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iPhone Air Returned my Air
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I do too. But this is what we got instead:
Didn't like it. Screen too big for me, missing features, would prefer to keep my money.
That's all.
The 6.3 are definitely wider and taller (3mm) than the 6.1 physically, I have both and notice the small increase makes a big difference in reachability in one handed use. At least for my hands anyway. It’s only a small difference but on relatively small devices it’s noticeable when using.
The bezel decrease was minimal.
That’s interesting. Apples claim of it being on par with the 16 Pro must be misleading then.
Comments like this are bizarre to me. Apple has a return period for a reason, and at times, you have to try something out for a while before you’re certain it’s a good fit. Especially something this expensive. If you have an issue with Apple granting a return period, perhaps it’s best to take it up with them.
I don't think it is. In my experience the Air is ending the day with ~20% less than the Pro Max I had before. The Pro Max has a roughly ~25% bigger batter than the Pro. That tracks pretty well.
Because all the hand contortions you have to do to reach corners end up causing erroneous taps.
People are in denial. All of the current iPhones are too big.
Just to be precise, the body is not exactly the same size, it’s 2 mm taller, 0.1 mm narrower, and 0.15 mm thicker.
And for actually using the phone, the display’s size matters at least as much as the body’s size.
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The purpose of the return period is exactly to enable buyers to properly evaluate it.
That's not the purpose of a return period LMAO.... otherwise it would be called a trial period....
The store where I can check the new iPhones always connect a security cable to the back of the phone, so I can’t really hold it properly… so the only way to test it is to buy it and retun it if you don’t like it for whatever reason. 🤷♂️
What else is a return period then according to you?
You don’t like it, you return it. Works with Apple, works on Amazon and eBay.
You try it, you keep it, or not.
Doesn’t matter what you want to call it.
In Europe, the return period is mandated by law for online purchases, and its explicit justification is that in general products can’t be properly evaluated remotely. It doesn’t matter what people call it.
The problem with these security cables is that you can't really test the weight and get a feeling for the product with both hands because they are attached to this automatic "rolling-back-into-the-table" mechanism. The cable is pulling constantly. I'm always holding it back with one hand and holding the phone with the other hand.
Hey, it's me, No One Ever. Here to agree with the other guy, smaller would in fact be awesome.
The battery is very thin, so it might be that the case that "thin and small" doesn't have enough space for a reasonably-sized battery.
So I had pre ordered the Cosmic Orange Pro Max for launch day delivery. On Friday UPS did not deliver the phone and looked like it could take a few days for them to locate the phone and deliver, so Saturday I went to the Apple Store and bought the Air so I could truly give it a try, as I know me.... and the first time I saw one at the Apple Store Id then spend the next year questioning if I would have liked the Air over the Pro. I am on the 1UP program, so I get a new PM annually.
I will say the Air truly exceeded my expectations on how much I was going to like it, and I forgot the excitement for having a truly new iPhone felt, not since the X did I have this awe when holding the phone.
The weight in my hand, how it feels in my hand, and when its in my pocket it was fantastic, Did not feel the weight pulling down on my shorts pockets, etc. The screen is stunning, especially with using the Liquid Glass theme, it just feels like a sheet of glass in your hand. The speaker did not bother me like I expected, It sounded fine for listening to You Tube, etc.
The battery life was fine, no issues with heavy use for the 48 hours either.
My Pro Max delivered today, and I cant get over how heavy this phone feels to me now that I have used the Air for 48 hours, The Pro Max truly feels like a brick now lol.
The decision was tough, much harder than I expected. But the single camera is what killed it for me, No wide angle lens especially became the deal breaker. I was at lunch gathering yesterday with my Corvette group, I tried to get a pic of the cars parked together and I could not get far enough back to get them all in a single frame, where as on the Pro I can just zoom out. I take lots of pictures through the year at car meets, or just day to day and sadly at the end of the day the single camera just was a deal breaker. The night shots are not even as clear on the Air as the Pro.
So this week I will return the Air.
The Air is a solid phone, and if the camera was at least a dual camera, I would have had no reason to return it. To those hating on the air without even truly experiencing it, It is a fantastic phone, both in looks, technology design, and feel.
I will say the Air truly exceeded my expectations on how much I was going to like it, and I forgot the excitement for having a truly new iPhone felt, not since the X did I have this awe when holding the phone.
The weight in my hand, how it feels in my hand, and when its in my pocket it was fantastic, Did not feel the weight pulling down on my shorts pockets, etc. The screen is stunning, especially with using the Liquid Glass theme, it just feels like a sheet of glass in your hand. The speaker did not bother me like I expected, It sounded fine for listening to You Tube, etc.
The battery life was fine, no issues with heavy use for the 48 hours either.
My Pro Max delivered today, and I cant get over how heavy this phone feels to me now that I have used the Air for 48 hours, The Pro Max truly feels like a brick now lol.
The decision was tough, much harder than I expected. But the single camera is what killed it for me, No wide angle lens especially became the deal breaker. I was at lunch gathering yesterday with my Corvette group, I tried to get a pic of the cars parked together and I could not get far enough back to get them all in a single frame, where as on the Pro I can just zoom out. I take lots of pictures through the year at car meets, or just day to day and sadly at the end of the day the single camera just was a deal breaker. The night shots are not even as clear on the Air as the Pro.
So this week I will return the Air.
The Air is a solid phone, and if the camera was at least a dual camera, I would have had no reason to return it. To those hating on the air without even truly experiencing it, It is a fantastic phone, both in looks, technology design, and feel.