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iPhone Air Sales Are So Bad That Apple's Delaying the Next-Generation Version
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*could -NOT- care less about that...
IE, caremeter is so low, couldn't possibly care less.
They are all clearly holding it wrong.
Best phone Apple has ever made.
Best phone Apple has ever made.
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They should have priced it lower than the regular iPhone 17 tbh. It seems like a base model and honestly, having used the iPhone 6 back in the day, it doesn't even feel that special, if anything it just shows that iPhone has gotten too heavy and fat over the years
If you don’t have swings and misses, you are not pushing the envelope. Do they want to become a company like Boeing
iPhone 17 already has all of those things.
First major redesign in years too very poor from Apple.
I’d worry same thing could happen to the 20th anniversary one with all screen display or the fold.
So Apple sell us the same phone for years small updates then try new things and it doesn’t work? I blame Apple they have some small updates people are so use to the iPhone 16/17 design even 16 Pro. Even read so much hate about the 17 pro camera bar! Let me guess people don’t like change looks like the smart phone market has matured and people want it to stay the same like TV’s? Am I right?
I’d worry same thing could happen to the 20th anniversary one with all screen display or the fold.
So Apple sell us the same phone for years small updates then try new things and it doesn’t work? I blame Apple they have some small updates people are so use to the iPhone 16/17 design even 16 Pro. Even read so much hate about the 17 pro camera bar! Let me guess people don’t like change looks like the smart phone market has matured and people want it to stay the same like TV’s? Am I right?
I think they F'ed up by making it 6.5 inch. Make sure people are down with light phone before you do a "big" light phone.
The Air is a nice concept, but it just fails the things I need it for. Dual speakers (yes, I’m a weirdo who watches media on my phone), and macro photography. I take close up pics all the time.
If they can wedge that second speaker in there and get an ultra-wide in there for macro, I’d be there. But as it is, I’ll just hold onto my 15PM another year or two.
If they can wedge that second speaker in there and get an ultra-wide in there for macro, I’d be there. But as it is, I’ll just hold onto my 15PM another year or two.
Lets be honest here...what does the Air bring to the table to get people to buy it?
mmWave? Okay maybe in some areas, but the rest of the world doesn't have it, so not a huge request (even though to me it is).
Lack of cameras? The price? The battery?
It really feels like the death of a thousands cuts, aka compromising too much form for price but then throwing on the Air name on to it.
Imagine if the whole phone was a rollable OLED that could fold like a bracelet?
mmWave? Okay maybe in some areas, but the rest of the world doesn't have it, so not a huge request (even though to me it is).
Lack of cameras? The price? The battery?
It really feels like the death of a thousands cuts, aka compromising too much form for price but then throwing on the Air name on to it.
Imagine if the whole phone was a rollable OLED that could fold like a bracelet?
Do I have this correct, and these were likely to be binned Pro chips used in another device, thus also having the 12GB memory profile? If not, why 12GB?
I feel like there's a shift coming to phones and Mac where 8GB\16GB standard minimums are needing the extra RAM for future AI cases.
I feel like there's a shift coming to phones and Mac where 8GB\16GB standard minimums are needing the extra RAM for future AI cases.
The iPhone 17 is 12 grams heavier and 2mm thicker. It's not a brick and manages to hold more cameras, speakers and battery in its chassis, for $200 less.
“Reuters could not independently verify the report.” So basically, the entire story could be fiction. Just like how there were recently reports that the Air 2 had been canceled entirely, which conflicts with this.
But if it’s not… The Air doesn’t need to be refreshed yearly anyway. Just like how the base iPhone has now been shifted to a 18-month release cycle.
Also, I personally couldn’t care less whether it’s a sale success or not. It’s suiting my needs perfectly, and has been the most enjoyable and exciting iPhone to use/own since the X.🤷🏻♂️
But if it’s not… The Air doesn’t need to be refreshed yearly anyway. Just like how the base iPhone has now been shifted to a 18-month release cycle.
Also, I personally couldn’t care less whether it’s a sale success or not. It’s suiting my needs perfectly, and has been the most enjoyable and exciting iPhone to use/own since the X.🤷🏻♂️
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The article said the air is a major design update. While I get Apple did lots of engineering to make the phone thinner (and still have good battery life, and not be the next Bendgate, etc.), to customers it does not appear as a major redesign. Thinner, which is nice, but not a minor redesign IMHO.
this is proof of concept device. Just like when the first MacBook Air cost $1799. Then 3 years later they were $1099 new.
This is what hubris leads to. It leads to ignorance of an entire organization with tons of intelligent executives thinking people gave up common sense and thinking!
The most prominent redesign about it is the camera bar, and that is an ugly thing and doubles the phone’s thickness.
I'm just here for the people that bought the Air and will claim that actually everyone loves it because they love theirs.
(To be clear, if you love your iPhone Air, that's fine. However, it's selling like absolute garbage and I don't think there's a lot of evidence to the contrary.)
(To be clear, if you love your iPhone Air, that's fine. However, it's selling like absolute garbage and I don't think there's a lot of evidence to the contrary.)
Apple go the other way. Make a phone that is double the thickness and heavy, put in a 7 day battery. Sales will be off the charts.