When I started using the iPhone Air a month ago, I braced myself for compromise. Could I cope with a single rear camera? Would I constantly worry about the phone bending? Surely, such a thin battery would keep me on the hunt for a charger. Right?
It turns out my experience with Apple’s thinnest phone wasn’t quite so black-and-white.
This wasn’t my first time using a premium ultrathin phone. I also tested the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge earlier this year and had similar concerns that were generally…








