Overview
- Ookla, which published its report Monday, found the Air at 6.8% of U.S. iPhone 17 samples in Q4 2025 versus 2.9% for the 16 Plus a year earlier.
- The gains align with a reshuffle inside the lineup as the iPhone 17 Pro’s share fell to 30.6% from 34.9% while Pro Max stayed about flat.
- Adoption skewed higher in parts of Asia, with South Korea at 11.2% and Japan at 8.9%, and Singapore near 8.4%.
- Ookla’s network tests show Apple’s C1X modem in the Air nears Qualcomm’s X80 on downloads and posts lower latency in most markets, while uploads still trail.
- The figures reflect Speedtest app usage rather than Apple’s sales, and coverage notes possible sample bias and early-cycle effects when reading demand.