If it's less advanced, it'll consume more power. It's cheap to make 120Hz displays and many Android phones support it. What's expensive is lowering down to 1Hz for power savings.
The #1 reason people upgrade their phones is because of battery life. Every percent counts, not just pro users.
A new survey has found that nearly seven in ten iPhone owners in the United States plan to upgrade to an iPhone 17 model, signaling strong demand...
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People care about thinness, but not at the expense of battery life or cameras. The poor sales of S25 Edge already proves that.
Nobody is going to buy Air to "stand out." It has a single rear camera. It looks like an iPhone 16e Plus.