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Yes, Apple should only make thick, soap-bar-shaped bricks because MKBHD and 5% of loud users ‘need’ them.

And no options allowed! All thin models should be discontinued immediately because they can’t house 3 cinema grade cameras.

Do you think using hyperboles makes your argument stronger or something?

This is probably why some of you are shocked when the Air proves far less popular than expected. It's the failure to recognize what most real world consumers prefer and want.
 
What makes me smile the most is not having to carry one of these around anymore and made with better materials…slim, light and fast
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OP is trying excessively hard to justify the purchase of the air it seems. Which hey, if you love your phone that is awesome! But don't get too cocky over the rest of our 'brick' phones cause out of all the 17s, it seems only one is getting discontinued ;)
I’ve noticed one iPhone 17 model in the wild and it was an Air 🤷🏼‍♀️ toted by my Doordash driver. Though I guess I could have seen base 17’s and not have noticed
 
Most people probably don’t realize the Air exists yet. That will take some time, and for a while people might still just get what they’re used to. They break the screen on their Pro, they get a new Pro without thinking about it

I’m a pretty heavy user, and I’m doing fine with my Air. Been averaging 7 hours of screen on time per day and using <75 percent charge. If some people want to carry around a phone with two days of battery life, that’s fine. Can’t we just have both and c☮️exist?
 
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