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

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 3 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

Edit: 1 week later and the Air underperforms the base model as well (as expected)

Also someone pointed out below that the 16e is only 2 grams heavier and is $400 cheaper.

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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Apple fans? Do they still exist? You’re right that the price doesn’t make sense. I don’t know many people who are clamouring for a thinner phone. Sure, it can slip in pants better, but it’s still too big for a lot of women’s pockets. Worse battery life lowers the usable lifetime of the phone - you cycle the battery more, which ends its life sooner.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Apple fans?

I mean I've only compared it to other Apple devices in order to remove that distinction.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I guess I mean the superfans who bought the gold Watch 1.0.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Why would superfans want the thin phone, rather than the most powerful, most versatile, most expensive iPhone?