I tend to agree about the light blue color, but it has grown on me and actually the frame of the phone is more like a silver blue color? Anyways that’s my two cents on the color.
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I turned AOD off. I don't miss it. When the phone is not in my pocket and I am with other people, it's upside down anyway. If I need a glimpse I pick it up and the screen turns on anyway or when I get a notification. I am not sure how much battery it actually saves.
I’ve never used AOD. Never really understood the point of it.
so I decided to get the apple clear case for my Sky Blue Air. I like that it protects the camera bump and it doesn't add too much bulk to the Air.
Handled the Air again today. It really would have benefitted from a smaller size. It's essentially just a super light Pro Max/Plus
This is probs the biggest reason I havn't tried one, don't want anything bigger than my 16 pro, you don't get much more advantage going to air/max size, been there done that with 15/16 max, and I have a mini 7 that get's used more than my phone at home.
Don't need a bigger slab of glass on me when out and about or working.
But then people like me wouldn't have bought it, because part of the reason WHY I wanted it was because had a good size screen but wasn't as big as the Pro Max - but was lighter than my current phone, lol.
The longer I've had mine the more I grow to love it tbh - when I pause to think about the paper specs I can debate, but the thing is - I just don't think I care enough about the battery life and the camera to suffer with the weight of the Pro Max, and considering that screen size AND weight are important to me, I don't want to go down to the 17 or 17 Pro. So the Air is making me pretty happy tbh.
I have read/seen several comments/videos that claim that the surprise or honeymoon effect will vanish in a short time and that is when one will find themselves with a less capable mobile. Just like if the phone stopped being thin and light after two weeks of use.
Well, in my personal experience with the 13 Pro Max, after that honeymoon phase in which I took a couple of ProRAW photos and a couple of cinematic videos and a couple of that (and never again)... I found myself with a heavy phone that could be uncomfortable to use for long periods. A feeling that only got worse over the years…
Well, in my personal experience with the 13 Pro Max, after that honeymoon phase in which I took a couple of ProRAW photos and a couple of cinematic videos and a couple of that (and never again)... I found myself with a heavy phone that could be uncomfortable to use for long periods. A feeling that only got worse over the years…
The alternatives were worse, that's why I kept it despite the weight.You didn’t have to keep it
Until the appearance of the Air, I didn't even consider changing the 13 PM because the evolution of the Pro Max was what it was.
I confess that in my case, I'm a little worried that the Air's battery won't last from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. I use it for both work (Outlook, Teams, WhatsApp, calls) and personal use (calls, Facebook, Instagram, Gmail, etc.).
Do you think the Air can handle all of this? (I have a 14 Pro that would handle it all, but with the update to iOS 26, it doesn't even last 7 hours.)
Do you think the Air can handle all of this? (I have a 14 Pro that would handle it all, but with the update to iOS 26, it doesn't even last 7 hours.)
This depends on who answers you.
There's people who can use their Air for 2 days somehow and with many hours SOT.
If I answer you... then I would say no. Not for my experience.
7:35 am: 100%
2:15 pm: 61%
2h 21min SOT
And today I'm using well below my last week average:
98%
115%
107%
131%
143%
106%
139%
39% today (2:15 pm)
It really depends on how heavy your usage is. If you’re using teams to chat and checking FB for 5-10 minutes a couple of times a day, it’ll probably be fine. If you’re doing video calls on Teams and scrolling Instagram for multiple hours, probably not.
Yesterday I had 4:40 of SOT and 6 hours of screen idle time, and ended the day at 30%. This morning I took it off the charger 2 hours ago and have been browsing MacRumors for like 45 minutes, and I’m at 92%.
Thanks. I was thinking of change it for 17 Pro but this "scratch gate" worries me.
I’m a big fan of the Air, but everything I’ve seen is that scratch gate isn’t actually a thing. What’s happening is the phone is scratching the charger in the Apple Store, and material from the charger gets left on the phone. Not the other way around. When I was in the apple store earlier this week all of the phones looked brand new.
I honestly wouldn’t let that keep you from getting the Pro.
Welcome welcome. The air is gonna take care of you sirJust joined the club with black Air from Pro Max 15. The Air feels nice, beautiful and light
Got my light gold iPhone Air this morning 🥳
I use my phone on a stand at my desks and find it very useful. I can glance for notifications without having to wake the screen. It’s also nice as a clock.
This was my use case yesterday. 2 hours of Teams (3 meetings), 1 hour of gaming (3D), 3 hours of random browsing between Safari/Amazon, 1 hour of navigation with Maps. Bonus 30 minutes of WIFI hotspot on 5G.
My Air was pushed very hard. This was by the time I got home.
I did bring along the MagSafe battery pack. Ended up not needing it. Low power mode at 20% was able to extend screen on time to another 3 hours, so by the end I got an extra 30 minutes, just enough for me to navigate home.
I put it on the charger at around 10:30PM with 3% left, by the way.
I also came from a 14 Pro Max and Air has lasted a bit longer for me.
P.S.: you can also see throughout the whole week, I'd get home to typically 40% - 50% or more on lighter days. Yesterday was just very very busy.
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Finally had the chance to look at all the new iPhones today in Antwerp, Belgium.
I need to that "scratch" thing out of the way first. They had the iPhone, iPhone Air and iPhone Pro there in all colours and none of them were scratched. They were all docked to a setup with the standard Apple puck for wireless charging. No scratches. I have no skin in the game, I own zero Apple stock, I'm just stating what I saw.
iPhone felt like I expected.
iPhone Air felt very thin indeed. I have to say though, after reading about the blue and gold being almost white ... after seeing them for real I'm starting to think that the gold and blue are more related to the edge of the phone and not so much the back. The back of the blue, gold and white all looked white but from the side I could definitely tell which one was which. 🤷🏼♂️
What surprised me most (in a negative way) was the feel of the aluminium of the Pro. That felt really cheap compared to my iPhone 14 Pro in deep purple. Complete turn-off for me, and after seeing what the Pro cameras can do I'm more and more convinced I'll never buy a Pro again. I don't need any of that and the feel of the 17 Pro was a complete no-no.
A weird thing: I'm not a fan of huge phones. My 14 Pro screen is as big as I want to go. Although the Air is slightly bigger it didn't bother me at all. Maybe the lack of weight or thickness tricks my mind.
Slightly tempted to upgrade my 14 Pro to the black Air without cover and suffer the scratches as they come. Undecided.
I need to that "scratch" thing out of the way first. They had the iPhone, iPhone Air and iPhone Pro there in all colours and none of them were scratched. They were all docked to a setup with the standard Apple puck for wireless charging. No scratches. I have no skin in the game, I own zero Apple stock, I'm just stating what I saw.
iPhone felt like I expected.
iPhone Air felt very thin indeed. I have to say though, after reading about the blue and gold being almost white ... after seeing them for real I'm starting to think that the gold and blue are more related to the edge of the phone and not so much the back. The back of the blue, gold and white all looked white but from the side I could definitely tell which one was which. 🤷🏼♂️
What surprised me most (in a negative way) was the feel of the aluminium of the Pro. That felt really cheap compared to my iPhone 14 Pro in deep purple. Complete turn-off for me, and after seeing what the Pro cameras can do I'm more and more convinced I'll never buy a Pro again. I don't need any of that and the feel of the 17 Pro was a complete no-no.
A weird thing: I'm not a fan of huge phones. My 14 Pro screen is as big as I want to go. Although the Air is slightly bigger it didn't bother me at all. Maybe the lack of weight or thickness tricks my mind.
Slightly tempted to upgrade my 14 Pro to the black Air without cover and suffer the scratches as they come. Undecided.
I have been enamored with the Air for the past six days I've had it. My only significant complaints are the single speaker and the battery. I'm more concerned about the battery. I'm waffling and am quite torn between keeping the Air or going to the 17 Pro.