Slim iPhone Air could be a design win for Apple, say analysts

Cook kicked off the company's annual product launch event at its Cupertino, California, headquarters with a Jobs quote: "For us, design goes beyond just how something looks or feels. Design is also how it works." Inside its 5.6-mm (0.22-inch) -slim frame, thinner than Samsung Electronics' S25 Edge at 5.8 mm, the iPhone Air's circuitry has been shrunk to the size of a few postage stamps, to deliver on Apple's claim of "all-day battery life". Many analysts had predicted a ho-hum reception ahead of the event, but some said on Tuesday the four new iPhones - Air, 17, 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max - were a lineup likely to appeal to customers with varied budgets. And doubts still linger about...