What do users have to trade off when buying iPhone Air?

Low-speed USB-C port, slower charging, lack of photo mode are factors that must be "sacrificed" if you want to experience the thinness and lightness of the iPhone Air.

Also uses the A19 Pro chip but not the most powerful . Although equipped with the A19 Pro processor chip, the version on the iPhone Air is not exactly the same as the iPhone 17 Pro. According to 9to5Mac , the iPhone 17 Pro chip integrates 6 CPU cores + 6 GPU cores, while the iPhone Air is 6 CPU cores + 5 GPU cores. However, the A19 Pro is still more powerful and energy efficient than the A19 chip of the standard iPhone 17. This version is also equipped with 12 GB of RAM compared to 8 GB on the A19. Photo: Apple .

Slower USB-C port . Similar to the standard iPhone 17, iPhone 16, and iPhone 15, the USB-C port on the iPhone Air only meets the USB2 standard (maximum speed of 480 Mbps). For comparison, the iPhone 17 Pro is equipped with the USB3 standard with a maximum speed of 10 Gbps. Due to component arrangement, the USB-C port position of the iPhone Air is not completely centered on the bottom edge. This has happened on the iPhone XR and iPhone 11. Photo: MacRumors .

Dynamic Island is deeper . On the iPhone Air, the Dynamic Island notch is placed deeper into the screen than on other iPhone models. On this model, Apple placed many important components at the top of the device, leading to changes to some components. Photo: Tom's Guide .

There's only one speaker . Apple's spec sheet shows that the iPhone Air combines the earpiece with the speaker, meaning the device doesn't have a speaker strip on the bottom edge like other models. The circular holes on the bottom edge are actually microphones. This means the product can only play sound in mono. If you want stereo listening, you'll need to connect AirPods or a speaker. Photo: Apple .

Slower charging . According to 9to5Mac , the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro support high-speed wired charging, and can charge 50% of the battery in 20 minutes if using a compatible 40W charger. Meanwhile, the iPhone Air can only charge 50% in 30 minutes with a 20W charger. However, all 4 iPhone models this year support 50% wireless charging in 30 minutes with MagSafe. Photo: The Verge .

No 5G mmWave support . As rumored, the iPhone Air is equipped with the C1X, an improved version of the C1, Apple's first self-developed 5G modem. This means that in markets like the US, the iPhone Air does not support mmWave bands. This is also the first device to use the N1, a network chip developed by Apple, supporting Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Photo: CNN .

Fewer camera modes . The iPhone Air only has a single 48MP rear camera. Although Apple advertises it as a “hybrid” lens with 2x optical zoom, many camera modes will be missing due to the lack of lenses like ultra-wide and telephoto. Modes missing from the iPhone Air include cinematic, video /spatial, video/macro. Photo: Tom's Guide .

Details of the thinnest iPhone Air ever The iPhone Air attracted all the attention when it was introduced by Apple at the same time as the iPhone 17 series, thanks to its unique ultra-thin design.

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