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iPhone Air The Air just feels great to use, all the hate is so forced.
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No, I wouldn’t recommend it. If he wants to keep his phone for several years, then get the base 17. Not trying to sound elitist, but I’d say he should get the best value phone if he’s not upgrading until the next decade.
I upgrade every 6-7 years. I get the best model available at that time. I get a Pro Max, and why go with base models or cheaper ones if you upgrade every 6+ years. If Promax is heavy go for Pro or Air.
You would think so right.
Believe you and me I been trying to push him, ever since he brought it up. Lol. He’s a single dad and helps his ex pay for private school among his other father expenses. A phone is the last thing on his mind. He’s cheap as hell but a good dad.
OP,
Why are you spending so much time focusing on what other people here and elsewhere are buying and what is being said about the Air? All that matters is how you feel about your own purchase and use. The Air doesn't need defending. Your thread is a waste of time.
People buy and use what they want. It doesn't have to make sense to you, me, or anyone else. Life is too short to argue over something so meaningless as the Air.
Why are you spending so much time focusing on what other people here and elsewhere are buying and what is being said about the Air? All that matters is how you feel about your own purchase and use. The Air doesn't need defending. Your thread is a waste of time.
People buy and use what they want. It doesn't have to make sense to you, me, or anyone else. Life is too short to argue over something so meaningless as the Air.
If it’s a waste of time, why are you posting in it?
Here's the even crazier thing: someone who was okay with battery life in iPhone 11 is no longer okay with even better battery life (almost 2x) than iPhone 11 to start with.
And how can someone who does not upgrade for 6-7 years not know that their phone, regardless of how great it was initially, will get to a state where they need to plug in at least once a day? This is regardless of model. And does your coworker not already carry some portable charger along with his phone to cope with high usage?
If so, I have good news for him: Air + a MagSafe battery is basically the same weight as Pro Max.
I posted to give you a wake up call. I see you aren't open to that. Carry on.If it’s a waste of time, why are you posting in it?
Maybe you could upgrade more often with the money saved from buying a base model? I don’t know, I don’t sell the phones so I don’t care what people buy, but I just wouldn’t recommend the Air to someone who buys a phone once every 5+ years.
I already know the strong suit of the Air is the design and novelty, not longevity.
I agree. I am loving every moment using this wafer thin super light phone. It’s especially nice in the Peel case.
Base model is no good for me, except it’s catching up slowly. I upgraded from 7 plus to 13 PM. It was amazing, 13 base model wasn’t close to Pro max in battery life or camera. I will probably upgrade to iPhone 20 line. Hoping PM can get lighter. If I was in the market for base model and Air, it would be a close comparison.
I’ve also noticed a lot of hate, and it feels forced. It mainly comes from people who were never even considering buying the Air in the first place. That’s totally fine, but for some reason many of them just can’t seem to understand that there are other use cases besides their own, and that some people genuinely value lightness and thinness over performance and cameras. Yet for some reason, they treat their own needs and use cases as the only valid ones.
Yes, especially the comments that make out like the Air shouldn’t even exist. It’s childish. The Air is a great addition to the iPhone lineup and this year was the perfect option for me. The battery life is sufficient for my needs, I don’t care about the camera as I have a Nikon Z6II with several lenses, and the single speaker does what I need it to do (a second speaker would be nice for sure but it’s not even close to a dealbreaker). The Air works for me and my needs; for those who it doesn’t, there are other options to choose from. Apple likely wouldn’t have got a purchase from me this year if they hadn’t introduced the Air as I’m not sure I would have bothered upgrading to the 17 Pro line from my 14PM.
People saw “compromise” probably because they compared it with other 17 lineup, where its battery is the smallest - even though its still bigger than 16. Air looks “bad” in comparison even though not bad phone at all.
It’s such an amazing phone. It’s an ultrawide camera, second speaker and a couple hours of battery away from being essentially perfect.
Air isn’t for me, can’t imagine buying a new phone with worse features than my prior phone at the alter of aesthetics and a few grammes when it’s still a relatively big phone. But I saw one, it did look great.
Although putting a case on that thing is a crime and completely negates its main selling point and makes it largely pointless. Yeah yeah still lighter in the pocket but come on, let’s be real.
Although putting a case on that thing is a crime and completely negates its main selling point and makes it largely pointless. Yeah yeah still lighter in the pocket but come on, let’s be real.
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What is interesting is that I see more threads and posts of people saying they love their Air and don’t understand the hate more than I see any actual hate for the device.
Most reviewers also seem to like it but caution buyers of the drawbacks of going super thin which is fair as they need to give balanced feedback.
I can't see the point myself not enough difference. Going to max sure, or air but that seems backwards except for extra screen size.
Nobody should expect Air to sell more than base and Pro. So stop using “data” to complain. The same was for Plus and mini, they are for a smaller percentage of users
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However a lot of people are saying it has no battery and that therefore nobody should buy it. Or that because it only has one camera, it’s basically useless.
It has more than enough battery life for many people, like me, who aren’t glued to their phones 24/7. Some people don’t realise people who aren’t on their phones 24/7 exist. And there are also people who don’t use the zoom, don’t need those 3 lenses. Like me. The Air would have been perfect for me, I just didn’t want to pay the premium for it over the regular 17.
Why go for cheaper models. If the base phone has all the functionality you need, whyspend significntly more moneyfor functiona you don’t need? Your personal upgrade timeline is irrelevant to that.
Buy the phone you need. Or buy a phone that’s more expensive than what you need. It’s your money. Just be hindustani about it - having an expensive phone as a „Flex” is just that, a flex, not fulfilling a necessity. Nothing wrong with trreating yourself to something you want, but it’s worth calling a spade a spade sometimes.
„Want” and „need” are not synonyms, and the r
Only person who should care what phone you have is you, no-one else..
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