[throwaway48375]

My old phones with removable batteries fit in my pocket just fine.

[windowsrookie]

Your old phone doesn't get nearly the battery life of a new one. The iPhone 13 Pro Max will stream video for 25 hours on battery.

https://www.apple.com/iphone-13-pro/specs/

Also the new iphones are waterproof, your old phone was not.

[munk-a]

My old flip phone actually survived three trips through the wash before giving up the ghost - each time with minimal damage.

There are ways to protect devices from water without making the whole things unserviceable.

[throwaway48375]

I don't see why battery life is relevant to phone size. My point was just that I don't mind a bigger phone. It doesn't matter to me. We got to the point that they were thin enough long ago. If they could add a few millimeters of thickness and have a phone with a battery that lasted 30 or 40 hours that would be preferable to me. Instead manufactures are obsessed with making thinner and thinner phones.

As for waterproofing I have never in my entire life ruined a phone by dropping it into water. I would still prefer removable batteries. It is a good trade-off in my opinion.

I am willing to concede that my opinions might not reflect those of the general public.