Other Ditching 17 Air for 17 Pro

[blairh]

I've been all about the iPhone 17 Air for a while now. Really love the idea of something super light in-hand and in-pocket. Hate the size and weight of my 16 Pro Max.

But the more I think about it, I think the 17 Pro makes way more sense for me. While we don't know the final specs of course, I'm expecting a superior screen on the 17 Pro line this fall (brighter and hopefully anti-reflective). Plus of course stereo speakers (unlike the Air), a better camera, and I'm gonna assume better battery life too.

If the Air was going to have a superior screen and stereo speakers, I would for sure get it. But it feels like too many compromises versus the 17 Pro line.

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

It's all going to be the same mediocre upgrades until the 20th Anniversary edition which should be the iPhone 19. Probably get the fold version then, if it exists, and a zero port iPhone...

 

[huanbrother]

See, that's exactly Apple is trying to do by introducing the Air in the now rumored configuration (large enough with a small battery, simple enough with a single camera/speaker setup) so that people would lean for the Pro and Pro Max.