Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months 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-square23fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down17
arrow-up174arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareIbaudia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months 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-up3·edit-24 months 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
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