iPhone Air Hot take: the pro phone is better than the air for caseless users

[ps4db]

Its less prone to dents on the edge, and rim, by a large margin. It is not more durable to drops on the face and back, not not overall more durable to higher drop tests than the Pro.

Not much of a choice for us : “how do you like your iPhone ? Dented and scratched or smashed and cracked ?” 😂

 

[tolili alert]

From a 13PM to an Air… Much better feeling in hand the last one. Obviously both caseless. Not slippery at all.

 

[kp98077]

I find typing on the Air more difficult than my Pro Max.

Because the air keyboard is very similar to the pro

 

[maka344]

Because the air keyboard is very similar to the pro

This is right, and I much prefer the slightly wider space the Pro Max offers. But damn, that Air.

 

[Htsi]

So how do you feel shinny finishes and color loss before they happen?

It is universal fact that anodized ( will lose paint) aluminum ( will dent easy)
Paint loss is true even on coated steel so I’d always buy silver, no dents no paint. Only patina

 

[turbineseaplane]

the air has that bar of soap effect that reminds me a lot of the iphone 6 (i know a lot of people liked that design—i hated it). the other thing is it's an even larger screen than the base pro, which just makes it more unwieldy for small hands not less.

Oof.. That is not what I would want to hear.

I've never encountered a more slippery piece of tech than the iPhone 6.

 

[subjonas]

I find typing on the Air more difficult than my Pro Max.

Why is that?

 

[nelle douville]

Get the phone you like. Some like Air. Some like 17 base. Some like 17 pro & pro max. You have choices.

 

[Rangers94]

Had the iPhone Air and went to the 17 Pro Max. I find the Pro Max to be easier to type on and also feels better in hand.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I don't have big hands and haven't experienced any slippery feeling from hand-holding the Air much less using it without a case.

 

[NotApplicable]

Oof.. That is not what I would want to hear.

I've never encountered a more slippery piece of tech than the iPhone 6.

The air is FAR less slippery than the pro. The polished titanium grips to your skin very well, the textured aluminum is smooth as silk. I switched from an air to a pro, and the pro feels like it’s slipping out of my hands far more than the air did, despite being smaller in footprint