It’s my fifth year in a row writing about Apple’s annual iPhone event , and I have never actually been tempted to buy the latest and greatest iPhone. Like my colleague Julie Bort , I’ve always waited to upgrade my phone until it’s absolutely necessary. But then, the iPhone Air came along. I want it.

Apple’s new iPhone 17 line is impressive in its own right, but this generation of devices marks the first time that Apple has made an iPhone Air. Like the MacBook Air, it’s a thinner, sleeker device, which emphasizes style over its tech specs.

While I can appreciate a state-of-the-art chip, what really makes me want to buy a new phone is that it looks cool. And boy, is that iPhone Air cool. In the announcement video, Apple showed off the phone as it sat delicately atop someone’s finger

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