I don't think this is true. Phones are still getting bigger and thinner while battery life only decreases slightly. This game can be played indefinitely.
So yes, you might be able to play the game indefinitely, but I doubt anyone will care about those extra picometers a phone managed to shave of.
Also, there is a limit to thinness. Maybe the rest of the phone could be hidden in an alternate universe and the only thing that protrudes in to our realm is the direct visual cortex stimulator.
We'll see.
Ftfy