The iPhone Air has dropped in price so much it’s cheaper than the iPhone 17

A titanium-framed phone running the same A19 Pro chip as the iPhone 17 Pro is not the kind of spec you would normally expect at this end of the price range.

The moment you pick up the iPhone Air, the 5.6mm chassis and 165-gram weight tell you immediately that this is something different, which makes the fact that it has dropped to £699, a full £300 off its launch price, all the more worth acting on.

The A19 Pro is the most efficient chip Apple has put in an iPhone, pairing a 6-core CPU with a 16-core Neural Engine and hardware-accelerated ray tracing, which means the Air handles everything from everyday tasks to demanding apps without the chassis needing to be any thicker to accommodate it.

The 6.5-inch OLED display is sharp, bright, and smooth enough that switching back to anything slower feels immediately noticeable, which is not something you always get on a phone positioned as the thin and light option in a lineup.

Camera-wise, the 48MP Fusion main sensor with sensor-shift optical image stabilisation handles everything from portraits to low-light shots, and a 2x Telephoto option gives you a second focal length without any additional lens bulk, given how thin the chassis already is.

The 18MP Center Stage front camera tracks movement automatically to keep you in frame during video calls, and Dual Capture lets you record from the front and rear cameras simultaneously, which is more useful than it sounds once you have tried it.

You also do not have to worry about durability, with Ceramic Shield front glass offering 3x better scratch resistance than previous generations, IP68 water resistance rated to six metres for 30 minutes, and Apple Intelligence running entirely on-device, so none of your data leaves the phone to be processed elsewhere.

For anyone who has been watching the 4.5-star iPhone Air since launch and waiting for the price to move, £699 is the answer.

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