I took an iPhone Air on vacation to test its two biggest compromises — and came home surprised

The iPhone Air is compromised in two main ways: its battery life, and the fact it only has one camera. I wanted to see just how compromised that made it for me, so I took it on a 10-night family vacation to find out.

The iPhone Air in blue. I promise.

To add some context, I normally carry an iPhone 15 Pro Max that I’ve had for a couple of years now. I’m also the main memory-catcher for the family, so I take a ton of photos while we’re on vacation. That meant the pressure would really be on the iPhone Air.

But if you put aside the battery concerns and the single camera, I think the iPhone Air is Apple’s most interesting release of 2025. After years of iterative iPhone design changes, it’s something new. Something fresh.

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