iPhone Air Review: Beauty is Pain
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iPhone Air Review: Extreme Thinness Requires Major Tradeoffs
Discover the extreme compromises Apple made to achieve the thinnest iPhone ever, and determine if these trade-offs—especially concerning battery and cameras—are worth the stunning form factor.
Short Summary
- The striking physical design achieves record thinness by using titanium and radically reorganizing internal components.
- Significant sacrifices include removal of the bottom speaker, adoption of eSIM-only globally, and locking the USB-C port to slow speeds.
- Durability unexpectedly stands out as a major strength, easily surpassing bend test concerns associated with thin devices.
- Readers will learn exactly which trade-offs impact daily use versus those that are negligible for casual users. This review breaks down the small, medium, and main functional concerns arising from Apple’s aggressive pursuit of form over function in the iPhone Air. It ultimately positions the device as both a standalone product and a preview of Apple's future foldable ambitions.
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Top Comments (10)
The intro was pure cinema.
The amount of direct Jerry rig everything references is amazing😂
You're telling me I can't do scroll for 15 hours a day. Hard pass
I don't want a thinner phone, I want a SMALLER phone.
My biggest concern is "having these many concerns" for a $1000 dollar phone 😭😭
0:01 that floating effect is sick ngl
Galaxy Edge Review: who asked iPhone Air review: Beauty, form
Over a month with the Air... it's good! Cameras are good enough and my experience, even with a leather case, is so unique. This is 5-year material for me
The intro alone 🤯🤯
Your voiceover of the iPhone Air introduction should have been their original campaign
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Top Comments (10)
The intro was pure cinema.
The amount of direct Jerry rig everything references is amazing😂
You're telling me I can't do scroll for 15 hours a day. Hard pass
I don't want a thinner phone, I want a SMALLER phone.
My biggest concern is "having these many concerns" for a $1000 dollar phone 😭😭
0:01 that floating effect is sick ngl
Galaxy Edge Review: who asked iPhone Air review: Beauty, form
Over a month with the Air... it's good! Cameras are good enough and my experience, even with a leather case, is so unique. This is 5-year material for me
The intro alone 🤯🤯
Your voiceover of the iPhone Air introduction should have been their original campaign