Why is the Air-only battery pack limited to the Air?

John Moltz returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 17 lineup: the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 17, and the no-number iPhone Air. Not one word about baseball, but some Star Wars talk may or may not have snuck in.

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Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good.

Links:

• Halide -- a great iPhone camera app with a "Technical Readout" feature that provides detailed specs regarding every camera on your phone.
• Techmeme's roundup of iPhones 17 reviews that actually were published on the embargo date.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.