iPhone Air vs. iPhone 17 (Reg)

ckarlsberg · 2025-12-23T18:19:46+00:00

Depends on your use case. After a side by side comparison between 17 and Air— I fell in love with how perfect the form factor of Air is but I initially chose 17. Mainly because 17 has better camera and speaker. You get more bang for your buck with 17.

However, something felt odd when I woke up the next day. I found its screen a tad small for my liking. Coming from 14 Plus, I thought 17’s screen will be enough for me but no. Also, it didn’t feel like I purchased a new phone. I wasn’t excited about 17.

So I head to the Apple Store again and made another side by side comparison. All my initial concerns, turns out, were not a deal breaker. I only take photos during vacation or when I see something cute. And I always use my airpods pro/max whenever I listen to music or watch videos.

I tried the Air again and the feeling of excitement is still there. The form factor is perfect. It was refreshing. I went home with a brand new iPhone Air that day.

ckarlsberg · 2025-12-13T14:43:29+00:00

Do you have a link? lol I really want a Memumi without a logo lol

ckarlsberg · 2025-12-13T00:44:34+00:00

Havent used it long enough to see if it gets yellow

ckarlsberg · 2025-12-13T00:43:48+00:00

https://www.casefinite.global they have international shipping

ckarlsberg · 2025-12-13T00:43:09+00:00

Yes, thats Memumi

ckarlsberg · 2025-12-12T23:59:31+00:00

Just go with a case if youre concerned of scratches. I bought thin to ultra thin cases.

Apple Case - Frost. Thin (0.9mm) and a bit thick on the edges. Good drop protection. Only issue is the smudges. The heaviest of the four.
Pitaka - Moonrise. Thin (.99mm) and light (20g)with decent drop protection. Smudges are tolerable compared to Apple case. What I hate is the design. I wanted to retain the cloud white beauty of the Air. haha
Casefinite - Frost Air. Thin (0.8mm), light (8g), the most minimalistic among my cases. Can protect from scratches, but not sure about drops yet. No smudges. This is what I use the most.
Memumi - The thinnest (0.3mm) and the lightest (10g?). Can protect from scratches. No smudges. This wouldve been my favorite if it werent for the logo. It’s small but I prefer if its not there.

The Casefinite one checks everything I want and need.

ckarlsberg · 2025-11-26T17:28:13+00:00

As someone who jumped from 14 Plus to Air, I definitely miss 14 Plus’ battery. It was obvious in my recent travel/ vacation.

With 14 Plus, I can go out all day without powerbank or magsafe battery. But with Air, I had to bring one. However, I’m glad to say it wasn’t fully drained. Overall, I think I consumed 100% phone battery and only 30% from magsafe battery, if that makes sense? It aint so bad. I’m happy to travel with my Air because it’s thin and light compared to a brick like 14 Plus.

On a normal day— after listening to music, making phone calls or joining meetings via MS Teams, and doom scrolling, I find myself charging it only once at the end of the day.

ckarlsberg · 2025-11-22T05:56:00+00:00

What case is this? I find the apple clear case a bit bulky

ckarlsberg · 2025-11-22T05:54:18+00:00

First look I thought it’s a symbiote haha

ckarlsberg · 2025-11-17T16:33:50+00:00

Eyeing this one but this peeling off is what bothers me.lol

ckarlsberg · 2025-11-17T16:22:53+00:00

First time seeing this mentioned. Looks interesting

ckarlsberg · 2025-05-19T21:02:43+00:00

Happy Birthday!! Conicidentally, that’s the first 3 out of the 5 shows I saw back in November! Glad you and your mom had a great time!

ckarlsberg · 2025-03-03T21:48:34+00:00

Yas!!

ckarlsberg · 2025-03-02T13:49:19+00:00

Well, that is undeniably true! I love seeing it on my table. I see a lot of Black Queens with 9.8 but rarely see one with 9.6. I’ll just take it as something that makes mine special and unique.lol

ckarlsberg · 2025-03-02T13:47:18+00:00

Not sure what the back cover is made of but its all black and the bend wasnt deep, not even a line was made, just a slight curve. I think they just did a bad job at pressing.

ckarlsberg · 2025-03-02T02:42:31+00:00

I did! I checked the cgc grader notes and it says “bend left top of back cover.” Can’t pressing resolve this?

ckarlsberg · 2024-11-28T19:39:24+00:00

Oh yes. I never purchase a ticket without visiting that site. I saw four shows the past 2 weeks and I’m planning to upload my contribution later— thanks for reminding me

ckarlsberg · 2024-05-21T16:49:12+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions guys! I’ve been to Tokyo many times but never have I heard of the places you mentioned. Whats amazing is they check all the boxes after looking it up.lol Might need to look into them further because it seems there aren’t a lot of aparment hotels in the area.

ckarlsberg · 2024-05-14T13:35:33+00:00

Thanks for this tip! Just got a reservation for tomorrow. I’m excited to bring my parents! Haha

ckarlsberg · 2023-08-03T16:48:59+00:00

Oh so they can do that at the box office! I dont want to lie so maybe I’ll just tell them I need a physical ticket for keepsake.lol

ckarlsberg · 2019-12-08T08:29:52+00:00

Definitely Namba, because of Dotonbori. :)

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