Also, smaller dimensions, except thickness.
As a mini lover, it does seem the regular 17 to be the closest to get back to that loving feeling
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As a mini lover, it does seem the regular 17 to be the closest to get back to that loving feeling
I've wanted a lighter phone since the 12 series. The mini worked with compromises, then Apple got rid of it. We'll see if the same fate awaits the Air. If it does, back to the drawing board. If it's successful, Apple started a trend (though Samsung was technically first).
3% of sales figures the year the 13 mini is pretty self explanatory. Mini owners are vocal as hell on here and other forums, shame forum posts aren’t representative of $ amounts.
I'm not disagreeing, I'm pointing out that the Air is Apple in search of a problem, while the Mini is an existing problem that Apple is choosing to ignore.
Apple appears to have optimized for ASP per device, but they're failing way behind on the "Apple sells devices that I want" metric.
Absolutely, no argument there.
The people complaining about a speaker for content consumption on a 6.5" device speaks volumes (lol) as to what most are using their phones for. IE phone calls are secondary to watching videos and scrolling social media.
I've tried the newer devices every year and have fallen back to my mini each time, since I got it at launch. Air is overkill for my uses, but I'll be damned if it isn't a nice change, and a premium one at that.
It's like a trailer for a car. You only use it for a few days in a year. The rest of the year you have a cool, little car.
Much better than buying an ugly pick-up.
People who wants light weight and thin phones, are willing to pay a lot.
If this battery costs $50 or $150 doesn't really matter.
350 days of the year you have a lighter and thin phone.
Some of us don't buy a phone to handle everything, but are happy to accessorise and spend a lot of money to handle edge cases.
Love this analogy
It's like a trailer for a car. You only use it for a few days in a year. The rest of the year you have a cool, little car.
Much better than buying an ugly pick-up.
What you don't understand is that for some, reduced weight has an enormous value.
An iPhone Pro will weigh more 100% of the time. A solution like this might only be used 10-15 days a year by me.
Reduced weight and size is only noticed initially, the human brain and body muscles are a marvel as both will adapt unless you have a degenerative condition most will adapt within a short period of time.
Do people complain that clothes, jackets etc are heavy too these days? 🙄
If the Air is indeed Apple’s proof of concept that they can release a good foldable that’s really thin, then this phone is worth it to them regardless if it sells or gets discontinued in a couple of years. Since Apple works at least two phones ahead, we can expect an Air next year. After that depends on the success of the Air’s sales.
Ah. Fair point. I have the new 15” model, versus the 13” I had for the wedge model, and the screen size is nice. The size:weight ratio seems oddly higher than it needed to be for the bigger screen. I suspect that’s just due to the squared shape and the layout of the innards.
Yes they do. Layering and the usage of heavy coats are real phenomena. Seasonality tends to obscure that.
So based on Apple accepting the popularity of inductive chargers and ignoring all of Apples efforts to be eco-friendly in other areas you think that Apple isn’t trying to do what it can for the environment?
Of the energy that you use throughout a day, how much of that energy do you think goes into charging your phone. How much difference does it make if your occasional use battery pack can only supply 65% of its charge? Perhaps that is an inconsequential issue and there are bigger fish to fry, though of course in an eco-friendly fashion.
Perhaps some facts would help you.
Weight
13” M1 Air 2.8 lb (1.27 kg)
13” M4 Air 2.7 lb (1.22 kg)
Thickness
13” M1 Air 0.63 in (1.6 cm)
13” M4 Air 0.44 in (1.1 cm)
Apple managed to make the newer Air both thinner and lighter than that older Air while giving is a larger screen. That’s not so lazy after all. Just because you personally like the old wedge shape doesn’t mean that this new design is bad.