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No more thin phones then?
Why would a replaceable battery require a thicker phone?
Now that you say it true why would it
It makes it more difficult to design really thin phones because the battery needs a sturdier case and an additional connector to be easily replaceable. Generally making a phone smaller and thinner makes components less accessible. Personally I think it is more important that high quality batteries are available for a long time. In my opinion it would be fine if some tools were required to replace the battery. Ideally that only needs to be done once every 2-3 years so if it takes a bit longer it isn't such a big deal as when there aren't good batteries available.
any good reason for having a super thin phone?
I knew someone was gonna say that but of course I want it to be thin when I have it in my pocket the whole day. I have a case on my phone that makes it thicker and you can already kinda see it through my pants which doesn't really look good
Phones haven't been thin since manufacturers started to stick half an inch of lens of two or more too many cameras on the back. With some clever engineering, phones wouldn't have to get that much thicker. They could just smooth off the back and shuffle the components.
They wouldn't need cases so much if they were (a) made properly and (b) made repairable, either, but that's another uphill battle.
While I'm moaning, can I also complain about shitty glass screen protectors that add another couple of mil to the thickness and break constantly. Never had a screen crack while using a thinner plastic screen cover but they're almost impossible to find nowadays.
They're not thin anymore since the 9 because they're was an issue with them bending in pockets.