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> They could easily extend the battery by a good 30% or more by making it as thick as the camera bump.

The camera bump on the 6S is ~1mm high. 30% more battery capacity in that amount of space seems optimistic.

That makes it even crazier to me. Wouldn't it be better to not have a bump? The bump on my 6S always makes me nervous when laying it down. I would feel much better about it if it were completely flat rather than the camera of all things sticking out and being the major point of contact with the surface it's on.

I'd argue that an extra 1mm to thickness wouldn't affect feel of the phone either - especially since a good portion just slap cases on them anyways.

I agree — I think it's a bit of a trick to compel people to feel the need for a case, thereby selling more cases than if it were flush.

It'd be significantly heavier. And significantly thicker if you use a case too.

Im actually fine with that. The leather apple case doesn't add too much weight as it is but I feel the phone is way too light and slippery without it.

I've been using the same leather Apple case for 2 years (6/6S) and it looks like crap at this point, but it's protected my phone from numerous 3-6' drops onto hard surfaces. Without the case, I'm certain the corners would be dented and the screen likely cracked. Definitely a fan of the Apple case!

Seems like a pretty accurate estimation, to me. The phone itself is 7.3mm thick, which means the case would be at least 1+mm on each side. Let's be generous and say the battery's 3mm thick now. Adding another 1mm would be a 33% capacity improvement.

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