You want your manufacturers to reuse infrastructure they've already built. Ultimately, you are the one paying for any new infrastructure, not them.

It's called an investment because they make more money on something than they put into it. That money is coming from you.

pretty sure the user you're replying to was merely explaining that Apple made the SE larger due to manufacturing convenience, rather than any ideas about optimal size.

Well, it's an economic use of their existing assets and resources, considering what else is currently happening, on a global basis, that's a really smart choice.

COVID-19 means that in the coming year a lot of people will have a lot less money to spend, not exactly the best time to cater to the luxury $1000+ phone sector branding yourself with exclusivity.