"Beyond the obvious engineering effort that has gone into creating one of the slimmest phones ever made, the Air is a reductive exercise that boils down the iPhone into the absolute essentials in a premium body. Cut away the rear cameras, slim down the battery, remove the stereo speakers and maximise the screen, and what is left is an impressive sliver of titanium and glass."
"The Air's slim lines are slightly betrayed by the plateau and camera lens that protrude from the back, doubling the phone's thickness to about 11.3mm, reminiscent of Google's Pixel bar. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian Photos don't do the Air justice. You know it is something special as soon as you pick it up. Its 5.64mm-thick frame feels thinner thanks to soft edges and light weight that's 12g less than the already quite light iPhone 17."
"The earpiece speaker in the top is the only one: it is pretty good but you can tell there's no stereo sound when watching videos, which is a bit of a shame as the 6.5in screen is smooth, bright and fantastic. The Air behaves just like any other modern iPhone. It runs iOS 26 with its glass-like design, has all the same apps, Face ID and is super responsive."
The iPhone Air delivers an ultra-slender titanium-and-glass body that prioritizes thinness and lightness by removing rear cameras, reducing battery size and eliminating stereo speakers. The design yields a 5.64mm frame that feels thinner than it measures and weighs 12g less than the iPhone 17, though the camera plateau doubles overall thickness to about 11.3mm. The 6.5in display is bright and smooth, but audio is single-channel from the top earpiece. The device runs iOS 26 with Face ID and full app support and depends entirely on eSIM. Pricing starts at 999, positioned between standard and Pro models.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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