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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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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It’s a test bed for the folding phone. That’s who it’s for.

[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I’m really afraid to say it, but I’m really dreading the folding iPhone because I bet they gatekeep the highest performance chip in that model and have the air/pros be the new base model. I have just so little desire for a folding phone, especially since it’s going to be smaller than the Samsung and Chinese folds.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I have mixed feelings about the impending foldable. I totally suspect you’re right about the gatekeeping. I like the concept but I do not want a crease line down the middle of my phone 10min after I buy it.

I ultimately think the final version of the iPhone will be no screen at all, just piped into a very lightweight and small form factor of some sort of AR glasses, like the Vision Pro but way less obnoxious.