When I handed in my review of the Galaxy S25 Edge with a less-than-stellar score, I hoped that would be it. I wanted the ultra-thin trend to end before it started, even though I knew that wouldn’t happen. There’s not enough room for, well, anything to exist within the confines of a 5mm phone.

And yet, here we are, with a shiny iPhone Air hot off the presses, making what I think are all the same mistakes that Samsung made. Maybe Apple’s top-to-bottom optimization will prove me wrong, but I’ll be disappointed if the iPhone Air starts falling into familiar traps. Here’s why I’m worried — and why you should be too.

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