iPhone Air Why Do People Dislike the iPhone Air?

[Macdctr]

Had a 16 pro max. Had the 17 pro max, it’s just too much of a brick.

The Air impressed me by being so light, easy to hold, no pocket weight, it just disappears.

I got a 17 Pro and have been using it side by side with the Air day to day, half days. I was pretty sure I was going to keep the 17 pro, as I like the battery life and cameras.

The problem is every time I pick up the Air, it’s a breath of fresh ….Air. It’s a better looking phone. It’s a better overall design. I appreciate the minimalistic look and I prefer the materials that the case is made out of over the pros. Holding it to text, scroll, type is just so much more comfortable. As someone who
Lived with a mini 12 for 3 years, I had no problem with giving up some things for form factor.

The Air gives up much less than the Mini. While not as compact, its lightness, with the thinness is more than gimmick. It’s just feels better to use.

I could afford to have both a pro and an Air but there really isn’t any reason to.

The Air doesn’t get as hot as the 16 pro max. The 17 pros are cooler. The air is not uncomfortable to hold while it’s charging with a battery pack like my 16 pro max. Sometimes that would almost smell hot if that makes sense.

I’ve had no issues with reception. Battery life with my use is great. It’s not insane like a Pro Max, but I get 15 hours of full use screen time. It tops off 5-10% with short drives. It does drain faster under heavy use with games and streaming at the same time as compared to the 17 pros but it’s better than my past phones and significantly better than the mini.

I think part of it is the Air feels like something new and different, rather than the same old brick. Even with a Dbrand ghost case is still feels like a caseless phone. To be honest I’ve been most impressed with the Fold 7. That is just so well done and so light for what it is. I just like the Apple ecosystem as a whole more. I love the folding phones though…

Are people really hating on the Air that much? There’s complaints that it could’ve been better and sacrifices too much more than it was an almost per a perfect phone. Maybe hey wait for the Air 2? But hate?

There are always a few people overreacting about everything about phone design, justifying their purchase, but I don’t in general your people hating on the Air. I’ll tell you what every person that I’ve showed it to in person thinks it’s awesome. I hope it sells well enough that we get an Air2

Agree on points mentioned here . . . I'm coming from my 15PM and switched to the Air because I was not impressed with the current pro series iPhone. I won't spend the money that the current PRO series iPhone demand (as much as $2k for the Pro Max) only to worry about scratching or getting the phone's body dented by dropping it. I also don't like how the new PRO series iPhone look in comparison to the previous gen pro series iPhone but this is my preference and I am not speaking for others here.

From an aesthetic point, I feel the iPhone Air projects the premium level iPhone by how it is made using the titanium frame and how thin and light this iPhone really is. It looks great, feels awesome to hold and also has the A19 Pro processor, although one less GPU core. I don't game and use my iPhone for web browsing, video streaming, email and phone calls. I use the installed camera for "point and shoot" which is more than good enough for my use. In everything I have been using my new Air side-by-side with my 15PM, it has done a great job. I am now switching full time to my new Air and am perfectly happy with this phone.

As I have observed while using my new iPhone Air since I preordered mine, all the "compromises" that have been pointed out by various content creators on YouTube have not affected how I use my iPhones and I feel the Air is an exceptional iPhone for what it is.

 

[whizkid11]

There literally is if you take 10 seconds and go look. I told you what it was called. 3D Mark Steel Nomad.



No it doesn't.



Attached is someone's 16PM Steel Nomad stress test run, and also attached is the one that just finished on my Air 2 minutes ago.

Hey, looks like I might’ve misread the data . . . turns out the iPhone Air does hold up better in that stress test. My bad, and props for pointing it out!

 

[whizkid11]

The 16 pro max had a vapor chamber? This sounds like an AI hallucination

My bad. The 17 pro/max has it.

 

[Apple_Robert]

We live in an era where a large segment of iPhone users rely solely on the iPhone for most if not all of their computing needs. As such, most people seem to want a large screen phone with all the extras. That means the Air is competing with the Pro and Pro Max. The latter are seen as status symbols for kids today.

Like it or not, the Air is a niche phone. And unless it receives solid support and advertising to include word of mouth from the latest Gen group, it isn't going to have strong sales like the Pro series.

If you like the Air, keep using it and don't worry about what others use on here or the negative reviews and posts.

 

[teh_hunterer]

Hey, looks like I might’ve misread the data . . . turns out the iPhone Air does hold up better in that stress test. My bad, and props for pointing it out!

Cheers. I can appreciate that it's pretty non-intuitive. It's actually quite extraordinary how well the A19 Pro is able to do in the Air in sustained performance.

I really assumed this phone running hot would be a necessary tradeoff, especially given how hot my 14PM and 15PM would get, but I'm constantly surprised how this phone remains cool to the touch in scenarios where my last couple Pro Max phones would have been getting hot.

 

[gadget123]

Seen lots of hate for the phone on social media and comparing it to 16e really when it has Pro chip and new camera features? Nobody cared years ago when phones had one camera. Maybe it’s expensive but the 16e is also expensive.

Funny thing is all the hate the 20th anniversary phone the Iphone X, Pro 2027 model with all screen phone will be thinner. Yes thinner. The pro has a new camera design but the fold will have the Air design and the Pro will get one more cycle next year.

So why all that’s hate? All iPhones will go esim, all iPhones will be slim in 2027?