I don't get the effort of reaching that thickness and then bumping that monster at the top. It will unbalance the phone for sure. I mean there must be a consumer base that would buy an ultra light smartphone without the back camera so to make it consistently thin? I'd buy it

The Plateau also includes all logic boards and most other components for the phone except those that must be physically located on other edges, so getting rid of the camera wouldn’t really help.

The main body of the phone is just battery and display.