ApplesmartphoneLast featured Apr 2026
Apple iPhone Air
Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.
Throttles badly, so the so-called A19 Pro Air is slower than the cheaper iPhone 17, and it has a weak single speaker and a weaker portrait mode.
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- Price when I covered it
- $999
- Featured in
- 6 videos · 2025–2026
- Category
- Phones · Flagship
What I liked
- Impressive engineering
- light enough to lift with about 18 balloons
- screen still spotless after the stunt
- Battery life not terrible given how thin it is
- Custom titanium USB-C port is a neat bit of engineering
- Speaker doesn't sound tiny or cheap
What I didn't
- Thinnest claim ignores camera bump
- Battery dies about 30% faster
- Battery degradation
- Last place at 7 hours 18
- Titanium sides and a larger screen hurt battery life
- Doesn't match Apple's claim of 16 Pro battery life
In my words
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“Apple calls the iPhone Air the thinnest iPhone ever.”
“screen is still spotless”
“That is a lot less than I was expecting.”
“squarely in seventh position is the iPhone Air with 7 hours 18”
“This test makes me very doubtful that the Air will actually give most people pro levels of battery.”
“it's a complete flop.”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
19:21How Tech Companies Lie to You.Called the thinnest iPhone ever, but an iPhone 7 is thinner once you include the camera bump.
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1:45The BEST Smartphones of 2025!Impressive engineering, but a shiny trap whose thinness costs battery and camera quality.
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0:00Can Balloons make the iPhone Air Fly?Used as the subject of a balloon stunt; he was surprised how few balloons (about 18) it took to get it gliding, and the screen stayed spotless.
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0:00iPhone 17 Ultimate Battery Test!Lasted only 7 hours 18 in the test, well short of Apple's claims, showing what you give up for a thin phone.
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4:34iPhone 17/Air/Pro Unboxing - What Apple didn't tell you!Throttles badly, so the so-called A19 Pro Air is slower than the cheaper iPhone 17, and it has a weak single speaker and a weaker portrait mode.
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0:07iPhone 17/Air/Pro Hands on - Everything’s changedStrikingly thin and luxurious in the hand, but battery, single speaker and single camera make it form over function.
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