That's an interesting question, and I'd like an honest answer to that.

We've heard the same argument about phones, and my old Galaxy S5 with a user-replaceable battery was a whopping 0.5 mm thicker than an iPhone 13 mini. That's the width of a mechanical pencil lead. They're both water-resistant, too.

.5 inches and heavier for AirPods would make a huge difference ergonomically.

I said 0.5 millimeters. 0.5 inches is freaking huge, that's 1.25 cm. None of my smartphones have been that thick, let alone having that much of a difference.

According to google, 0.5 mm = 0.019685 in