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Re: iPhone Air

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Post by r0fl »

beoberha wrote: post #6

Just do not understand the market for this one. The current size of phones is a solved problem. Nobody is asking for these things to be thinner. Most people use cases and are happy to add some thickness for battery life. Besides, the camera "plateau" makes it all futile.

I’m asking for thinner

What do you need battery life for?

Aren’t you in your house or office or car near a charger most of the day?

Do you spend 90% of your waking day in the middle of an open field far from any sort of charging capabilities?

Why would I add more weight to a phone so I don’t have to put it on the charging MagSafe puck that is inches away from me at all times

Re: iPhone Air

#43

Post by nunez »

beoberha wrote: post #6

Just do not understand the market for this one. The current size of phones is a solved problem. Nobody is asking for these things to be thinner. Most people use cases and are happy to add some thickness for battery life. Besides, the camera "plateau" makes it all futile.

i hardly use my phone. it mostly sits in my hip pack. i'm extremely interested in the Air. the thinness means it takes up less space in there, which is very much appreciated. since they won't make another mini, this is the next best alternative. i'm also thrilled about having all-Apple silicon down to the cellular radios. more power-efficient and faster updates when improvements to cellular capabilities come out. very exciting.

the small battery won't affect me much. web browsing is the most demanding workload on my phone, which is not a problem on this a19 soc unlike the 13 mini whose soc struggles to keep up. i also charge my phone every night before i go to sleep and these phones do a great job at not draining overnight.

Re: iPhone Air

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Post by kermatt »

beoberha wrote: post #6

Just do not understand the market for this one. The current size of phones is a solved problem. Nobody is asking for these things to be thinner. Most people use cases and are happy to add some thickness for battery life. Besides, the camera "plateau" makes it all futile.

Since they aren't going to offer the smaller profile it seems that at least some segment of people want, and they don't have any new ideas to innovate on, they have to release something in order to maintain "growth" - which we all know must happen on schedule.

Re: iPhone Air

#49

Post by dwedge »

It's late but I spent way too long looking at the top image wondering what the weird phone angles were on the left and right until I realised it said AIR

Re: iPhone Air

#50

Post by onlyrealcuzzo »

r0fl wrote: post #41
beoberha wrote: post #6

Just do not understand the market for this one. The current size of phones is a solved problem. Nobody is asking for these things to be thinner. Most people use cases and are happy to add some thickness for battery life. Besides, the camera "plateau" makes it all futile.

I’m asking for thinner What do you need battery life for? Aren’t you in your house or office or car near a charger most of the day? Do you spend 90% of your waking day in the middle of an open field far from any sort of charging capabilities? Why would I add more weight to a phone so I don’t have to put it on the charging MagSafe puck that is inches away from me at all times

I suspect you're the exception not the norm.

I don't think the average person sits at home for 90% of the day doing nothing but using their phone and resting it on a magsafe.

But I could be wrong!

Either way, I'm pretty sure that's not the lifestyle Apple wants to market their phone to.

But I could be wrong there, too!

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