[Syonyk]

I'm pretty sure that a lot of people are very happy with water resistance in exchange for having to do a bit more work to replace a battery (that they don't actually replace).

The number of people using their phones in the hot tub, or in the sauna, astounds me on a regular basis. I can't imagine doing that. But, with modern devices being genuinely "drop them in the pool" grade waterproof, neither does it seem likely to be a problem.

I'll agree on thinness, though. The number of phones in massive, chunky cases says "A lot of people don't care about thin."

[behnamoh]

> The number of people using their phones in the hot tub, or in the sauna, astounds me on a regular basis. I can't imagine doing that.

and the number of people who desperately look for a way to replace their batteries or upgrade to a new model just because their phone battery degraded is quite saddening.

[Syonyk]

I've suggested to a range of people that if their only complaint is runtime, and the phone is a few years old, getting someone to replace the battery is far cheaper than a new phone. It's a novel concept, and I'm quite unsure if people just don't know if that's a thing, or if that's the socially accepted excuse to spend a lot of money on a new phone.

[jorvi]

> I'll agree on thinness, though. The number of phones in massive, chunky cases says "A lot of people don't care about thin."

They care about thin, but they also care about the fragility of metal and glass backs.