Ask HN: What's the point of making smartphones slimmer and slippery?

Re:Ask HN: What's the point of making smartphones slimmer an... by ThomPete on Friday September 09, 2016 @10:16AM (#12462398)

You could look at this a little differently.

By making it thinner they allow for people to buy cases so that the size still ends up optimal for grip.

Also the thinner they can make them the more battery they can put in them.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the point of making smartphones slimmer an... by minionslave on Friday September 09, 2016 @10:29AM (#12462531)

wait what? You'd think a thicker phone would hold a bigger battery.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the point of making smartphones slimmer an... by ThomPete on Friday September 09, 2016 @11:02AM (#12462842)

No a thinner phone could hold a bigger battery without being too thick.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the point of making smartphones slimmer an... by loco5niner on Friday September 09, 2016 @11:11AM (#12462924)

Hmm... that makes no sense to me either.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the point of making smartphones slimmer an... by ThomPete on Friday September 09, 2016 @11:43AM (#12463246)

ok if you have a thick phone and you want more battery you might end up making it too thick.

If you have a thin phone and you add battery you get more battery while still making it too thick.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the point of making smartphones slimmer an... by minionslave on Friday September 09, 2016 @12:04PM (#12463477)

Ken M

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Re:Ask HN: What's the point of making smartphones slimmer an... by ThomPete on Friday September 09, 2016 @04:30PM (#12465815)

Huh?

What does a troll have to do with anything? If I am wrong just point to what I am saying that is wrong.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the point of making smartphones slimmer an... by loco5niner on Saturday September 10, 2016 @02:10AM (#12467945)

Yep. Thanks, suprisingly I'd never heard of Ken.

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