Bundle size increase between 16.3 and 17

[conor-mac-aoidh]

Description

I have noticed an almost 1MB increase in the output bundle size of my application after updating from version 16.3 of the components to version 17.0.

I put together a repo using several kendo angular dependencies such as the grid, buttons, dialog.

The exact same application is 2.38 MB using version 16.3 of the dependencies, but 3.35 MB using the latest 18.3 version of the dependencies.

Please see:
https://github.com/conor-mac-aoidh/kendo-bundle-sizes-v18/tree/main

Steps To Reproduce

Update kendo for angular dependency versions from 16.3 to 17.x.

Screenshots or video

v16.3:

v18.3:

Actual Behavior

The bundle size is increased by almost 1MB

Expected Behavior

The bundle size should not be significantly increased. With the use of standalone components, there should be potential to reduce the bundle size.

Browser

Chrome

Browser version

latest

OS type

MacOS

OS version

No response

Last working version of the Kendo UI for Angular package (if regression).

16,3