Apple just future-proofed the iPhone Air in a way that only the iPhone 17 Pro can match

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I’m sorry to keep banging on about the iPhone Air, but WWDC 2026 provided an unexpected boost to the appeal of Apple’s super slim iPhone.

Now, irrespective of what I’m about to explain, $999 / £999 / AU$1,799 is still a lot of money to spend on a device that has only one camera and so-so battery life. But the iPhone Air’s combination of an A19 Pro chipset and 12GB of RAM has suddenly become more significant than most people realize.

You see, at WWDC 2026, Apple announced its all-singing, all-dancing Siri AI assistant, which will soon be available on all Apple Intelligence-compatible iPhones as part of iOS 27. But only three iPhones will get the very best version of Siri AI — and the iPhone Air is among that number.

Specifically, only the iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air will get Siri...

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