Crazy to think I owned the only version of the iPhone Air Apple’s ever going to make.

I swear I wasn't trying to go for the record of most phones owned in a three-month period, but I think I hit it anyway. I swapped my iPhone 17 Pro for a Pro Max.

I realized I never looped back around and buttoned up the iPhone Air saga. Apple online support told me there would be no issue going into a store and doing an exchange outside of the 15-day return window, but the in-store support said this wasn't true. In the end, they did end up making an exception and let me swap for a silver 17 Pro.

Less than a month into owning the iPhone Air, I'm growing increasingly disappointed with it. It's the epitome of form over function: it's gorgeous but has by far the worst battery life of any iPhone I've ever used.

After much debate, I ended up pre-ordering an iPhone Air last week. This was unexpected for a couple of reasons. Originally, I assumed I'd want a Pro Max because of the size and new fabric cases, or maybe I'd stick with the less premium 17 Plus, but as I found out, this just wasn't possible.