Because it was the best phone Apple ever made. It was the perfect size and weight, and only needed ProMotion and a telephoto lens to round it out.
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Apple Said to Cut iPhone Air Production Amid Underwhelming Sales
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Rocking a 15 Pro here for just under 2 years and happy so far with it but the Air is the only phone that has also intrigued me to upgrade this year otherwise I can probably ride out this cycle for another year with this phone.
The camera is also what's hesitating me, I can go down to 2 cameras but down to 1 is a bit of an adjustment from the 3 I've had the last few phones.
I appreciate everything about it, but most of us depend on our phones way too much, and shorter battery life is a non-starter.
For other things, like an iPad which is heavy enough already, and usually use indoors with a plug nearby, no big deal, make it as thin and light as possible and I am right there. But not for my phone.
Hopefully battery technology one day makes this tradeoff unnecessary.
For other things, like an iPad which is heavy enough already, and usually use indoors with a plug nearby, no big deal, make it as thin and light as possible and I am right there. But not for my phone.
Hopefully battery technology one day makes this tradeoff unnecessary.
The real question with the Air is:
A. Are people finding it intriguing for what it offers?
Or
B. Are people finding it intriguing simply because it's different?
The former has staying power for a product, the latter does not.
A. Are people finding it intriguing for what it offers?
Or
B. Are people finding it intriguing simply because it's different?
The former has staying power for a product, the latter does not.
No, it is not a bad product; period. Perhaps the initial price is too high for blockbuster sales, but that does not make it a bad product.
Don’t forget the single speaker. Having said that it might drive more people to use headphones on public transport, so maybe single speakers are the way forward 😂
In this case, I advocate for NO speakers.
People using speakers in public, extremely rudely, has become far too common.
Someone at work has an Air, feels nice and light in the hand but I would rather a Pro Max, they are also considering returning it for a 17 Pro Max.
You know i miss the times where we just had the 1 iPhone launch each year. Those times were good. So you had the S year and the regular year iPhone and also just launch the 1 iPhone with the regular and plus size to keep everyone happy.
I wonder how this would’ve sold with 2 cameras and the extra speaker. Probably not much better but still interesting to ponder..
I guess it depends upon your definition of good or bad product?
I think "how it sells" and/or "does it sell enough" is a component of a product being good or bad or "good enough".
I don't know how we could argue otherwise.
A product has to sell successfully enough, otherwise it's at least somewhat of a bad product in that the right choices weren't made to make the product successful enough in the market.
For me it’s enough phone for my needs, while being a more elegant product than Pro and especially the Pro Max.
I like the mini too, and I have one, but it didn't sell well. The majority of people didn't want it. It's like mourning the Touch Bar. There was a niche section of people who loved it... but most are glad to know it's gone. IDK what phone I will get once my 13 mini gets unsupported but I just find it comical how there's such a cult following it gets brought up in every single forum.
Those of us that love the niche devices do love them though. The mini and air are two of my favorite iphones.
It would need to be different dimensions in that case, and thus wouldn't be the Air.
Exactly and to make it with sub par features was a huge mistake!
All these posts are like:
I would have bought the Ferrari if they could just add a 2nd row and a larger cargo area and maybe a bigger gas tank.
Got it.
So you actually wanted an SUV, not the Ferrari.
I would have bought the Ferrari if they could just add a 2nd row and a larger cargo area and maybe a bigger gas tank.
Got it.
So you actually wanted an SUV, not the Ferrari.
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Just like no one asked for Vision Pro and no one asked for apple car which they ended up abandoning.
Sorry I mean speakers that play out loud ... ear speaker of course remains.
I understand why people would choose another phone, but it doesn’t make sense to me why so many people seem to actively hate that the Air exists? Are you afraid Apple is going to take away your brick phones?