It was an open secret that we can confirm. Neither the iPhone Mini nor the subsequent Plus model had the expected result and this year Apple proves a new formula with the iPhone Air. And yes, following the wake of the Macbook Air, Ultrafine design is its differential point And he has made Apple have to make certain sacrifices. Let’s see what the new family offers.
Ultrafine Design and Size ‘Plus’
5.6 millimetersthat is the thickness of the new member of the iPhone family. Apple has not said how much measuring the camera module, but by the photos it seems that it stands out a lot. To put it in context, the iPhone 16 Plus, its predecessor, has a thickness of 7.8 millimeters, which is a slimming of 2.2 millimeters.
In addition to its extreme thinness, the design stands out for The module where the camera goes, which is now horizontal and occupies the entire width of the phone. This is where they have found the space to place all the components. For the rest, it maintains the usual aesthetics with rounded corners, straight edges and the dynamic island at the top of the screen.
In case someone worries resistance on such a fine mobile (Vietnam’s memories with the iPhone 6), Apple has manufactured it about a Grade Titanium Chassis And it has Ceramic Shield glass 2. According to Apple, it is four times more resistant to breakage and three times more scratch resistant.
Although the iPhone Air is a new proposal with its own last name, it still has a certain ‘plus’ spirit. The screen measures 6.5 inches And, like him iPhone 17also comes with Promotion technology that adjusts the refreshment rate from 120Hz to 1Hz, putting the entire range at the same level. The maximum bright peak is 3,000 nits.
The price of thinness
Reduce both thickness entails sacrifices and one is the battery. Apple has not revealed the exact capacity. What they have said is that they have redesigned the interior to maximize the battery space. Rumors point out that it could be 2,800 mAha figure that seems at all insufficient for such a large screen. We will see in the review.
At the moment we have to settle for autonomy, which according to Apple will be a full day, although they do not give more details. Next to the mobile they have presented a new thinner Magsafe battery. It is not a good sign for autonomy.
On the other hand, although Apple has not said that it is because of thinness, the iPhone Air It only has one camera. It is the same main camera that carries the iPhone 17; A 48 megapixel sensor with f/1.6 lens and optical stabilizer. A fact: the last high -end iPhone that had only one camera was the iPhone 8 and currently we only found the 16E iPhone with that configuration.
Apple has managed a system for the camera to give us a certain game even if it is only one. By default, you will take the photos to 24 megapixels and Playing with the resolution emulates a system of several cameras. For example, to make Zoom 2x reduce images to 12 megapixels. We still have no angular, but something is something. By the way, the front camera rises to 18 megapixels and has Center Stage.
Goodbye, SIM card. Hello, chip n1
One of the most important changes (although perhaps not so attractive) is the absence of SIM tray. With the excuse of thinness, Apple gets rid of simple cards and We can only use it with an esim. For now the rest of the range retains the physical sim, but everything indicates that most likely in the next generation it disappears completely.
That Apple has had to completely redesign the iPhone Air is not an exaggeration and we see the test in the Chip N1, The new brain in which all wireless connections are managed of the iPhone and is exclusive to the Air model, although it is expected that the rest of the range in future generations will be extended. It also has the C1X chip, the new modem that, according to Apple, is twice as quickly as the previous model and consumes 30% less battery.
With respect to the processor, although we have seen that the iPhone Air makes some concessions that place it below the normal iPhone 17, the processor is not one of them. The new model equips the Chip A19 Prothe same that carry the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max.
Of course it goes out standard with iOS 26 and its new Liquid Glass interface. Among the new functions that Apple has announced Live Translate, a real -time translator that uses artificial intelligence.
Versions and prices of the iPhone Air
The iPhone Air will arrive at the stores along with the rest of the models on September 19 in sky blue, light gold, white sky and black. About the price, although we have already seen that it stays below the iPhone 17 in several aspects, It will cost much more. This is the prices according to the capacity:
- 256GB: 1219 euros
- 512GB: 1469 euros
- 1TB: 1719 euros
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