iPhone Air Why Do People Dislike the iPhone Air?

[tomekwsrod]

iPhone air is a big non-fitting-to-your-pocket brick with a buggy OS and hefty prcie tag on it for mediocre features it offers. d: )

 

[bembol]

Air, edge. It’s for those who have FU money.

I hate how Apple could’ve one up Samsung by using Silicon Carbon battery but instead they came up with this BS, oxymoron MagSafe battery. I can’t remember but does the Air have the Anti-Reflective display because Samsung also decided to not include it.

I hate bringing the edge, I tried it for a few days but if you’re going to use a case IMO it beats the purpose. Samsung was offering $400 off with any trade-in which is why I considered it.

 

[Moreplease]

The Air is already getting some big discounts on some European Amazon sites. And in stock all over the place.

Clearly selling WAY below Apple’s expectations.

It would have needed a new battery tech as bembol suggests, or a new camera, or a new SOMETHING (other than a 5G modem, LOL).

As it is, it kinda feels like a parts-bin phone even though it’s new. It’s got a very Tim Cook feel if you know what I mean.

(On the other hand, it’s probably the best of the new iPhones for me. But it’s probably a sales flop. At this point I’m not sure it’ll get a second version.)

 

[snipr125]

The Air is already getting some big discounts on some European Amazon sites. And in stock all over the place.

Clearly selling WAY below Apple’s expectations.

It would have needed a new battery tech as bembol suggests, or a new camera, or a new SOMETHING (other than a 5G modem, LOL).

As it is, it kinda feels like a parts-bin phone even though it’s new. It’s got a very Tim Cook feel if you know what I mean.

(On the other hand, it’s probably the best of the new iPhones for me. But it’s probably a sales flop. At this point I’m not sure it’ll get a second version.)

You cant really say its a parts bin iPhone, when literally everything is new about it. Thinner, new modem C1X, N1 chip, unique 6.5" display, the durable titanium chassis, most of the components in the camera housing...nothing is from the parts bin.

 

[Moreplease]

You cant really say its a parts bin iPhone, when literally everything is new about it. Thinner, new modem C1X, N1 chip, unique 6.5" display, the durable titanium chassis, most of the components in the camera housing...nothing is from the parts bin.

I didn’t say it was a parts-bin phone, just that it feels that way. The new modem is a risk rather than a selling point. Most people who care at all would prefer a high-end Qualcomm. But mostly, modems are invisible and unloved.

The camera is the same one that has been in the regular iPhones forever. Doesn’t generate much excitement. It draws attention to the missing ultrawide compared to the iPhone 17.

The battery is the same old chemistry that has been giving iPhone users problems for years, just smaller than other iPhones.

It uses titanium, but that only appeals (to anyone who cares) compared to the other new phones. The old Pro phones already had it. So it’s not dazzlingly new.

In fact there’s no exclusive new ‘wow’ feature anywhere. It’s not even all that light at 165 g, since Apple was terrified of repeating bendgate and made it strong AF.

An exclusive camera would have gone a long way to getting people’s attention. Wouldn’t even have had to be clearly better, just exclusive to the Air (so people can tell themselves stories about the benefits).

I fully expected a new battery chemistry. Have you noticed Apple often releases a significant new product at exactly the moment that a particular tech matures enough to be used in a mass-market product? The Air lacks that headline new tech or feature.

(I still think it’s a great phone for the right people – like me! – but I think we can already tell the market didn’t accept it very well.)