There is little consumer demand for thinner phones compared to the demand for better battery life.

“Counterpoint yeah why do we need our phones to be thinner we don't nice yeah we don't so what if okay I'm done stay with me I've never heard of person ask for this a thin phone a thinner phone I've never I've never seen someone pick up a phone and be like too thick”

Thinness in smartphones is a proxy for technical efficiency.

“I do think Tech in general I think thinness is actually a proxy for efficiency when we see something get thinner but have the same battery life that means it it's more efficient with the space it's working with”

Adding a folding screen to a gaming handheld increases unnecessary cost and complexity.

“I just think logically speaking if you're adding a folding screen you're adding cost and complexity you're also splitting the battery in half and you're doing a whole bunch of other complicated things could be better because then you could Char it twice as so this thing will cost more”