So true yet every year there are posts and articles saying the iPhone model that sells out quickly is the popular one and the one that’s easy to get a week later is the model not selling. Makes no sense if you don’t know what the supply is.
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iPhone Air Impressions after Apple Store Visit (all new iPhone models)
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Macros don't use the "wide" lens, but the "ultra wide" one which the Air doesn't have.
The wide lens can't focus that close (20cm? too lazy to google) whereas the ultra wide can focus on much nearer objects, which is needed for macro shots.
The Air has more battery life than my 15 Pro, and most other pre-17-series iPhones other than the Pro Maxes. I don’t remember all those iPhone users complaining about unacceptable battery life. Sure, the other 17 series phones have a big jump in battery life. But the Air is on par or better than most previous iPhones.
I just went to my local Apple Store few hours ago, and something surprised me: The back glass of this year’s iPhones (all of them) appears to be very prone to scratches, despite the publicity of Ceramic Shield 2.
All the 2025 iPhones, the 17, 17 Pro and the Air, had scratches on the rear glass, around the MagSafe area. Obviously, the darker the color, the more visible the scratches are…
All the 2025 iPhones, the 17, 17 Pro and the Air, had scratches on the rear glass, around the MagSafe area. Obviously, the darker the color, the more visible the scratches are…
Good points. I don’t usually pay attention to much between releases. But when I do hear stuff it’s almost always about battery life. Glad it’s working out for people. I was hoping to be wrong.
Did you deliberately state the exact opposite to what is shown in that video.
iPhone Air is awesome. Loving mine.
Love my iPhone 17 Pro Max in Cosmic Orange as well.
Get what you want, use as you wish! Enjoy.
Love my iPhone 17 Pro Max in Cosmic Orange as well.
Get what you want, use as you wish! Enjoy.
Moral of the story:
There’s an option available for all types of customers. Whether it’s the 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, or Air.
It’s all subjective to the user at the end of the day. I personally upgrade every year and have always gone the “Pro” route. And I’m glad I got the Air this year.
There’s an option available for all types of customers. Whether it’s the 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, or Air.
It’s all subjective to the user at the end of the day. I personally upgrade every year and have always gone the “Pro” route. And I’m glad I got the Air this year.
The iPhone 18 pro models will be identical externally by all reports. The only bit that may change is the camera button which Apple are allegedly looking to simplify design wise to make it cheaper to manufacture.
It's not.
It's just what Apple has been telling you is important in a smartphone. As they had no other reason to get you to upgrade. It's marketing.
Pro cameras that photographers use still have just one lens.
All the dark colors easily scratch and it shows.
All the light colors easily scratch …. it just doesn’t show.
I was pretty surprised at how easily they scratch. They’ve only been on the floor a couple of days, at most.
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All the light colors easily scratch …. it just doesn’t show.
I was pretty surprised at how easily they scratch. They’ve only been on the floor a couple of days, at most.
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Yeah, my 15 Pro has various little scratches and I don't use a case. I truly couldn't care less. I'm not passing it onto my descendents.
Why are we "slapping" cases on our phones? All this slapping. I gently push my phone into my case. And the point of the air is that it doesn't need a case. Hence the durability build. Titanium, ceramic etc. you don't need one
The Galaxy Edge will unfortunately not hold onto more than a third of its purchase price after a year, that’s the thing I dislike about Samsung phones, I got a Z Flip 7 and have owned most of the Fold and Flip line so I’m not anti Samsung at all but the Edge is just a skinny Galaxy with the same design and not the same (to my eyes) desirability as the Air, I think that’s why it’s sold so poorly. It’s great that’s you’re happy with it though.
Zach (I hope you're reading this right now) was a bit sensationalist in the description key-frame labeling of this video.
It took a lot more Newtons than his initial hand-bend test to get that unit to break.
This is like using a photo of the results of a 230kmh crash-test to describe that the construction of a BMW M4 is suss.
Rewatch it. The back is Ceramic Shield (as in 1.0). The front glass is Ceramic Shield 2.
Battery is typically worse in the first few days. It's indexing in the background which is a battery hog.
I am continually surprised that the 'telephoto' option becomes so important.
I'm more of a macro guy, and the practical in-my-hand relevance of the improvements therein are what inevitably draw-me-in...
Yep - I can crop to zoom in (especially with so many pixels to play with) but it's not possible to crop to zoom out 😁
Not ideal, but the selfie camera is closer to an ultra wide. I've been using it for my ultra wide shots so far
In my experience, the ultrawide is useless because I can typically step back to expand the frame.
But when taking pictures of distant objects like cell sites, where you can’t always get as close as you want, the telephoto far outperforms digital zoom. Wide lens cropped pixelates way too quickly. Just going from the 13 mini’s wide lens to the 13 Pro’s telephoto made a major difference for me. The 13 Pro to the 15 Pro is better, but not substantially. I’d expect the 17 Pro’s telephoto to handily outperform the 15 Pro, though.
Deep Blue for the win. But will be putting brown Nomad leather case on it.
Yes it’s true, unlike iPhones Android phones in general do not hold their value. Fortunately resale isn’t a deal breaker for me as I am a cross platform enthusiast that’s carried two phones iPhone and Android for over a decade. Each platform has it’s pros and cons.
Experience with many phones has taught me the flat front and flat rear profile with a reasonable camera bump suits my preferences. This is a major reason I do like the Edge.
Conversely the relatively large “platform” on the rear of the iPhone Air takes getting used to. Yet Apple did do a beautiful job with it. Going forward I’m expecting Apple to make some smart improvements which will make the Air an excellent choice.