If you're getting the new super-thin iPhone Air, you may also need to buy this accessory that Apple is happy to sell you. The cat, er, iPhone Air, is out of the bag. After months of anticipation, fueled by copious rumors and leaks, Apple announced the ultra-thin and super-light iPhone at its fall Apple Event. At a mere 5.5mm thick—thinner than even the 5.8mm Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge—the iPhone Air is Apple’s thinnest smartphone yet and one of the thinnest phones ever made. The downside to such a slim frame is that there’s only room for one rear camera, but also that the battery may not be enough to last all day. While we’ll have to wait to test the iPhone Air for ourselves to see how good battery life is compared to other iPhones, the very fact that Apple is selling a new MagSafe Battery Pack suggests that it may need it the most. For most people, the appeal of a thin and light iPhone with reduced battery life is a compromise too far. Not to worry, though, Apple will happily sell them a regular iPhone 17 or either the iPhone 17 Pro or 17 Pro Max, which are thicker, but also have longer-lasting batteries. For what’s it’s worth, Apple says the iPhone Air can last up to 40 hours… for video playback. See iPhone 17 Series at Amazon See iPhone 17 Series at Apple The iPhone Air replaces the iPhone Plus model that Apple has sold over the past three years. Apple has been trying to figure out how to sell a “third” iPhone model alongside the regular and pro iPhones. We’ll see if the Air size sticks this time or goes the way of the iPhone mini and iPhone Plus. Tech-wise, the iPhone Air is, well, an iPhone. It runs iOS 26 with the new Liquid Glass user interface and has regular iPhone features. It’s got a 6.5-inch 120Hz “ProMotion” display, an A19 Pro chip, and two cameras (a 48-megapixel image sensor on the back and a Center Stage selfie lens on the front). Apple is also using its own custom second-gen C2 wireless 5G modem that expands on the C1 introduced in the iPhone 16e. The Apple-designed modem is more efficient than Qualcomm’s, so it could also be helping save on power drainage. Like all iPhones Apple has been selling in the U.S. in recent years, the iPhone Air is eSIM only. This time, there’s no physical SIM card tray, even for the global versions. The iPhone Air will be available in four colors. Apple is also selling a clear case and new bumpers. This story is developing… See iPhone 17 Series at Amazon See iPhone 17 Series at Apple