You might be seeing fewer “Air-style” phones soon, thanks to the iPhone Air flop

What’s happened? The ultra-thin iPhone Air launched in 2025 with fanfare, but as we all saw, demand turned out to be puny. Now rival brands are quietly backing off from their own thin-phone projects. Reports from Asia show major Chinese players have frozen or canceled their planned “Air-style” models after seeing Apple’s results. At the same time, Samsung is reportedly axing the ultra-slim S26 Edge variant, deciding the thin-phone formula just isn’t selling anymore. Several Chinese companies, including big names like Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, and others, have shelved ultra-thin phone projects following poor Air sales. The iPhone Air remains widely…