It seems like you're still enjoying the "mm thickness saved" unless the prices of older phones were so low that damaging them was of no real consequence to you,

It seems like you're still enjoying the "mm thickness saved" unless the prices of older phones were so low that damaging them was of no real consequence to you, making cases worthless. Those devices were often thicker but still required cases to prevent scuffs, scratches, and cracks. If anything, their displays were far softer and easily scuffed.