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iPhone Air iPhone Air First Impressions Mega-Thread [MERGED]
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I'm coming from a 15 Pro Max and I'll think I'll end up doing the same as you each day - I work from home so not much of an issue. If I travel or out for an entire day I think I'll get a slim battery pack.
Today is my first full day after setting up the AIR yesterday so not sure if it's still indexing etc. I took it off charge at 7am, and at 2pm it's at 35% with 3 hrs screen on time. I'm definitely removing the 80% charge limit 😂
I saw a lot of posts about the scratching on the pros. Didn't think it would be an issue on the Black Air
Well, what a convenient coincidence that this happens to a YouTuber of all people. What are the odds? Could it be that he somehow had a hand in it just to get attention…
When I opened my Sky Blue Air yesterday, I thought it was white and had to double check the box and serial number. It's easily mistaken for White indoors, but when outdoors and in the sun you can see a subtle hint of Blue
How can you exchange it when it’s already been scratched? Or am I missing something?
Yeah, and I’ve already determined that. Got a regular 17.
I’m just responding to people who are suggesting the Mrwhostheboss battery test was somehow not accurate or fair.
Gotta say, coming from the 2-day battery of the 16 Plus, the Air is def a big adjustment battery-wise.
I unplugged the Air with 100% battery at 7am. By 8:30am, with light usage, it was down to 90%. Not a deal breaker, but def requires a mind shift.
Going to get the MagSafe battery pack and just keep it in my sling bag for when needed.
I unplugged the Air with 100% battery at 7am. By 8:30am, with light usage, it was down to 90%. Not a deal breaker, but def requires a mind shift.
Going to get the MagSafe battery pack and just keep it in my sling bag for when needed.
No it does not, using sky blue. The magsafe mount I use in my car leaves a faint mark that is easily wiped away.
Of course, it’s simply a smaller battery and there’s no way around it. But the max size/weight is a compromise for some of us as well. It just depends what works for you.
That being said I went to bed yesterday with 26% left on my Air (16 hours off the charger with 4.5 hour screen time). I can keep the phone topped off if I wanted since I have access to a wireless charger of some sort the majority of the day. I don’t think it’s wrong to assume most people can too, especially Air users.
It sounds as though Pro users are still trying to make a point about the Air’s shortcomings. At some point you all need to start enjoying your own phones and leave us alone 🙃
Of course its not fair, none of these tests performed are. There's no standardisation of the test method, phone settings (i.e. whats on background refresh, screen refresh rate, brightness etc etc). Its hardly a scientific method. The only person who can tell you if the battery can work for you, is you. These videos are designed to do one thing: make money for the creator. I wouldnt trust any of them.
I completely agree, and I'm torn. I got the Pro originally, but the screen was too small. All phones have flaws. I'm leaning toward keeping the air as it feels like a completely different animal. My two hesitations are its durability and the battery.
How did you calculate/get the percentages? I was trying to do the same thing, but I don't know how to get the percentages?
100% agree. It almost feels toy-like... (an expensive toy) but not an iPhone.
Yeah one of the things that swung me to the air was the titanium - proved to be more than durable. Lets be honest none of the phones are going to have issues with durability. Surface defects on unprotected phones? Sure!
Fantastic shots from the Air. I'm actually impressed by those!
Yeah I figured people would really discuss the screen size but it's really a non-issue it seems to many. For myself, the screen size is the main issue why I went with the Air over the base 17 models. I didn't want to spend $30+ a month for another Pro Max device and figured the Air would be a better fit even with the trade offs. Its a delight to hold and comfortable verses my brick 15 Pro Max.
Time will tell if I will buy the MagSafe battery. Today is my first actual day of having the device. However I know it will be a few days before the phone actually functions the way its intended due to indexing/learning my habits etc.
Set up a smart Album, and either use "lens" or "focal length" to filter by which camera was used. Had to do old fashioned math to get the percentages. (Number of Macro Photos + Number of Main Camera Photos + Number of Telephoto Photos = total; then macro/total, main/total, telephoto/total to get the percentages)
I'll add that you should also pay attention to WHAT photos get filtered, not just how many. For example, I noticed while I had a lot of telephoto pictures, most of them I would be fine without; there were less than five that I'd have been bummed not to have. That made me feel more comfortable ordering the air, whereas if I had just straight looked at the percentages I probably would have gone Pro.
lol, what a ridiculous post, no one is criticising you for your personal choices of tech haha.
Eh.... to be fair I have seen many post of Pro/Pro Max users screaming from every nook and cranny about the Airs shortcomings. We get it, it lacks cameras, battery life, and speaker but we were well aware of that.
Like I said earlier that I think that Pro users are justifying their purchase and thats great, but just because you prefer the bigger battery, excellent camera system, and new cooling system doesn't mean your experience will be any better than an Air user. You may have options in your more expensive purchase, but most of those things don't matter to the typical user who doesnt do photography and need the top of the line specs.
Granted I don't understand the fascination of Pro users vs Air users. Buy what suits you, enjoy what you purchased.
You must not have gone through this entire thread then lol. It wasn’t specifically targeted towards you, didn’t mean to come off that way. I just thought it was silly that people keep referencing mrwhostheboss for benchmarks and battery tests as though it’d really apply to most everyday Air users.
That’s quite a take.
Mrwhostheboss tested the phones under ideal circumstances. Exact same settings, exact same brightness calibrated with a meter, and all fresh batteries.
Yes, different people use their phones differently, but the test is actually a precise way to know what is the real battery capability of these phones.
I was in a meeting with my peers yesterday, one of them had a 17 pro and two of them had 16 pros. They have the phones in pretty heavy duty cases and it was shocking what giant heavy bricks they were. All of them were blown away by how light and pocketable the Air is even with a bumper case on it.
If you are going through that much battery capacity then a 17 pro max would also be dead halfway through the day and you'd be hooking it up to a brick.
I mean, are you literally on your phone using cpu intensive apps the entire time you are awake with the screen set to 100% brightness?
If so you clearly bought the wrong device.
Give it a month or two. The same 'influencers' who saw others posting "I was wrong!" videos about the 16e will follow suit with the Air.
"It made me realize how little I really need!"
"It helped me to reduce screen time!"
"It made me realize how little I really need!"
"It helped me to reduce screen time!"