iPhone Air battery life is better than expected – Wired

Apple’s ultra-thin iPhone Air
Apple all-new iPhone Air is the thinnest iPhone ever made and still offers pro performance. iPhone Air features a breakthrough titanium design that is elegant and light yet strong, with an innovative internal architecture that enables the latest iPhone experiences. The back of iPhone Air is now protected with Ceramic Shield, and the front cover uses Ceramic Shield 2, delivering 3x better scratch resistance, making iPhone Air more durable than any previous iPhone.
iPhone Air also features a stunning 6.5-inch Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion up to 120Hz. With the most Apple-designed chips in an iPhone — the powerhouse A19 Pro, N1, and C1X — iPhone Air is the most power-efficient iPhone ever made. PA powerful 48MP Fusion Main camera enables the equivalent of four lenses with incredible image quality, and the innovative 18MP Center Stage front camera takes selfies to the next level.
Paired with the redesigned internal architecture and software optimizations, iPhone Air has fantastic all-day battery life.
Julian Chokkattu for Wired:
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I was prepared to hate the iPhone Air. Why make a thin phone with lackluster battery life? A single-camera system for $999? After spending some time with it, I’m pleasantly surprised. I still don’t think most people should buy it—it’s for early adopters who want to experience Apple’s thinnest iPhone to date—but it’s a promising blueprint of what’s to come.
The iPhone Air is just 5.6 millimeters thick and 165 grams; contrast that with the iPhone 17 Pro, which has a smaller screen yet weighs 206 grams and is 8.75 mm thick. It’s a palpable difference. Initially, you might feel like the lighter weight makes the Air seem “cheap,” but that notion quickly disappears. This phone feels strong, durable, and rigid.
I watched Apple perform a bend test on the iPhone Air, and it was able to withstand more than 130 pounds of force with no damage. I gave it a good bend test myself, but it didn’t flex… The 6.5-inch OLED screen once again feels improbable in this thin and light design. It’s just unusual to hold such a large screen and not find it heavy…
Apple is not using a silicon-carbon battery in the iPhone Air, despite rumors leading up to the September event. Instead, there’s a high-density traditional lithium-ion battery, along with a raft of optimizations in iOS 26, the A19 Pro chipset, a new power-efficient C1X modem, and a fresh internal design. All this to say: The battery life of the iPhone Air is better than I expected.

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MacDailyNews Take: The iPhone Air is nothing if not intriguing. It’ll lure people into Apple Retail Stores to take a look and, if it doesn’t sell itself, it’ll likely help to sell beaucoup iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max models!

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