The discussion was about accidental presses, that’s a problem that is non-existent for 99% of people because they use a case (to protect the phone from drops bc it’s glass). Glass screens are afraid of drops, but most people prefer that to plastic that scratches really easily. I’d rather not go back to plastic screens.

If you want, you can buy a drop-resistant phone with thick bezels and extra padding already included. XR21 for example, or whatever unihertz is doing. Plenty of phones have started doing grippy panels too.

Have you looked into getting a dac? Since most phones don’t have them built-in anymore. Would also widen your search area bc pretty much all modern phones with IR blasters are jack-less

Idk, mine are very thin and with a case on it’s not a problem. More screen real estate while keeping the same dimensions is a good thing imo.