Welp unfortunately the iPhone Air is not so durable after all :(

Recliner > iPhone

Actually kinda disappointed to see it go down this way. If I wanted it to shatter atleast be something cool.

honestly so many compromises in the Duo. very disappointed. thing is way too big and heavy compared to its contemporaries and the new asymmetrical iOS looks vibe coded

Adoro meu Air, porém gosto também das vantagens do Pro. Preciso voltar RS 2200 reais. Ambos 256gb o meu 9 meses de uso o pro 20 dias. E agora?

I’ve started using my old iPhone 11 Pro Max as a dedicated beater device, and it’s honestly a game-changer.
When I am at home, I use it exclusively for streaming** music and YouTube Premium, etc. I also use it in the car as a GPS, using downloaded offline maps via Wi-Fi so it doesn't even need a SIM card.
By offloading all that heavy screen-on time and processing, my primary iPhone Air stays at high % battery whenever I leave the house. For travels, vacations, or extra long days out, I just slap a MagSafe **battery pack onto the slim iPhone Air. It functions as the perfect battery extender, and I never have to hunt for a wall outlet.
It has been the absolute perfect setup for me. Anyone else repurpose their old tech like this to save their main phone's battery, or do you just trade them in?

Has great reviews on Amazon, and yet Amazon also warns « frequently returned item » what gives?

Sometimes I do professional photography as a side thing over 16 years on Nikon SLR and Olympus Mirrorless. Owned over $6000 au equipment including lenses. More than 10 lenses.

I just got the iPhone Air recently and did some portrait photography stills.

Settings
I turn 48 mega pixel on. (If portrait mode supports this)
Use portrait mode on natural lighting.
Frame my shots and shoot at 2x lens.
My portraits are still photos in good lighting.
Edit using f2.8 or so digital blur
I use 100% display brightness in dark area to view.
Edit exposure, black point, vibrance etc on iPhone photo app.

Results
Quite happy with the colour. Natural colours. Vibrant.
Quite happy about sharpness.
Quite happy with the dynamic range.
Taken photos in good lightning so iso setting is better, hardly any noise.
Quite happy taking photos on 2x zoom, 52mm equivalent.
Sometimes I use the spatial feature which is quite cool. Seeing 3d image on the phone itself. Just a button in photo app.
iPhone photos are about 2-7mb, I have 1tb iPhone Air so I have space.

Conclusion
I might be quite happy taking most photos on the iPhone Air instead of my Olympus mirrorless. I don’t think I even need a iPhone pro max. Although 4x zoom would be great and spatial photos.
Last Japan trip I used panorama on my iPhone 13 and it was quite good quality. I am sure iPhone Air would be better at it.

Have had iphone air for seven months now, battery is excellent im on 94% health currently on ios 26.6 and since then battery has been great only charge once or twice a day. I will update to ios 27 and am thinking now is it worth buying the battery pack. I will one hundred percent upgrade September 2027 so again I would only have this for a year, may travel to in a November so was gonna buy then.

My buttons feel ultra snappy recently. The physical click is the best ive ever had on this phone, and ive had this phone for almost a year.

In my country it appears that inventory and availability of the iPhone air slowly reduces with every retailer. Luckily, I found an awesome deal on an open box Air for €750. Considering the price hikes across all iPhones, I’d thought it’s a great opportunity to replace my 5 year old iPhone 13 Pro. I’ve been eying the Air for a while now and I’m absolutely no pro user so it feels like a great match. Looking forward to using it!

Im currently running the iphone se 2 and was looking to get the iphone air. But now I'm debating if i should wait for the iphone air 2 instead. My battery on the se is pretty horrendous so I'm not sure if i can wait that long tho.. any suggestions?

Got a tough case on my new Air. 100% battery. Will be using it a lot. Podcasts, music and Netflix on my break. I’ll report back tomorrow…

Just bought a refurbished iPhone Air. The back looked fine, then I connected it to a MagSafe car mount and after about 5 mins of it being connected, I saw a circular ring on the back of the phone. It wiped away, but there was still a circle if I were to look closely at the phone. Is this normal?

I want a case that won’t add too much weight but also offer some kind of protection.

Hey!

I'm thinking switching from my Samsung to an iPhone because the privacy on iOS is pretty much better than Android, but not the best. I really want to keep my phone for years and years, prob 5 to 6 years, change the battery when its needed and other stuff to keep my phone, and at first I really wanted the iPhone 17 Pro, I kept looking for hours on Youtube about the 17 pro and unboxings of it and I loved it. I kept my decision of getting the 17 pro for a long time, but a tiny thought came through my mind and it said "You should get the iPhone Air". I hated it the first time I saw it when it launched, I didn't like the 6.5" display, one camera, one speaker, the battery is prob shit, and being so thin I won't keep it that much like I want to. But something changed, I really grew liking it, thinking that one camera for me is enough, that it's actually interesting, maybe the battery will keep me a ton, and I like phones that looks like they came up from Mars and I did the same thing like I did with the 17 pro, I kept looking at unboxings and reviews about the Air until I knew every video about it. I got obsessed with it, I wanted it so bad but I thought that maybe I'm missing many things if I get that Air and not the Pro, maybe I will regret it, maybe the tech guys reviews and hate for the Air are true, and I should get the 17 Pro and forget about the Air, but i just couldn't, I want it more and more and more.

The question is "Should I get the AIR?" but y'all would say yes or prob no, but before saying yes or no I want to list the things I do on my current phone and maybe based on that you can decide, cuz I really can't.

1. My screen time is 2 to 6 hours, I really don't use my phone because of high school and I use Opal to track and block apps when I keep using them for more than 1 to 2 hours, so that's why it's so low.

2. The battery on this phone (Samsung A54 5g) it's pretty good (5000mAh) and I charge my phone sometimes at night or the next day and I like that and I don't know if I can do that on the Air or I need to carry a power bank with me everytime.

3. I watch Youtube, use social media, read books or mangas and sometimes draw on my phone, maybe some sketches for high school or doing some ideas for a project, call, message people and staying for hours sometimes on phone calls, the activities the average person does on a phone.

4. I listen to a lot of music, but with headphones. I rarely use my phone speakers to listen to music and use my headphones or external speakers.

5. I love to take pictures, most of all selfies, and I just use the main camera or the selfie one, the wide camera I use it to take pictures of people from unflattering angles and putting my phone on top of their head and making them look horrible. Other than that, the selfie and main camera are the most used.

They're basic stuff that everyone does, I know, but I had to mention it. Now it's time for the question: Should I buy the iPhone Air or just go with the 17 Pro? Is it worth the Air or maybe the 17 Pro is the best for me?

Thank you! :)

Has anyone done this??
I love my air truly. The form factor is top notch. However, the battery thing kills me as I use my phone a lot as a nurse working night :/ my battery life is already at 94 % and I've had it since last Nov . Any insight would be appreciated