But why is bigger, more and faster automatically better or more innovative? All three of your hardware choices (assuming the lower level details are understood)

But why is bigger, more and faster automatically better or more innovative? All three of your hardware choices (assuming the lower level details are understood) have a direct worsening impact on battery life for example and so need to be chosen and used wisely. The innovation in a modern handheld device is about so much more than the base hardware spec.