# iPhone Air: Unboxing and First Impressions

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Podcast: [AppleVis Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/applevis-podcast-165328)
Published: 2025-10-28T23:07:59+00:00
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In this episode, David Nason unboxes an iPhone Air and gives his first impressions of the device. Apple’s thinnest phone to date, the iPhone Air was released alongside the iPhone 17, 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max in September 2025. Our thanks to Apple for providing this device for review. This and future reviews of the device are entirely independent with no editorial input from Apple. Key Points: Despite the coverage I’ve seen and heard, I was still somewhat blown away by just how thin this device is. It is significantly thinner than the iPhone 15 Pro. While the screen is slightly larger, it doesn’t immediately feel like a much larger device due to the thin build. Set up went smoothly, including transfer from physical SIM card on my existing phone to the eSIM on the Air. During set up and initial use, the fact that it has only a single speaker does not appear to be problematic. This is only navigating the phone with VoiceOver, and in a quiet environment however, so more real world use is needed in order to make a full judgement. Seems nice and responsive, but of course it’s only a very first impression. Battery too will be an important aspect to test in the coming weeks. Transcript Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by AI Note Taker – VoicePen, an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Dave : Hey there, David Nason here. I hope you are keeping well. I am with you today to take a look at the new iPhone Air which came out in September 2025. Apple have kindly sent me one to review. The one they sent me is the space black model with 512 gigabytes of storage. Dave : The phone I am coming from myself is an iPhone 15 Pro so I'll quickly compare the two as well in terms of their si…

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