I feel like this is a potential collectible opportunity - especially if you buy one and don’t open the box. Discontinued Apple products - unopened - are usually a $$ opportunity.
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Apple's iPhone Air Experiment Fails as Supply Chain Cuts Production by 80%
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I think IF Apple decides to continue the iPhone Air, it really needs a 3,900 to 4,000 mAh internal battery. That plus the efficiency gains from the A20 SoC and C2 radio modem chip could give the iPhone Air the same life per charge as the iPhone 16 Plus.
I wish Apple would sue MKBHD for constantly pushing a misleading “pro user” perspective.
It would teach him a lesson. I used to like him. These days he just preaches about how everyone should have a brick-thick phone with seven cameras just because he needs one. Someone really needs to start a channel that reviews these devices from a true everyday user’s perspective. Not from a YouTuber’s or content creator’s point of view. People like MKBHD and others genuinely can’t see beyond their own use case.
And your response is exactly what’s wrong with Apple’s advertising of Air (or lack thereof).
Air factually can match 17 Pro Max battery life when both are on cellular only. No WIFI. It is that efficient already. So Air actually already beat iPhone 16 Plus battery life.
But no, Apple won’t mention that C1X is already that efficient. Everyone is too caught up on the low battery capacity and cannot see beyond that.
It is both thicker and heavier than a 13 mini, and with a worse camera too. Maybe if they addressed those issues it would sell better?
Let's not exaggerate what Apple did. They fit only the A19 SoC into the plateau, not the "entire phone." The only reason the chip fits there is because there is no second camera.
The vast majority of the logic board sits below the plateau.
iPhone 17 Pro/Max uses the same layout with the logic board below the plateau.
Upgrade worthy reduction. That 12% was the most I was willing to loose. So until an upgrade that reduced the overall weight difference and had upgrade worthy options.
120Hz display 460ppi 6.5” always on display with max peak 3k nits.
The MBA is a different story.
but they don’t charge 20% more than the Pro chip MBP for the Air.
The 13 gram I have now is https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNR8VXKV
I think this is the same but diff company which arrives Saturday to test. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMRH9R18
Good luck! I love the first one I got so far.
Ps- it fits the Air battery mag safe pack perfectly.
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This indicates that the company has suffered losses and is reducing production. I won't be surprised if Apple raises the prices for the future basic iPhone model. Now is the best time to buy a basic 17 model
I love my iPhone Air, the titanium frame, the sky blue color, design, and its overall performance. Feels more comfortable to hold over than my old 14 Pro for sure, and battery life just depends on the day. Don’t regret getting one, even after trying mine out side by side with a 17 Pro and Pro max.
Distributed weight feels lighter. A pound of lead feels heavier than a pound of feathers.
Pretty much everyone I know uses a case, so the whole thin design aesthetics get lost inside that $30 cover.
You end up with something marginally thinner, compromising in features.
Customers aren’t dumb - they just opt for the regular iPhone to get much more value out of their purchase.
You end up with something marginally thinner, compromising in features.
Customers aren’t dumb - they just opt for the regular iPhone to get much more value out of their purchase.