"Laughing at people" complaining about the single speaker in the iPhone Air, while they listen to a single HomePod or Sonos speaker at home.
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iPhone Air The Air reviews have dropped and the speaker's junk
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Nah it’s already been de-bunked. I’m not saying the Air doesn’t throttle more than the Pro…of course it does but you will never notice it in everyday usage. Again…non factor.
what if they have a large vinyl and cd collection with dedicated speakers like me?
the amount of ever-increasing first world problems with what fringe tasks a cell phone can’t do is funny to read through.
“It’s not good because I can’t listen to podcasts for 5 minutes in stereo while I bathe.” Dude, what?
“It’s not good because I can’t listen to podcasts for 5 minutes in stereo while I bathe.” Dude, what?
Then they would know that the stereo speakers on a iPhone would never come close to those dedicated speaker 😇what if they have a large vinyl and cd collection with dedicated speakers like me?
I trust that the speakers on the regular 17 and Pro are better. But let's not pretend it's proper stereo. A single (thus mono) HomePod most probably sounds better than any iPhone "stereo speaker" to date.
Yeah whatever matey.Nah it’s already been de-bunked. I’m not saying the Air doesn’t throttle more than the Pro…of course it does but you will never notice it in everyday usage. Again…non factor.
Absolutely! People getting their knickers in a twist because the Air doesn’t sustain performance as well under an extreme performance stress test is peak hyperbole. I’ve never run one of these tests nor do I ever do anything on my iPhone that would come close to it.
Of course the speaker stinks. The earpiece speaker is tiny. And some of you were legit trying to tell me that Apple has the magic to make it sound good. 😆
If you don’t care, that’s fine. But most people take advantage of the stereo speakers on an iPhone. I have no idea why Apple couldn’t offer stereo speakers when the S25 Edge has them. It’s an enormous flaw for this device. Obviously they will remedy this with future Air editions.
If you don’t care, that’s fine. But most people take advantage of the stereo speakers on an iPhone. I have no idea why Apple couldn’t offer stereo speakers when the S25 Edge has them. It’s an enormous flaw for this device. Obviously they will remedy this with future Air editions.
I don't think this is the "own" you meant for it to be...
The eSIM only is a far bigger flaw than the mono speaker imo.
Because for nine years we have had stereo speakers. Once you remove a speaker, it’s a big deal.
If you use the speakers regularly, yes. But for occasional loudspeaker calls and trivial online doomscrolling, and where you 90% of the time use headphones, it doesn’t really matter at all.
Yeah, I am really hoping that speaker sound is not that bad. I know for some time the iPhone 1 speaker. I don't know what version they added the second speaker. Hey, I asked ChatGPT and it said the second speaker was added on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in 2016.
Who thought the speakers in the Air would be good? The speakers in my 16 Pro Max are utter garbage so why would the Air be better?
I seriously find it so fascinating how many people seem to utilize the speakers on their phone, do these people also just use their macbook or mac mini speaker? or worse, use their TVs built in speakers 😲?
Maybe I am the weird one but if I am consuming any kind of content I am going to have a pair of dedicated speakers, or headphones so that I can actually enjoy it.
Maybe I am the weird one but if I am consuming any kind of content I am going to have a pair of dedicated speakers, or headphones so that I can actually enjoy it.
Sorry but there are tons of compromises. The battery is going to get more wear than a normal battery so battery life might be ok now, but in a year or 2? Camera is massively compromised. So there’s 3 compromises right there.
What do you mean when you say the battery is going to get more wear than a normal battery?
Hopefully ear height? ☺️what if they have a large vinyl and cd collection with dedicated speakers like me?
I shouldn't be surprised at how many people are defending a tiny mono speaker in a $1,000 near flagship phone just because it's Apple releasing it. I use the speakers on my phone all the time. I don't do critical listening with it, but I watch plenty of videos and listen to podcasts using the speakers. This would be a massive downgrade for me.
All designs involve multiple trade offs. You get a slimmer phone but the speaker isn’t as good.
Heavier users will be racking up charging cycles faster. Non-issue if you don’t live on your phone
And this is what it's all about. There's an entire ecosystem of gamer bros doing tech device reviews and their whole schtick seems to be "if it's not capable of running the most graphically intensive PC games, while sounding like it has surround sound speakers, and a battery that will last four days, it's a fail." The video of a guy listening to music on his phone in this thread as he compares two phones is hilarious. Listening to music? Get a bluetooth speaker, or earphones. Worrying about music quality from any phone is a fool's errand. If the sound is good enough for facetiming and social media, it's good enough. No one is going to enjoy the room filling sound and rich stereo separation of two iPhone speakers placed 6" apart because there isn't any.
The tech reviewers who actually test phones the way most people use phones, in real-world usage, would likely spend less time complaining about the Air's limits than they would the Pro Max's overkill for most consumers.
The complaint at the heart of this thread is a non-issue, but it makes for good clickbait and that's what these reviewers need, it's their lifeblood.
Most of the reviews suggest that it's "fine." Not great, not really even "good," but fine.
Yes, the built in speakers on the Base/Pro models sound better. If one cares about that, don't buy the Air.
This reviewer has a more positive take:
www.pcmag.com
Yes, the built in speakers on the Base/Pro models sound better. If one cares about that, don't buy the Air.
This reviewer has a more positive take:
My iPhone Air Review: Apple's Most Interesting Phone Isn't for Everyone
The Apple iPhone Air is an exciting phone that favors design and aesthetics over features and raw performance. It looks terrific and is a joy to use, but lacks some capabilities of other models.