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iPhone Air For those getting the air
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Apple doesn't differentiate battery tests across iPhone lines - the tests are the same (the rated hours are video playback, at the same brightness level, same video, same audio level) The 40 hour Pro battery life is not shooting 4k60 while livestreaming and getting directions via GPS, it is just playing a locally stored video file at average brightness, just like it is for every other iPhone battery life test.
I don’t know lol it was posted on X with no source. Looks like a warehouse
Changed my order. It’s deep blue iPhone 17 Pro for me and gold iPhone Air for my wife.
omg, i'm second guessing my choise of white now :/
Right?
That black is actually amazing looking !
Guessing that titanium frame is what makes the look so elegant ?
It really is. All the Air colors are so nice it's hard to just choose one.
Nah. Apple can get the same finish with other metals including aluminum (Jet Black iPhone 7). Caveat with aluminum is it will likely be more prone to bending at that thinness.
I'm 80% getting the Pro, but will wait to see what the reviews on the air are like in relation to performance and battery life. Also want to try them both in store to see what it's like, and choose a color
Yeah, it's the textures and the glossy imaculateness of it. I wonder if the back 'plateua' would scratch over time putting it on a table though. (not trying to make myself feel better about my choice - honest!)
This really makes me think, like you, many people just don't want to risk it until they see it, and it'll instantly go out of stock after friday.
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Me too! Looking forward to getting my hands on that beauty 🤩
Black is the nuts. Glad I chose it. It also accentuates the screen more …
Just looking at the battery...
The EU battery endurance test is a standardised test so there's no 'apple trickery' to skew the numbers.
The test sequence includes the following tasks performed in succession until the battery charge is depleted entirely:
4min Phone call
30min Standby
9min Web browsing
30min Standby
4min Video streaming
1min web game
30min Standby
8min File upload/download
30min Standby
4min Local video playback
Full details:
m.gsmarena.com
"The "Battery endurance per cycle" rating is represented as the number of hours a single charge would last if the device is used in a repeated test pattern of use cases."
So basically they repeat the above until it's dead. Of course it would be skewed if there's standby optimisations more aggresively applied to one phone over another, but I think this is the best comparison we can get right now.
17 Pro Max
53:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
17 Pro
47:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
17
41:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
16 Pro Max
48:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
16 Pro
37:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
16
37:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
Air
40:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
The EU battery endurance test is a standardised test so there's no 'apple trickery' to skew the numbers.
The test sequence includes the following tasks performed in succession until the battery charge is depleted entirely:
4min Phone call
30min Standby
9min Web browsing
30min Standby
4min Video streaming
1min web game
30min Standby
8min File upload/download
30min Standby
4min Local video playback
Full details:
EU Battery endurance - definition - GSMArena.com
"The "Battery endurance per cycle" rating is represented as the number of hours a single charge would last if the device is used in a repeated test pattern of use cases."
So basically they repeat the above until it's dead. Of course it would be skewed if there's standby optimisations more aggresively applied to one phone over another, but I think this is the best comparison we can get right now.
17 Pro Max
53:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
17 Pro
47:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
17
41:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
16 Pro Max
48:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
16 Pro
37:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
16
37:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
Air
40:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
I love it, looks very sleek. I like to swap colors year over year and I had black this year, so it's cloud white for me.
I'm still good with white. I had trouble choosing too. Every air color is gorgeous and that's unusual for me, normally there will only be one or two colors in any given year that I like. I don't really like any of the Pros this year, the orange, I need to see that one in person. The regular 17 colors are nice, although muted yet again. So the air hit it out of the ballpark on so many levels.
Cloud White is still the winner for me, but DAMN... The polished titanium is giving much more durable and scratch resistant jet black iPhone 7 2025 edition.👏🏼
During work hours I have my phone propped up on a stand, it it's not there it's in my hand or pocket. I don't set it down anywhere and I don't type or anything because of that wobble.
I like that too. The titanium really grew on me these last two years after being not really thrilled with the whole idea.
Will the old MagSafe Battery Pack (discontinued) work with the Iphone Air? I use it frequently on my Iphone 15 pro... I have $1100 trade in credit with Xfinity on the 15 Pro. I was all set on the 17 Pro, but that Air is tempting. Would feel so much better in my pocket while hiking and taking walks.
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And I'm so glad to see Apple switching it up and going glossy vs matte this time around with it too, despite debuting the finish only 2 years ago.👏🏼
Thought I'd take a look on how the pro max colors were doing in my immediate area (Seattle):
Orange: all versions sold out, with delivery windows 10/7-14
Deep Blue: the 512 and 2 tb available, delivery window on the 256 10/7-14
Silver: all versions sold out, with delivery windows 10/7-14
So silver and orange are hot, deep blue lagging behind a little. The regular Pro had a lot of availability too.
Orange: all versions sold out, with delivery windows 10/7-14
Deep Blue: the 512 and 2 tb available, delivery window on the 256 10/7-14
Silver: all versions sold out, with delivery windows 10/7-14
So silver and orange are hot, deep blue lagging behind a little. The regular Pro had a lot of availability too.
Plus China put a last minute hold on the iPhone Air because of the e-sim only. When it opens up… the Air will be hard to get. I think the will be a significant number of 17 Pro’s being returned for the Air.This really makes me think, like you, many people just don't want to risk it until they see it, and it'll instantly go out of stock after friday.
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