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

  • Luci@lemmy.caEnglish
    93·
    3 days ago

    It’s for two types of peoples

    Those who want a thinner phone Those who want an Apple product with air in it’s name

    This is just an innovation circle jerk imo, wait for the iPhone air pro 2 7g red edition (in midnight blue)

    • sicjoke@lemmy.world
      6·
      3 days ago

      I am in the intersection of that Venn diagram.

      My MacBook Air was a thing of beauty and so portable. I want that in a phone.

      I also love the titanium of my 15 pro and don’t want to go back to Aluminium.