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.