Apple’s slimmest phone — and one of the thinnest ever — went on sale in September, immediately prompting the question: when is the next version coming? Here’s the latest.
The Apple iPhone Air had two challenges when it launched: would the battery last in such a thin device and would the camera be up to scratch. The battery, reviews showed, was more than decent, enough to last a full day. But some users had issues with the single lens.
This began conjecture about when the next phone would come and whether it would fix the hesitations users had. Quickly it led to reports that there wouldn’t be a second iPhone Air this year — after all, there’s no 17 in the name, as I pointed out before it launched, so annual updates are not set in stone.
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However, the latest report from serial leaker Fixed Focus Digital responded on Jan. 20 with an assertion that the iPhone Air 2 will indeed be coming this year.
Their post on Weibo, in machine translation said, “Feedback from the production line indicates that the iPhone Air 2 will be released this fall.”
If you’re a fan of the thin, fashion-forward handset, that’s good news. So, what’s going to change?
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The report goes on to say that this will be a phone “with minor changes, a routine upgrade.”
That implies there are no major specifications changes planned, for which read: it’ll still have just one camera. Previous reports have suggested that the next iPhone Air could have a 2-nanometer process, which would significantly improve battery life, wiping away any remaining doubts about that aspect.
Typically, Apple has stuck to a two-year cycle for external design changes, so this makes sense, but if, as is reported, the lack of a second camera lens hampered sales, Apple may yet rethink that decision.
iPhone Air Pro 2 Outlook: Evolution, Not Revolution
For now, the picture that’s emerging is of an evolutionary update rather than a dramatic rethink — one that leans into the iPhone Air’s design appeal while quietly refining performance behind the scenes.
Check back as more leaks emerge.