The battery is definitely not a big deal breaker some here are making it out to be. Battery life is comparable to previous Pro models, maybe including the 16 Pro. The camera might be a deal breaker for some and if you want to focus on that, go ahead. I’ll probably get the 17 Pro, but I haven’t held the Air yet so who knows? I might change my mind.
It really depends on if the iphone air lasts all day with your usage. If it does, then no issue. If it doesn't, then you should have gotten a thicker phone
Agreed. They could design something similar to the Smart Connector on iPads, only non-proprietary and designed for efficient and rapid charging. (Charging via the Smart Connector is pretty slow because that wasn't what it was primarily designed for.)
Because I only need more battery once or twice a month. The rest of the time I’m not carrying a huge brick in a phone in my pocket.
You don’t have to buy a battery. For most people, the Air’s battery life is just fine. A lot of reviewers have found they do have an all-day battery life for most users. This battery pack is for heavy, heavy users who would normally gravitate towards a Pro Max version. With the battery pack, it does have a longer battery life than the 17 Pro Max, a really chunky, heavy phone.
Most people aren’t going to buy a battery pack and will charge their phones nightly using Qi chargers. What’s the point of having unsightly pins that only add complexity to the design and make things look rather ugly when Qi2 is already built-in, especially when most users aren’t going to get a battery pack at all? People know wireless charging isn’t that efficient, yet they still use Qi2 for their charging next to their nightstand.
Except it’s like “let’s make a thin phone and give it the same battery life as last year’s pro phone”.
This is a swappable battery in a more convenient form.
People here are still making the same complaint as the first day that since Apple decided to provide a battery pack that must mean that the battery life sucks and everyone is expected to use a thick battery pack all of the time. I guess looking at the specs showing a good battery life or ready any of the articles is just too much to ask.
Not everyone has the same use cases as you do, so while it may be a joke to you, it’s perfect for me. There are days I don’t even take my phone off of its charger and I routinely finish with 80% charge left on mine or more. I doubt the Air would get lower than 50% on the vast majority of days. I also don’t take that many photos or videos every year. I think I might have taken a few dozen photos using the main camera, and most of those were grocery lists off of the refrigerator that i would delete after shopping.
My Nokia 6120 also had swappable batteries. If they'd add that and a MicroSD slot to the iPhone, they'd really have a marketable product!
"Not buying it" is one thing but I'd rather the Air didn't exist. In its place could be a properly specced Mini. A form factor that is actually different and serves a different audience.
I do wish there were a mini as well for my daughter’s sake, since she loves her 13 mini, but people just didn’t buy it in any significant quantity to justify keeping it. The same goes for the iPhone Plus models. The vast majority wants bigger and bigger screens to the point where foldables are a thing. It’s quite possible not enough people will buy an Air to the point where it will be discontinued, but we’ll see how that goes. If indeed the Air is just a test drive for the Apple Foldable and how thin they can make a phone, the Air may end up being discontinued in favor of the foldable.
I'd take a mini over the Air in a heartbeat. I also acknowledge that I'm in the minority there.
