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iPhone Air With Dual Lens Camera Coming in Spring 2027
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I mean, to be honest, this might be the one to do it.
The iPhone 18 is rumored to be a phone with dual cameras on the back, improved battery, an A20 chip and 12 GB of RAM.
The second generation iPhone Air is also rumored to be a phone with dual cameras on the back, also with battery improvements, also with an A20 chip, also with 12 gigabytes of RAM, which it already has.
At that point, literally the only difference between the phones is aluminum versus titanium, and possibly single speaker versus dual.
They are basically the same phone.
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1rottenapple
macrumors 603
NOOOO not ultrawide ugh I want Zoom!
Because a lot of us love the first and will absolutely upgrade to the second.
Tim cook said himself price increases are coming to the 18 series and very very likely the air 2 as well, so expect more higher prices in spring 2027, not sure if the air 2 will be worth it now that the price increases are coming across the lineup. Might just go buy the 17 pro or base 17 once again, right before the 18 is announced lol
I wish the second camera was the telephoto instead of the ultra wide, which I never use on my pro cause it’s so bad.
Honestly, if it did Macro photography, I’d be all about this. Still might consider it. Think I might miss macro on iP16P.
klasma
macrumors G4
Not really. For comparison, it’s just 1.5 millimeters thinner than the iPhone 12, which at the same time had slightly lower weight than the Air (162 vs. 165 grams). You could say that it is an iPhone 12 pounded a bit flatter and wider, with the remaining volume redistributed to the thick camera plateau. (The battery is significantly higher capacity though.)
stiligFox
macrumors 68000
Mark me down for one if it really does come with two cameras! That’s the only reason I haven’t gotten one yet. Would have preferred a zoom camera rather than an ultrawide, but oh well.
T0MMYC
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blairh
macrumors 604
This is such an absurd take. The iPhone Air is going to replace the standard iPhone in due time.
JPack
macrumors P6
Come back in 12 months and we'll decide.
There's no chance a titanium-based iPhone that sold so poorly will serve as the base model. The theory that Air will be the base is simply absurd. The bulk of Apple consumers want a low-cost device with good battery life. Is MacBook Neo popular because it's thin?
With Ternus in charge as an even more down-to-earth guy than Cook, pet projects are even less likely to be continued.
huge_apple_fangirl
macrumors 6502a
Hopefully with two cameras it sells better and Apple doesn't discontinue it. The iPhone Air is a great product and it's unfortunate that the market doesn't recognize that. If I needed a new iPhone I would definitely get the Air. I don't though, so I hope there is an Air-like phone available when I have to upgrade my iPhone 15 Pro.
SKeijmel
macrumors regular
none cares about the ultra wide. just make a main sensor that doesnt need to be so far of. people care more about zoom. i never use the ultrawide its so bad even on a 17 PM it still sucks real hard.
cybercommand
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Johnny Steps
macrumors 6502a
That's great for people who didn't jump onto the Air the first time due to the lack of another camera lens. I'll see about upgrading, but so far my Air has been great.
blairh
macrumors 604
Mate, you are dead wrong. And I will be proven right in due time.
I'm not going to engage with you anymore about this. You always post about how the Air is going to die. It's tiresome and ridiculous.
The Air is clearly going to replace the standard model. Apple is making the Air more appealing. They are making the case for the Air moving forward. They will lower the Air price to $900 with the 3.0 model and the standard model will be discontinued.
The Neo is a nonsensical argument. Apples and oranges. Cheers, mate. ✌️
To be precise, the 17e is 2.4% heavier and 40% cheaper than the Air.
You listed all the advantages of the 17e, but so others know all the disadvantages:
- 6% smaller screen (better for one-handed use, worse for screen real estate)
- standard non-Pro chip
- no ProMotion
- no AOD
- no Dynamic Island
- no Camera Control
- no Ceramic Shield back
- aluminum frame (better for thermals, worse for durability)
- 3.7% shorter battery life (video playback)
- 12MP front camera (vs 18MP) with no Center Stage or dual capture
- 25% slower MagSafe charging
- 512GB max (vs 1TB)
- 20% lower typical max screen brightness
- 60% lower outdoor max screen brightness
- OIS camera (vs sensor shift)
- no action mode camera
- Wifi 6 (vs 7)
- Bluetooth 5.3 (vs 6)
- first generation UWB chip
- no Thread support
- no dual frequency GPS
Just if any of this matters to people.
FYI the regular 17 has a much shorter disadvantages list.
Why? This just makes the 18e even more attractive. Just wish it sat flat on a desk. Elegance is clean and simple.
Make the battery flush with the camera bumps and I'll consider. Great you made the rest of the phone thinner, now give me one just as thick as a Pro with more battery capacity and no awkward bump on back.
JPack
macrumors P6
Sure, I'm dead wrong. LOL.
Poor market reception for Air means Apple will use it as their base. That makes sense to you.
Apple will replace the base iPhone with their least popular model. That makes sense to you.
Air has higher manufacturing complexity and material costs. That makes sense to you.
MacBook Neo is the new base MacBook if you haven't been paying attention. Ternus spearheaded that project.
I was looking at 512 gb iphone 17 but now the air 2 looks kind of appealing lol ... i hope they give it A20 pro though