Under his review it sounds like it was downgraded for prevention of cooling issues.
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iPhone Air The Air reviews have dropped and the speaker's junk
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It's not about defending Apple. It is about acknowledging that what the Air offers will work just fine for many, many people, just like you acknowledge that it wouldn't work fine for you.
What you are doing is dumping on Apple for selling a $1,000 phone with a speaker you wouldn't like. The Air isn't for everyone but, like I said, a difference in need is not the same thing as defending Apple no matter what.
This. The Air is not for everyone. It's just odd how much attention it's getting from the people who aren't its target audience.
Just enjoy your Pro? I don't understand it.
Not really. Do I have a mono sound bar, no. Do I have a mono home theater system, no. Single speakers are lame outside of a phone.
So…
users who listen to a lot of content on their iPhone without headphones may not be satisfied with it, and they should consider another model.
Users who mainly listen to their content with headphones and almost never through the iPhone’s built-in speaker can ignore this compromise.
users who listen to a lot of content on their iPhone without headphones may not be satisfied with it, and they should consider another model.
Users who mainly listen to their content with headphones and almost never through the iPhone’s built-in speaker can ignore this compromise.
Not only is this the first iPhone in 9 years with a single speaker. It’s the first iPhone where the single speaker is in the earpiece. Previously it was always the bottom speaker, which is larger and louder than the earpiece speaker. Just lousy.
This is the $10 solution, of course if you can buy AirPods but that will put your total cost to iPhone Pro’s prices.
You mean instead of a brick in your pocket trying to depants you?100%. The speaker is a non issue for me. I can’t wait to have a thin, lightweight phone in my pocket.
iPhone Air review: The thinnest iPhone ever, but at what cost? - 9to5Mac
Every so often, Apple makes a design decision that draws a line in the sand. One that feels like a...9to5mac.com
- The iPhone Air has a single speaker, located in the earpiece at the top of the device. There isn’t a speaker on the bottom like there is on other iPhone models. This was noticeable right away to me. If you regularly listen to podcasts or music using just your iPhone speakers (especially in the shower), you’ll want to invest in a Bluetooth speaker.
It's a no buy from me
You regularly listen to music using your iPhone speakers AND you care about sound quality?
Amazing!
How is it a garbage speaker? Im assuming its the same speaker as in the other phones, only there is one instead of two.
I think you are right. And they needed as much space as possible for the battery, which was probably their top priority. If this phone ever becomes a fold, you need tablet size battery power for that huge screen.
He's the only one who found that. Possible he got a bum one, or was doing it when loading everything in the background, or probably more likely he's doing a specific test that is particularly poorly suited for the Air. But I watched and read a bunch of reviews today and he's the only one who came to that conclusion, and in fact I saw multiple others that directly contradict his findings. So I'm inclined to believe it's not representative.
But many people will have them in our hands in approximately 48 hours, and then it'll be plain for all to see. There's not really any point in arguing about it.
I ordered one. Probably will end up returning (because of cameras, not speaker) but I wanted to try it out for myself.
Things can be true at the same time: the speaker is a compromise that is unacceptable to a lot of people AND a lot of people rarely use the speakers on their phone.
Apple has more data on use of speakers, headphones etc., than we do, and it very well may be that for Apple's expected customer for the Air, given a trade off between "space for more battery" and "better speakers" more space for battery makes the most sense.
I for one, only ever use the speakers on my phone during FaceTime calls where my wife or my son join me on the call. Otherwise, my phone makes no noise. No ringing, no music, no videos. If I want to do that, my AirPods are in. I'd take a Pro Max with just one speaker if it meant I got more battery life, and so I'd definitely prefer an Air with an already smaller battery lose the extra speaker.
That doesn't mean those who think that one speaker is unacceptable are wrong, just that we care about different things.
Things can be true at the same time: the speaker is a compromise that is unacceptable to a lot of people AND a lot of people rarely use the speakers on their phone.
Apple has more data on use of speakers, headphones etc., than we do, and it very well may be that for Apple's expected customer for the Air, given a trade off between "space for more battery" and "better speakers" more space for battery makes the most sense.
I for one, only ever use the speakers on my phone during FaceTime calls where my wife or my son join me on the call. Otherwise, my phone makes no noise. No ringing, no music, no videos. If I want to do that, my AirPods are in. I'd take a Pro Max with just one speaker if it meant I got more battery life, and so I'd definitely prefer an Air with an already smaller battery lose the extra speaker.
That doesn't mean those who think that one speaker is unacceptable are wrong, just that we care about different things.
Just as a note, the case getting hotter doesn't necessarily mean that the chip gets hotter. It could be that the 17 is just better at conducting the heat to the exterior. It wouldn't surprise me given that they moved components into the camera bump in the Air (so they are more concentrated at the top of the phone), while the 17 probably has a more conventional layout. MKBHD had Geekbench results in his first look video, and the 17 had a higher multi-core CPU score than the Air (by about 5%), so that would support the theory that the Air may throttle a bit more.
But so close together one can hardly call that stereo.
I admit that I would have gladly traded 1 mm of thickness for a second speaker. But Apple decided not to and I pretty sure I'm gonna buy the Air over the regular 17 anyway.
Much prefer the weight vs screensize ratio and the confidence I have using it without a case.
For me, (someone getting the air who had no intention of upgrading this year whatsoever), my biggest worry is the phone after if it isn’t just as light and thin.
If my next goes back to a pro after years of being used to a thin air, it will feel like a brick!
If my next goes back to a pro after years of being used to a thin air, it will feel like a brick!
I am honestly impressed if it took 20 mins of graphic Intensive testing to throttle air. There are many laptops that throttle well below that mark.
Lot of iPhone air hate is for folks who want to talk themselves out of impulse FOMO buying. It’s pretty common on this site over the years after a new product launch. And 2-3 months later there will be few complaining about Air bought out of FOMO.
I will probably not buy an air anytime soon, unless it is close to Pro Max , but I don’t get the hate. There are many who would love air.
I will probably not buy an air anytime soon, unless it is close to Pro Max , but I don’t get the hate. There are many who would love air.
Mainly podcasts and you need to hear what people are saying
some of it is defensive and people being sick of being told what they should or shouldn’t be prioritising in a device.