Nobody who drives a Bentley keeps the seat covers on. Nobody installs bull-bars on a Rolls-Royce. Nobody puts aftermarket bumpers on an Bugatti. Certain cars are kept pure as a mark of respect to their sheer design and engineering. The iPhone Air is the phone equivalent of cars. Think about it \u2013 a specially formulated all-titanium frame, a ceramic shield backplate, a design so thin you\u2019d expect it to bend but so resilient you\u2019ll probably hurt your palms trying. Sure, an iPhone Air and a Bugatti are two entirely different beasts \u2013 but the both of them have the exact same ethos \u2013 they represent very pinnacle of design and engineering, coming together to create something impossibly beautiful and powerful. So here\u2019s my pitch \u2013 if you plan on buying the iPhone Air, please don\u2019t ruin it with a case.<\/p>\n
Now I don\u2019t expect or recommend you to buy an iPhone Air. It\u2019s a brilliant celebration of Apple\u2019s R&D, but it isn\u2019t the best example of practicality. I own an iPad Pro M2 and I purposely chose not to upgrade to the M4\u2026 because just the thought of owning a tablet that\u2019s 5.7mm thin terrified me. My iPad Pro perpetually lives in a case (it needs to, because the case has a kickstand), and I love my iPad Pro because it\u2019s powerful, not because it\u2019s thin. Anyone who buys the iPhone Air (and I\u2019m pretty sure people are lining up already), do make sure your intent is in the right place. Don\u2019t buy it because you think it\u2019s a powerful computing device, or because you want to upgrade from your iPhone 13 and this seems \u2018cool\u2019. The only reason you should buy an iPhone Air is because its slim design gives you great social cache. And the best way to milk that social cache is to not shroud your iPhone Air in a crummy-ass case.<\/p>\n
Designer: Apple<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Before I talk about this further, here\u2019s my complete disclaimer. I love cases. They\u2019re awesome, and both my iPhone and iPad are clad in them. Apple is a marvelous company, but I don\u2019t NEED a slim gadget, I need a gadget that\u2019s intact. I\u2019d much rather spend $30 on a case than $300 on AppleCare+\u2026 and you should too (in fact, I routinely find myself writing about some great casemakers on this blog, so it behooves me to ensure I don\u2019t contradict myself just for the clicks). The iPhone Air isn\u2019t for me, and it\u2019s probably not for the most of us\u2026 yet a bunch of us are going to buy one anyway.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
If you match it feature-for-feature, the Air\u2019s only true highlight is its slimness. Apple\u2019s gone to great lengths to ensure the phone measures just a mere 5.6 millimeters thick at an average, and doesn\u2019t bend to pressure like its predecessor, the iPhone 6. It has a single camera lens, a 3,149mAh battery, a single speaker, and lacks a SIM tray. On paper, these specs are fairly average for a phone. What makes the iPhone Air impressive, however, is the sheer R&D gone behind making a device that feels paper-thin. That\u2019s its USP (it\u2019s literally in the name too), and that should be the only motivating factor at play.<\/p>\n
So for the person either lining up at a store or placing your order for an iPhone Air online, don\u2019t disrespect the phone\u2019s one true pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance with a bulky, horrible case. Don\u2019t put a crappy frame on an artistic masterpiece. And despite Apple\u2019s claims at sturdiness, don\u2019t, for the love of everything holy, drop the phone!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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