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

[MICHAELSD]

It doesn't need to be a spec monster. If it's a solid product, he gives it a solid review. The iPhone 11 was a huge upgrade over the XR and price was cut by $50.

Good point here. iPhone 13 mini significantly more usable than iPhone 12 mini. iPhone 11 much better than iPhone XR. iPhone Air 2 will probably address many of the shortcomings of the first generation, like the mono speaker.

 

[digimc]

Maybe he could be a borderline Apple employee. If you were in his position, wouldn’t you be diplomatic about the products you reviewed from a multi trillion dollar company that gave you invites and early access to products. He is running a big business of his own at this point. He’s not gonna make silly business decisions because some of you don’t think he’s objective enough.

I agree with what you said. I would rather listen to someone giving me their honest opinion then just recycling Apple's talking points from the event. If you listen to the majority of his issues with the iPhone Air they mostly center around heat dissipation and throttling from the A19 Pro chip under heavy loads, which in all honesty are very valid concerns. I have those same concerns myself.

I am not knocking the Air because these early concerns may not bear out once people get them in their hands, who knows. To be clear I do think the Air is an incredible device, and brilliant form. Very polished.

Also if you watch Marques video he does say himself that he will hold out his full opinion on the Air until he has more time to test it and live with it. These were really just his first thoughts on the device.

 

[Sammy in SoCal]

I agree with what you said. I would rather listen to someone giving me their honest opinion then just recycling Apple's talking points from the event. If you listen to the majority of his issues with the iPhone Air they mostly center around heat dissipation and throttling from the A19 Pro chip under heavy loads, which in all honesty are very valid concerns. I have those same concerns myself.

I am not knocking the Air because these early concerns may not bear out once people get them in their hands, who knows. To be clear I do think the Air is an incredible device, and brilliant form. Very polished.

Also if you watch Marques video he does say himself that he will hold out his full opinion on the Air until he has more time to test it and live with it. These were really just his first thoughts on the device.

That’s true once a cross-section of reviews have been done and we can get a consensus on the mono speaker, the thermals, the battery, and the livability then one can make a more informed decision. But at the end of the day, you have to get what suits you. Having said all that, I’m probably going with a 17 ProMax, but I ordered an iPhone Air in space black as well. I’ll have 14 calendar days to make the decision to keep it or if expectations are not met I have the option to return it.