Maybe I'm just getting bent out of shape, but the new iPhone Air seems like it would be my worst nightmare. The slim and trim version of the brand new iPhone 17 was the star of Apple's "awe dropping" September event , with Apple bragging they created a model that's only 5.6 mm thick, about the size of three stacked credit cards. But I have to ask: Did anyone really ask for a super-thin iPhone?

Apple has loaded up the iPhone Air with better battery life and faster processing power via the A19 Pro chip . It's also got a 48-megapixel fusion camera and a 12-megapixel 2x telephoto camera. Apple said this is the most power-efficient phone it's ever made. It's likely to be a value-packed iPhone -- or at least it should be, since the prices start at $999 for 256GB. But none of that matter

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