Apple could in theory but Apple logic is... "the consumer doesn't know what they want, only we do."
If you don't care about those features and highly value a thin and light phone most of all, it is worth every penny. I know it is to me. Thin and light weight to me is a much more important phone feature than the wide angle lens, stereo speakers, or mega battery life (one day battery life is more than enough for me).
Not all purchases are about specs. The flip side to this is people paying more money for features they’ll never use in a form factor that’s uncomfortable.
It depends on what a person thinks is the most important feature available for a phone. People will have all different answers as to what they value the most in a phone. For me its light weight, that is literally the single most important feature a phone can have as I don't care what a phone is capable of if I don't like holding it in my hand due to how heavy it is. So to me the Air is literally the best phone available as it is the best in the feature I value the most.
When preordering I was deciding between the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air.
Very likely they will release air 2. Even the worst selling iPhone model(iPhone mini) got a successor.
I agree with the colors. I think it would have been perfect if the light blue and light gold had more color. Make them a true gold and baby blue and it would have been much better.
Yeah, i get everyone’s use case will be different. Which is why i said “for me”.
That's the thing: Air users are actually getting something important for that extra $200, something the other models don't have.
Air 2 is definitely happening. They didn't put the effort into building a slim phone for only a year. They will probably keep it for a year or two while trying the foldable.
There are third party Qi2 magnetic power banks, so you’re not stuck with a wired USB-C option as an alternative to Apple’s battery pack. I have one from Ugreen that’s 5,000 mAh. It’s smaller but chunkier than the Apple one but it does the job if you need it. I haven’t had to use it with my Air so far but popping it on for a test it’s not the most ergonomic feel - I imagine the Apple one will feel much nicer given its size and shape.
For my use case, the bigger screen, additional RAM, and thin design are more important than a second speaker I'll almost never use and is absolutely worth paying for. I don't see it as paying more for less, I see it as "paying more for a significantly better design."
This is where I think you are wrong, and I just do not understand your premise.
If the early rumors are true then the "Air" in name only might only exist for 2-3 years because supposedly they will transition the Pro and Pro Max to being like the Air. If true that will be so awesome if all the phones are ultra thin and light in a few years. There was an article on this site about it earlier in the year, spring time I think.
Again, it’s not all about specs. Besides, the Air is a brand new form factor, it will have had a lot of money invested into R&D, especially to make it so strong.
I’d love to see that, but they’ve not done it with the iPad or MacBook range so I expect we will continue to see the consistency in naming. But, like the M4 iPad Pro, i also expect to see the thinner design reach the iPhone Pros.
I think we are still a few years away from a true Pro Air experience. If they want to transition the Pro series into slimmer designs then they have serious work to do to get all of those components to fit into a slimmer body. Granted a slimmer Pro would sell well regardless. If they go this route I can see it being bigger than the air, but lesser than the current Pro size.
No, I actually explained my position and yes I do have the right to offer an opinion on it. You don’t get to tell me whether or not I can post or not. Nice try though.
