Being thin doesn’t automatically make something good, right?
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge made a big deal about being thin, but when I actually used it, that’s all there was to it.
So when I saw the iPhone 17 Air announcement, I thought “Here we go again with the thinness bragging.”
5.6mm thick and 165g… Just looking at the numbers didn’t really impress me.

But after actually using it…
Oh wow, this is on a completely different level.
I’d been using the 16 Pro Max as my main phone for over a year, consoling myself with “it’s heavy but the performance is good,”
but the moment I held the Air, I realized how much I’d been suffering.

Just two weeks ago, I was thinking “if I’m buying the Air, might as well just get the 17 Pro,”
but now my mind has completely changed.

The shortcomings like the mono speaker and single camera pale in comparison to
the incredible satisfaction this lightness and thinness brings.

Honestly, I’m still amazed at how much more satisfied I am than I expected.