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Who needs a laptop when you have a folding phone?

  • Allison Johnson
  • February 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Who needs a laptop when you have a folding phone?
Name a more iconic duo.

The first rule of Purse Computer is to check your bag before you leave the house.

A few days ago, I took a 15 minute walk to a nearby coffee shop thinking I had my new folding keyboard in my bag - the key ingredient that would turn the Galaxy Z Fold 7 into a mobile workstation. I spent the whole trip congratulating myself on how light it felt compared to carrying my MacBook. "It's almost like it's not there," I thought.

This was because it wasn't there, which I discovered only once I was at my destination. I tapped out a few emails with my thumbs, drank a latte, and walked back home in shame.

After using every major phone of 2025 in su …

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Originally published at The Verge

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