Going into the iPhone 16 preorder season, I knew I wouldn't buy a Pro model. Also, I didn't want one of the small ones. By that, I mean the 6.1-inch iPhone 16 and 6.3-inch iPhone 16 Pro seemed too small for me. I say that as someone who, up until now, has chosen the small iPhone Pro every year since Apple introduced it. I don't know when it happened, but I realized I need a larger display. It's not just about seeing more content when browsing the web, reading, or video streaming. I also find it increasingly difficult to type on a 6.1-inch screen. Another benefit of going a size larger is the bigger battery pack inside the iPhone. The Plus and Pro Max sizes easily get me well over a day of battery life. I loved that experience in the first year of using the iPhone 14 Pro, which had tremendous battery life, at least for me. I say that because I know plenty of other people were unhappy with it. Fast-forward to mid-October, and I've been using the iPhone 16 Plus for about two weeks. I do everything with it that I used to do with the iPhone 14 Pro, but I actually dread certain things now. This made me realize how much I want that ultra-slim iPhone 17 Air that keeps popping up in rumors. I'm ready for a large phone, but I want a much thinner profile than the Plus and Pro Max. Continue reading... The post I’m an iPhone 16 Plus owner, and I get why we need the iPhone 17 Air appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best Echo Dot deals for October 2024 Today’s deals: Early Prime Day sales, $189 Apple Watch SE, Philips OneBlade 360, Crest 3D Whitestrips, more Top Prime Day deals: $169 AirPods Pro 2, $170 Apple Watch SE, laptops, Bose headphones, robot vacuums, more Best Apple deals for October 2024