{"id":19644,"date":"2025-10-21T07:11:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/21\/end-of-iphone-air-slim-phones-have-lived-a-short-life-and-thats-fine-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T07:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:11:06","slug":"end-of-iphone-air-slim-phones-have-lived-a-short-life-and-thats-fine-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/21\/end-of-iphone-air-slim-phones-have-lived-a-short-life-and-thats-fine-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"End Of iPhone Air? Slim Phones Have Lived A Short Life And That\u2019s Fine | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9649276\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 21, 2025, 12:28 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9649276\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2602591583 asubttl-schema\">Apple and Samsung are some of the brands to have come out with sleek phones but the novelty value of these devices could have less value.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgorg\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2602591583 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"iPhone Air and the Galaxy S25 Edge hype has surely died down\" title=\"iPhone Air and the Galaxy S25 Edge hype has surely died down\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2602591583\"\/><\/p>\n<p>iPhone Air and the Galaxy S25 Edge hype has surely died down<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Slim phones were eagerly awaited but somewhere people knew that having a thin device will have its compromises and that\u2019s what we saw with the Samsung and Apple iPhone models launched this year. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge showed us what\u2019s to come, and the iPhone Air model refined those rough edges to give us a more polished premium product.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">While Apple sees the Air as a gateway to its foldable ambitions, Samsung needed a new product to show the world that it can innovate and bring products that don\u2019t look the same across generations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>End Of Slim Phones? We\u2019re Not Shocked<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Reports this month suggest Samsung could cancel plans for the Galaxy S26 Edge model, retaining the S26 Plus moniker and the other devices once again. While iPhone Air production could be cut down to help with more units for the higher selling iPhone 17 and the 17 Pro models.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Apple played the smart game by keeping the Air version out of the 17 series lineup, something that Samsung could have also done to avoid this dramatic U-turn. The iPhone Fold is the main target but Apple wanted to test the waters with a sleek and premium device to see how the market responds and the feedback has been mixed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">However, there is a definite appreciation for how the iPhone Air has been engineered albeit with limited features and a small battery packed inside.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>The \u2018Third Model\u2019 Syndrome<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Apple has launched the iPhone in Mini, Plus and now Air avatar. Samsung continues to have three models but this year we got four models from the brand. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The iPhone experiments are based on a small group of buyers who like a compact device, a big screen iPhone or a sleek version. None of these seem to have done well in Apple\u2019s eyes, which explains their discontinuation or their production units being passed on to the other variants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Most reviews around the thin phones focus on the endurance of the devices but you also feel the novelty value of that size will eventually wear down. So, yes, the slim phone seems like a trend that was aimed to make a mark in 2025 and build forward but its early end will not at all be surprising for us. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"S Aadeetya\" title=\"S Aadeetya\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aadeetya-3-2023-11-9de48efa65a9ed8ed13a8932cadb6d5a.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya-21044.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">S Aadeetya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2602591583 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Delhi, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2602591583 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>October 21, 2025, 12:28 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2602591583 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> End Of iPhone Air? 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