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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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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

the base iPhone is not performant enough

I'd bet when you benchmark them, the Air will run into thermal limitations such that it's insignificant. I feel like if people cared at all about performance they would just spend the extra $100 for the Pro (among the other features).

[–] Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days ago

Most People who buy that don’t want the cheaper chip

It is relevant that they have the chip called pro in it, even when they only use a fraction of its power.