Unless you have giant hands, with modern screen sizes, thinner devices are not merely a luxury. For people that have active outdoor lives, water resistance is also non-negotiable.

The only thing that you should care about if you are being pratical and not just an annoying nagging geek, is that you are not forced to use an authorized reseller to buy a replacement battery, and that batteries can be bought from third party suppliers.

Having to have a corner-shop cheap technician doing it once every 3 years is an acceptable trade-off in exchange to get thinner and water-resistant devices.

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kjkjadksj 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Who wants thinner? I want more battery capacity and thickness. I actually want a smaller screen too.

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elzbardico 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Looks like you want the opposite the market wants.

On the bright side, at least now you know who wants those things: Almost everybody else other than you.

	▲	intended 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I also am fine with this, I don’t need thinner than things already are. More battery life and product longevity on the other hand is brilliant.

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mghackerlady 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Exactly. I'd buy an iPad if I wanted thin and big