It's thinner, but at 165 grams it's not appreciably lighter than a regular-sized iPhone (the 16e in particular at 167 grams). People generally want a more lightweight phone more than they want a thinner phone. So it's only for people who also want a larger-than-regular iPhone screen.

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nomel 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

I naively assume the amount of internal aluminum/supports probably canceled out some of the potential weight savings.

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surajrmal 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

6.1 inch display vs 6.5 inch display. Not quite apples to apples here.

	▲	layer8 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		Of course, but if your main concern is weight and you don't necessarily want a larger display (or would even prefer to go smaller than 6.1"), then it fails to be an improvement.