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hippy
Yes - this is how they've made them compatible with the existing shimano leavers. If the surface area was larger you'd get weird(er) lever throw and modulation issues assuming the distance the pads have to travel to hit the rotor is the same.
Also - the size of the pad is what is dictating the bite, not the amount of pots, although the later kinda defines the former. Again assuming everything else is equal.