal lithium battery will last about 18 months.another one made of a different material like the one I bought, will not last longer than 2 months, due to its high consumption, designed for other types of devices that need more energy in less time. Let’s say that its consumption at rest will be much higher and will degrade battery life quickly.
Therefore, when choosing a good battery, make sure it is lithium, and why not, the Duracell brand, the famous rabbit, which certainly does last longer. We leave you an Amazon product below in case you want some. specific for the AirTag.
They are very cheap, so don’t look for miracles, in addition, their duration could be close to 2 years, one of the best features of these devices, so paying 5 euros for 4 batteries seems ridiculous to me, and we will get something of quality .
In summary, this type of battery does not usually have variations, but you can find different models, especially if you go to the rare ones, so it is not recommended, since it could happen to you like it did to me, and in 2 months you will not have battery again, being quite annoying, and on top of that not having saved any money.
It is expected a AirTag 2which has a greater range and uses a more modern Bluetooth with less energy consumption, which would give us at least 2 years of guaranteed autonomy. Crazy.
And you, did you know this? When buying batteries, do you pay attention to their model, or do you only order the first ones available? There are not only qualities, but also construction and design materials, so it doesn’t hurt to know, although if you go to any store, they will know, and they usually give you a normal lithium one, which is what we should have in the AirTag or in a simple watch.
