Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoPhones are handheld computers now. Why aren't laptops phones? I know you can use VoIP or tether to a phone, but why don't laptops have LTE or 5G modules and SIM card slots as a standard?message-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squarePhones are handheld computers now. Why aren't laptops phones? I know you can use VoIP or tether to a phone, but why don't laptops have LTE or 5G modules and SIM card slots as a standard?Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squareIbaudia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoIf you choose to pack a portable monitor+kb+dock combo, you can use your phone as a computer instead with Dex or similar. Seems more practical to me in 2025.
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-26 days agoI prefer the laptop-size screen and keyboard vs miniaturized versions of them
If you choose to pack a portable monitor+kb+dock combo, you can use your phone as a computer instead with Dex or similar. Seems more practical to me in 2025.
I prefer the laptop-size screen and keyboard vs miniaturized versions of them