If it sometimes feels like smartphone vendors are just a teensy bit out of touch with the desires and preferences of their actual customers at large, seems to suggest your instincts might indeed be right on the money.
It's enough to remember how much emphasis Apple (along with Verizon) put on the 5G support of the hot new iPhone 12 family when said high-end handset quartet was unveiled roughly five months ago to suspect the company's upgrade priorities may not be entirely aligned with those of millions and millions of users around the world.
5G matters less than battery ...