I get the appeal of super slim phones like the iPhone Air and Galaxy S25 Edge . The moment you pick them up, the device feels immediately distinct from a typical smartphone. The iPhone Air is ridiculously thin at 5.64mm, which weighs just 165 grams, and still gives you a reasonably large 6.5-inch OLED display with ProMotion. For its size, Apple gets the comfort part right. Many smartphones in general are becoming tiring in a very specific way. They are either too tall, camera-heavy, or get too heavy to use for longer stretches with one hand. The iPhone Air manages to cut down on this fatigue by not only slimming down, but also shedding some of that weight. While it’s not as tall as the Galaxy S25 edge, it manages to feel less dense in the hand. But the novelty quickly runs out once I realize that the solution to the problem is already in front of us. After daily driving a compact phone for over a year now, the iPhone Air reminded me that thinness isn’t the same thing as true usability.…