Right? It's bad enough I'm already walking around with an armadillo in my trousers. Don't need a large phone adding to the girth. Sign me up for the Air Mini!!!
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iPhone 17 Lineup Hands On: Air's Thinness vs Pro's Power
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There is no 17 in the Air's name
Doesn't matter, it's the 17 Air, and I guarantee next year they will actually call it the 18 Air.
You can guarantee whatever you want, but can you show me any Apple official literature where this phone is referred to as 17 Air?
That's not normal at all, you need to exchange that. I played with all models at the store today and nothing like that happened with any of them.
I think silver is the safe color this year for the Pro. It appears to be a nice looking silver. If you want to be bold and can live with it for the next few years, orange may be for you. A case will definitely be your friend if you get the deep blue.
The trade-off had issues, I assume. Strength vs Heat, and Heat won out this iteration. Maybe Strength will make a comeback?
I have to believe the air is a blueprint for future phones as heat management continues to advance. It's so light.
Could not be happier with my iPhone Air.
This is what a phone in 2025 should be.
I understand why someone would go for the value of the base model, but to anyone who goes for one of those horrendously ugly pros…🤢
You’re overthinking it.
This is what a phone in 2025 should be.
I understand why someone would go for the value of the base model, but to anyone who goes for one of those horrendously ugly pros…🤢
You’re overthinking it.
Which one is the 'All iPhone'? Is it the iPhone 17 All?
Air is cool but not as comfortable to hold and use as the 6.3” models. Something about the width/height makes me not like it. For as light as it is, the edge kind digs at pink and i find myself needing to readjust it in my hand more to use the screen. Of course the larger screen is beautiful, but think after like 6 hours of use i’m pretty settled on sticking with the small Pro this year.
The Air's thin battery would have had to be reduced in size significantly further to achieve a significantly smaller screen and housing, and people would then complain about its further-reduced runtime. Maybe after Apple starts using more advanced battery technology, an Air variant with smaller width and height might be practical.
Apple may have wanted to hit a certain battery life, and the Air's 6.5" may have been the smallest size possible to do that at that thickness. A smaller Air at the same thickness would have decreased battery life, so to maintain that battery life minimum the smaller phone would be likely need to be thicker, thus making it not Air. Or who knows, maybe Apple would be ok with shorter battery life for an Air Mini.