CUPERTINO, California (Reuters) -Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared to be channeling his predecessor and design genius Steve Jobs on Tuesday when he unveiled the iPhone Air, the company’s slimmest handset yet and the biggest change in eight years to a lineup that fans and analysts complained was stagnating. Inside its 5.6-millimeter-thick (0.22 inch) 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, clearing the way for as much battery capacity as possible. Going into the event, many analysts had predicted a ho-hum reception to the product launches, but on Tuesday some said the four new iPhones – iPhone Air, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max – offered a lineup likely to appeal to customers with varied budgets.
