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Review: Apple’s iPhone Air is a bunch of small changes that add up to something big | Ars Technica

An interesting iPhone despite throttling, worse battery, and single-lens camera.

I got my actual first impressions of the iPhone Air just after Apple's hardware event, but a few minutes of superficial handling amid a throng of PR people, journalists, and influencers is different from the experience of taking something out of its box for the first time in the comfort of your own home. It is nice how Apple’s accessory clamps to the back of the iPhone Air via MagSafe, forming a secure connection (even with a case attached) and letting you use the phone as you normally would without the umbilical cord of a charger or external brick. As time has gone on and both the processors and screens on phones have settled down and become more mature, I've found "how does it feel" and "what kind of pictures does it take" to be more interesting and relevant questions for potential purchasers than a bunch of spec sheets and benchmarks.

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