What is the point of trend to make mobile phones thinner?

The current trend of flagship phones is to make then fractions of a millimeter thinner than rivals.

What is the blooming point - thinner must mean they can suffer higher bending stresses making glass more likely to break.

Already, design of cameras is leading to thicker camera islands which means thinness claims are a cheat.

Of course (imo) the most stupid aspect is that vast majority of people buy protective cases or wallet style cases which completely defeats the point of fractions of mm thinner or a slight weight reduction.

I have asked a number of people if a phones thickness is a critical purchase decision and not one has agreed it is critical.

I would far rather have a slightly thicker phone with more powerful battery, uwb chips etc.

I would rather have a smaller Cell Phone something like the old Treo. The thickness is not important.

Wouldnt you agree that using protective case make the phone heavier and bulkier...it defeats the purpose of having a thin phone. I have one with mag O ring design and my phone feels chunky.

When you bend it, the phone manufacturers will sell another one...

A Guy