I have an iPhone Air now and have no complaints about the heating. The thinness is worth the occasional heat and throttle down. Every time I pick up this phone, it just feels fantastic!

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busymom0 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

I am considering buying the Air over the base model 17. Only concern I have is whether the battery will degrade faster over charging cycles than base model? Someone with more experience in battery tech could explain if that could be the case possibly?

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vbezhenar 2 days ago | parent [-]

Of course it will. Less capacity, it means that you'll have more cycles per year (for example you might need to charge base model once in a two days, while air once in a day); or you'll keep air at more extreme battery values (for example you might charge base model every day, but you'll charge it from 25% to 80%, while you'll charge air model every day from 5% to 80%).

That doesn't matter, though. Battery replacement on iPhones is very common procedure and you'll need to replace both batteries eventually.

	▲	deadbabe a day ago \| parent [-]
		It doesn’t matter because people who buy iPhone Air likely enjoy owning cutting edge experimental products. So when the folding iPhone comes out in a year or two they will probably switch to that. The battery only needs to survive long enough for that.

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TheCraiggers 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Serious question: how is the thinness providing value? Is it simply the feel?

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lysace 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Back when I had the iPhone 5S (7.6 mm vs the 5.6 mm of the iPhone 17 Air): It provided value in terms of feel. It felt like a piece of art meeting cutting edge technology. It wasn't about showing off.

It was also so light that it felt safe to use it without a protective case. And not that expensive.

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reaperducer 3 days ago | parent [-]

Nothing feels better than the original iPhone.

Solid, tactile, and just the right size. Mine finally got stuck in a boot loop earlier this year, but I keep it in my desk drawer, and pick it up occasionally. The mute switch (an actual switch, not a button) is still the best.

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lysace 3 days ago | parent [-]

My original iPhone (bought in June 2007 for competetive research) has started swelling and won't boot up. Still keeping it. Maybe I should store it in a bucket of sand though.

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popol12 3 days ago | parent [-]

Open it, remove the battery and put it in a dedicated recycling bin.

	▲	lysace 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yep.

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deadbabe 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Easier to slide into the back pocket of my jeans and it doesn’t bulge as much. It also just feels really good in your hands, great ergonomics.

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reaperducer 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Every time I pick up this phone, it just feels fantastic!

I find that I treat it very gingerly. Something in my mind expects it to be fragile; presumably because it's thin and looks like glass.