I’ve had weird WiFi issues as well and can’t tell if it’s just in my head. My 13 Pro worked fine in my home office when I worked from home, but my Air doesn’t seem to get WiFi reception in that same room. When I’m close to my router, it works just fine.
I got some tempered glass back protectors on Amazon and put on an Apple bumper, and I love it. I have about 5 other slim cases but I keep coming back to this combo. I'm also a klutz and have dropped it a few times and it's been fine.
It isn't a sign the phone is selling poorly. The carrier is baiting people with the deal because the real money is in the overpriced cell plan they charge.
The deal benefits the carrier every single time. If you don't have a problem paying close to $100 a month (after taxes and fees) or more for that line to get the deal, go right ahead.
I know this is kind of late but for me holding it is feels pretty good. It doesn't make my hand feel tired or anything. The sides don't feel like they are going to cut my pinky and they seem to be more round to me. The phone overall feels so much lighter than previous generations. I have a iPhone 17 Pro and honestly it feels like a brick to me.
I ended up getting the Air and have been decently happy with the feel. The Air is definitely not as good of a design as the iphone 8 or X for example with their superior rounded sides, but its better than the horrific 12 through 17 series and 16 Pro I came from.
That and the lack of telephoto are my only two real compromises using the Air. Telephoto for obvious reasons and the lack of DisplayPort because I sometimes use my MR glasses to watch video. But I need them infrequently enough that the thinness and lightness of the Air are still very worth it. I'm very doubtful that Apple will add a telephoto to the next Air but I have some hope they'll add DisplayPort.
Was a tiny bit disappointed with this as well. I likely would have bought a Nexdock and InfiniteX2P to use with it.
Yeah this phone is so lightweight that it’s nice to use like a computer on the go. I often hook a monitor up to my phone along with a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse and wired Apple trackpad. I can get by at home using an Apple TV to connect to the monitor, but it’s disappointing I can’t use a usb hub.
There was a few times in the last decade I played around with my phone being my only computer. Previously was with my old 7 Plus. I had a Bluetooth keyboard setup with that. I went all out with my 14 Pro using a lightning-HDMI adapter, keyboard and mouse/trackpad with it. And thats how I found out about InfiniteX2P which is basically just a window manager if you’re using your phone on an external display. Worked really well on my 14 Pro and was waiting for a USB-C iPhone to take it even further with that nexdock. But then the iPhone Air completely spoiled me. I have my iPad Pro for needing anything with a larger screen anyway for the time being.
So how does this work, using an iPhone with a monitor/keyboard/trackpad like a computer. Ive never seen this but it sounds intriguing.
Nothing too exciting here. I just hook up a keyboard/monitor/trackpad/mouse to my phone and use it as my workstation. iOS doesn’t allow for much multitasking, but I can watch a video/movie in pip while I’m reading an article/pdf at the same time. I also surf with safari, answer texts/emails, and so forth. I keep my phone in landscape, and the biggest problem is the Home Screen doesn’t rotate, so I launch apps from the control center (use right click on the mouse to invoke the control center). Other iPhones work great because if they are all wired to a USB hub, simply plug it in (I use a MagSafe type adapter) and I can charge/activate all the (wired) peripherals at once. With no display port on the Air, I have to send video output through an Apple TV. Not a big deal, just an extra step.
