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Who is the iPhone Air for? (feddit.org)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by Ulrich@feddit.org to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

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Maybe I'm just out of touch, but I don't understand who this is for, and I think it's going to flop.

First of all...who is asking for thinner phones?

Secondly, the price. This is not an Air SE. This thing is only $100 less than a full-fat iPhone Pro, and $200 more than iPhone base (which is a particularly good value this year).

And what do you get for that price?

2 fewer lenses than the pro, and 1 fewer than the base
Titanium frame, I guess?
Less powerful processor than the base
Inherently more fragile frame
Less battery life than even the base model (this was often cited as the shortcoming of the iphone Mini)
Slower charging speed than both models
no cinematic video mode

Are people really clamoring for thinner phones so badly that they'll spend more money for less features?

https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/?modelList=iphone-17-pro%2Ciphone-air%2Ciphone-17

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[–] ByteMe@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Battery life is real concern tho. I suggest you wait for reviews

[–] malwieder@feddit.org 8 points 4 days ago

Waiting for reviews obviously makes sense for a lot of reasons, but leaked battery specs suggest battery capacity larger than the 13 Pro. Add efficiency improvements to that and it should be more than fine for most people.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

~16 hours is all most people need 99% of the time.

the other 1% of the time you can connect a battery pack. you can’t do the opposite with a thick phone, you’re just carrying a bigger battery all the time for no reason.

[–] ByteMe@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Or, you're carrying it for the next day

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

which is just a waste when it's trivial to plug your phone in at bed time.