Apple’s answer to iPhone 17 Air’s battery woes? A charging case at checkout
Peak Apple: Manufacture a problem, and then also sell the solution.
- The iPhone 17 Air is expected to be a thin and light iPhone that replaces the Plus model.
- The thinness brings along compromises such as a singular rear camera, a single speaker, and worse battery life.
- Apple knows the battery life is poor, and the company’s solution to the problem it created is to sell you an optional battery case.
Apple has been hard at work on the iPhone 17 series, and the company seems intent on shaking things up in more ways than one. The iPhone 17 series is rumored to feature the iPhone 17 Air, a thin and light iPhone model that will replace the Plus model (which in turn replaced the Mini model). Unfortunately, a smaller footprint comes with compromises, and it seems there will be a fair few on the iPhone 17 Air, including the obvious hit to battery life.
According to a report from The Information, the iPhone 17 Air will have compromises such as a single speaker instead of two, a single rear camera instead of the usual three in Pro iPhones, and reduced battery life. The hit to battery life is so severe, the report states that Apple’s internal tests suggest just about 60-70% of users can go through a single day without recharging the thin phone, as compared to the usual 80-90% for other iPhone models.
