iPhone Air People Just Don’t Get the Point of the iPhone Air

[Joseph C]

Does the iPhone Air have the camera sensor from the 16e? Seems like that’s the case being it does not have macro ability like the base iPhone 16 or 17.

That is correct - it does not support macro photography.

However, it does not have the same sensor as the 16e either. They're both 48MP, but the sensors differ in size, pixel dimensions and other areas. iPhone 16e Uses a smaller 1/2.55" sensor with 0.7µm pixels.

iPhone Air has a larger 1/1.56" sensor with 1.0µm pixels. This matches the main sensor size from the iPhone 16 and iPhone 17 models - so better light capture and higher detail, especially in low light. iPhone Air also has sensor shift optical image stabilisation, whereas 16e is lens-based (less effective).

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I believe that while many people buy the Pro model because they truly benefit from its features, there are certainly also buyers who get it out of FOMO, without actually making any use of the better cameras, and then end up suffering from the size, weight, and price. So for many, getting to use the Air could be quite a relief and a refreshing change. We will see.

Fair enough but what’s the difference now when those people could have already bought the standard iPhone? Even now the 17 on paper looks like a better phone apart from the processor which I doubt most notice the difference on. Not bashing those that want it, it’s just a curious topic.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Am I wrong in the mindset that tech isn’t always trying to solve a problem? Sometimes products are created just to see if they could be. And that seems to at least partially be the case with the Air. Clearly the phone only has one speaker and one camera because it quite literally can’t fit anything else in it. But it’s an engineering marvel that will need to be seen and held in person vs argued about online by people who’ve never seen or touched it.

I will say, for a forum that gets so stuck on the idea of “Steve would never”, the angry reactions to a product that Steve Jobs would be all over is a bit satisfying to see.
Very much reminds me of the reactions to the iPod Mini and Nano, would you can literally go into the archives of this very forum to read.
“ only $50 cheaper but 1/5 the storage, but it’s smaller? Why would anyone buy the iPod mini over the iPod.”
Steve creating a branch of the iPhone that focuses on nothing but being thin is exactly a move that is easy to imagine him making.
Anyone remember the iPod shuffle that was so small that it literally had no buttons?

 

[joshwithachance]

I will say, for a forum that gets so stuck on the idea of “Steve would never”, the angry reactions to a product that Steve Jobs would be all over is a bit satisfying to see.
Very much reminds me of the reactions to the iPod Mini and Nano, would you can literally go into the archives of this very forum to read.
“ only $50 cheaper but 1/5 the storage, but it’s smaller? Why would anyone buy the iPod mini over the iPod.”
Steve creating a branch of the iPhone that focuses on nothing but being thin is exactly a move that is easy to imagine him making.
Anyone remember the iPod shuffle that was so small that it literally had no buttons?

It's so fun to see Apple taking RISKS again, and pissing people off along the way.👏🏼