The iPhone Air 2 Wasn’t Announced. Here’s Why That’s Bad for Apple Buyers
Apple hosted its annual iPhone launch event on Wednesday, and something we didn’t see — along with base iPhone 18 models, as Apple focused purely on premium devices — was a second iteration of its lightweight iPhone Air.
At just 5.6mm thick and weighing only 165 grams, last year’s $999 iPhone 17 Air gave buyers a middle-ground option between the base iPhone 17 and the iPhone 17 Pro models, and for a pretty reasonable price.
While sales of the iPhone Air were reportedly disappointing, it was arguably a first step toward launching the iPhone Duo — a demonstration that a slim, lightweight phone could be just as durable and high-functioning as a fully specced-out one. It came with just one rear 48-megapixel wide-angle camera, a smaller battery and a single speaker.
The Air’s pared-back featuresand slim profile would have been pivotal to designing Apple’s new...
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