Apple iPhone Air
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The Apple iPhone Air is an ultra-thin addition to the iPhone family that pairs an A19 Pro chipset with 12 GB of RAM and a 6.5‑inch 2736×1260 120 Hz display. Reviewers consistently praise the handset's engineering, striking form factor and the quality and smoothness of its screen. To achieve the slim profile Apple removed or reduced hardware: notably two rear cameras and a full loudspeaker, which reduces camera flexibility and audio power. Battery life and certain connectivity options are also weaker compared with standard Pro and base iPhone 17 models, making the Air less practical for heavy users. Performance and everyday photo quality remain strong, so the phone succeeds as a stylish, high-performance device for users who prioritize thin design. Overall, the iPhone Air is a polarizing but impressive product best suited to buyers who value portability and looks over comprehensive feature sets.
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Average of 2 scores (from 5 reviews)
Reviews for the Apple iPhone Air
Source: Phone Arena
The iPhone Air is no doubt a statement device. Apple took the thin phone idea and pushed it to extremes the S25 Edge wasn't able to. Whether or not you should buy the iPhone Air depends on a couple of things. First, if thin phones are your cup of tea, then this is a no-brainer. There's no other product on the market that can rival the iPhone Air at the moment, as the S25 Edge, as thin as it is, feels much more like an ordinary phone in the hand, especially next to the Air. Second, you should be prepared to sacrifice two cameras and a loudspeaker in favor of rocking the skinniest phone on the market. If you're okay with those drawbacks, the iPhone Air could be your perfect phone, one that will turn heads for sure.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/26/2025
Rating: Total score: 74% performance: 72% display: 80% mobility: 85% workmanship: 100%
Source: Patrick Rambles
The iPhone Air is possible the most exciting phone in the iPhone 17 lineup (even though technically, it’s not an iPhone 17). But the iPhone Air is also the most polarizing iPhone, you either love it or hate it! I look forward to doing an in-depth review of the iPhone Air to figure it out!
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/20/2025
Source: MrMobile
Today, the same questions dot the discourse around the new iPhone Air. “The base model’s a better deal; the pro models have bigger batteries and sharper cameras.” All true. But after a week using the Air in the real world, only one bugs me enough to push me to go Pro – and it might not be the one you think.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/19/2025
Source: The Tech Chap
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/17/2025
Source: PC Mag
Apple's engineers deserve accolades for cramming so much phone into such a thin design. The iPhone Air is a wonder, but I don't think it's for everyone. You can't ask for a thinner, more impressive piece of hardware, especially one with such a fantastic screen, solid performance, and powerful software. Though I miss the expanded optical zoom range of the iPhone Pro's cameras, the Air still takes excellent photos and videos as long as you don't mind a limited field of view. If you normally prefer to take selfies, the Air should be more than enough phone for you. For $200 less, however, the standard iPhone 17 is a relative bargain thanks to its much longer battery life, more flexible camera arrangement, and faster mmWave 5G support, making it the best iPhone for most people and our Editors' Choice winner.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/17/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
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Apple A19 Pro 5-Core GPU: A fast integrated graphics card with which the Apple A19 SoC is equipped. This iGPU has 5 of the 6 cores and is capable of ray tracing.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
A19 Pro: The Apple A19 Pro integrates six 64-bit-capable ARM cores as well as an NPU with 16 cores. The two performance cores can clock at up to 4.26 GHz and the four efficiency cores at up to 2.6 GHz. In contrast to the non-Pro model, the A19 Pro offers larger L2 and SLC caches.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
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