(comment 2/2) I got the Air to solve a very specific problem: taking up less space in my hip pack.

It more than exceeded my expectations in this regard while also being _shockingly_ light.

I have not been this excited about an iPhone since the X, and I felt like the hype was warranted.

This phone is a masterpiece. It is finally a worthy successor to my Minis.

jghn 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

> It is finally a worthy successor to my Minis

It's much larger in every dimension that this mini lover cares about.

	▲	nunez 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yes, it's much larger. The Mini feels better in the hand, for sure. The Air feels good in the hand, albeit in a different way. The Air is 2mm thinner than the Mini while being only 20g heavier (which you don't feel given that the phone is larger and the weight more evenly-distributed). This, to me, is a bigger deal than having a small phone. The weight and thickness of the Pros that came before this were big factors driving my hate for large phones. This phone's ergonomics have, so far, made interacting with its large screen very tolerable (for me). Between this, a better virtual keyboard experience (by dint of having a bigger screen and iOS 26 improvements) and the 13 mini's aging processor (which makes its already-challenged battery life even worse), the decision to upgrade both of my Minis was effortless.
	▲	notatoad 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		it is only about 10% larger in overall volume, so for somebody who is most concerned about how much space it will take up in a pack it's a pretty good option.

lossolo 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm interested in iPhone Air. How is the battery? How would you compare batter life to your previous phone?

	▲	notatoad 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		it's hard to compare a new phone to a three-year-old phone because the old phone's battery has degraded, but in the two days i've had it my air is significantly better than my 14 plus, which i've never really had any complaints about. i went to bed last night with 70% charge remaining. that included about 1.5hrs of voice calls, some texting, some doomscrolling, and a bit of youtube - a pretty normal day of phone usage for me.
	▲	nunez 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Day 2 of use has been similar to my 16 Pro. Mostly music and web browsing, though with lots of screen-on time due to me tracking a flight and listening to ATC.