Practically everyone has a smartphone, but not everyone has a traditional personal computer.
For people who do general productivity work (e.g.
We crossed that point ages ago.
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The main limitation is the smartphone or tablet form factor.
A small touch screen just isn’t suited to the kinds of work we uselaptopsand desktop PCs for.
All modern smartphones and tablets haveBluetooth technology, and both Android and iOS/iPadOS supportmouseandkeyboardinput.
Except for iPhones and some iPads,USB-Chas become the new connection standard.
These types of accessories make your tablet feel more like a laptop when you want to do serious work.
The most notable example here isSamsung’s DeX.
DeX provides a mouse-driven interface very much like Windows or macOS.
It can generally be triggered in two different ways.
If you say yes, you’ll see the DeX desktop appear on the external screen.
This basicallyturns your tablet into a laptop.
Just ask anyone who hasused iOS apps on Apple Silicon Macshow frustrating this can be.
In other cases, the mobile app is limited in ways that don’t matter that much.
For example, the mobile versions ofMicrosoft 365apps are still powerful enough to cover the vast majority of users.
Mobile browsers are every bit as capable as desktop browsers.
