Buying guides by role
Each guide breaks one role down: what your phone already covers, where a laptop earns its place, scenario battery verdicts and the realistic cost of owning both. Numbers are normalized within each niche — a phone is never scored on a laptop's scale.
Everyday user: laptop or phone — the practical guide
What the Everyday user actually needs from a laptop and a phone: needs breakdown, scenario battery verdicts, ownership cost per year and top picks in both niches.
Grandparent on calls: laptop or phone — the practical guide
What the Grandparent on calls actually needs from a laptop and a phone: needs breakdown, scenario battery verdicts, ownership cost per year and top picks in both niches.
CS student: laptop or phone — the practical guide
What the CS student actually needs from a laptop and a phone: needs breakdown, scenario battery verdicts, ownership cost per year and top picks in both niches.
Humanities student: laptop or phone — the practical guide
What the Humanities student actually needs from a laptop and a phone: needs breakdown, scenario battery verdicts, ownership cost per year and top picks in both niches.
Schoolchild: laptop or phone — the practical guide
What the Schoolchild actually needs from a laptop and a phone: needs breakdown, scenario battery verdicts, ownership cost per year and top picks in both niches.
Teenager gamer: laptop or phone — the practical guide
What the Teenager gamer actually needs from a laptop and a phone: needs breakdown, scenario battery verdicts, ownership cost per year and top picks in both niches.
Office worker: laptop or phone — the practical guide
What the Office worker actually needs from a laptop and a phone: needs breakdown, scenario battery verdicts, ownership cost per year and top picks in both niches.
Mobile professional: laptop or phone — the practical guide
What the Mobile professional actually needs from a laptop and a phone: needs breakdown, scenario battery verdicts, ownership cost per year and top picks in both niches.
Creative pro: laptop or phone — the practical guide
What the Creative pro actually needs from a laptop and a phone: needs breakdown, scenario battery verdicts, ownership cost per year and top picks in both niches.
Hardcore gamer: laptop or phone — the practical guide
What the Hardcore gamer actually needs from a laptop and a phone: needs breakdown, scenario battery verdicts, ownership cost per year and top picks in both niches.