iPhone Air's Durability Put to the Test by Apple Execs

[Corpuscle]

I don't know - I will NOT buy a phone (of any brand) that is not black 🤷‍♂️ Just have no interest in "fun" colors.

And, yes, I'm fun at parties

Would you buy a black car? I never have, never will.

 

[needsomecoffee]

Wow Jaws and John... Looking/acting very old when they speak**. Not sure why. Might be Botox injections (notably Jaws, likely John who is pretty young). Or maybe both had a few drinks beforehand. Anyway. Apple really, Really, REALLY, needs some younger, more diverse thinkers at the C-level. Note: I think Apple has done a great job with this release (kudos to Jaws and John), but just find it hard to think this old-white-guys club of tens/hundreds of millionaires who dominate the C-level should keep going. Read somewhere that there is a retirement schedule. Hope so.

** I have sheparded two aging parents, so have a little insight here.

 

[timborama]

Fun colors are fine but I don’t think a lot of Pros were asking for the elimination of black as an option.

Feels purposeful to excite people at a black phone next year.

Black will be out soon, shortly after the return window closes on the first batch. This causing a second wave of purchases.

 

[timborama]

Would you buy a black car? I never have, never will.

Don’t really care what YOU do. LOL

 

[johannnn]

Fun colors are fine but I don’t think a lot of Pros were asking for the elimination of black as an option.

Everyone has a case anyway. Just put on a black case.

This is a nothing burger

 

[GMShadow]

"Look, for years we've had Pro customers say 'Hey, how come the other part of the line gets all the fun colors, you know, and we don't?' And it's like Okay, you want a fun color? How about Cosmic Orange, baby?" Joswiak said.

Just wish they did it last year! I like the white I went with (it's the first time I've had a white iPhone) but if we could have had the iPhone 16's blue that would have been cool.

 

[KENESS]

Edit: deleted... I'm being too picky.

 

[satchmo]

I guess now Tom's Guide has been bestowed and given the privilege of interviewing Apple execs.

 

[QquegChristian]

I have a black car… in the Florida sun. I’ll probably get a fun color car instead next time.

Colors aren’t as big a deal with the phone edges so straight now, but as a videographer and photographer, I don’t want any blue or orange surrounding what I’m looking at and influencing the perceived color temperature of an image/video.

 

[hugogogo2003]

No offense, but none of the Apple execs I've seen look strong enough to break a toothpick in two.

Did you care to watch the video before commenting? It's the two journalists trying to bend it as hard as they can. Not the Apple execs 🙄

 

[hieranonymous]

No offense, but none of the Apple execs I've seen look strong enough to break a toothpick in two.

Bring back Jony Ive’s meaty biceps. 💪

 

[iMac The Knife]

Did you care to watch the video before commenting? It's the two journalists trying to bend it as hard as they can. Not the Apple execs 🙄

No, I did not. But, the same goes for the testers as well.

 

[SilmarilFinder]

I’m waiting for the real test without having the Apple execs getting upset by Zack, aka JerryRigEverything.

 

[TruthAboveAllElse]

nevermind

 

[casjohnr]

 

[Prince Akeem]

Bend testing iPhones since before it was popular. View attachment 2546807

I guess you must have missed the huge iPhone 6/6+ bandgate? It happened before the 6S.

 

[ceojr215]

They work for Apple and Cook! What do you expect them to say about an Apple product. Has no influence on me and hopefully others. I would take a wait and see approach.

 

[@Brett]

None of these people are JerryRigEverything - I await his professional test.

I cannot stand that guy. And his test are very unrealistic.

 

[@Brett]

Good to see they're confident. We'll see how long it lasts.

They should be. This will sell better than the Samsung version.

 

[TechieTaco]

Really dodged that foldable question. 😄

 

[critic81]

Is that a cracked screen at 8:00min?

 

[satchmo]

Really dodged that foldable question. 😄

The non-answer gave us the answer.

A foldable iPhone is coming.

 

[thebellnd]

I'd believe them more if they did the jackhammer test I have coming up.

 

[ballyhoos]

I'm not sure they really answered any of the questions asked.

 

[thebellnd]

Is that a cracked screen at 8:00min?

No, I watched the whole video and they never mentioned the screen being cracked.