As bigger laptop screens become the new normal, portability takes a back seat

We now have foldable and dual-screen laptops

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Published onApril 26, 2024

published onApril 26, 2024

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It wasn’t long ago when mobile phones featured3″ – 3.5” displays. This was across manufacturers, be it Apple, Samsung, or Motorola. Then came the6″display, which quickly became our go-to option. Similarly, laptop screens have gotten bigger over the years!

HP, Lenovo, ASUS, and Dell are all coming up with creative ways to increase the laptop’s display without affecting its portability. Dual displays and foldable screens, which were first featured on mobile phones, are slowly coming to laptops.

The trend picked up as employers adopted hybrid and remote work models and children had their classes online during the pandemic. Pairing a monitor with the setup isn’t the first choice of many, and as soon as manufacturers introduced16″-18″laptops, many jumped ship.

With bigger displays, multitasking and gaming feel like a breeze

At work, you often have to work simultaneously across multiple programs, and on a smaller display, it looks too cluttered. With the new17″-18″displays, you can have 2-4 apps occupying different parts of the screen, and everything remains legible.

Another market that this segment cashed upon is gaming. Gamers prefer a bigger display, and the conventional options from a few years ago usually sported a13″-15″screen. The moment bigger displays hit the shelves, gamers were quick to upgrade.

That’s what fuelled the popularity of big screen laptops!

Subsequently, models like theHP Spectre Foldable 17andASUS Zenbook Duoquickly became popular.

Users are giving up portability for bigger screens and improved performance

Although people are still divided between bigger screens and portability, an increasing number is picking up the former over the latter. A major reason behind this is that you don’t have to carry around the laptop as frequently anymore.

For those working at home, there’s usually a dedicated setup. It’s the same for gamers. And even when you have to move it around, it’s usually around the house.

The argument,The bigger, the Better, fits perfectly well in the context of laptop screens. But we can’t ignore the fact that a big set of users still value portability over display size and prefer models featuring a13″-15″display.

If that’s you, perhaps consider getting abezel-less monitor.27″-32″options are common these days!

Where do you stand on the whole big laptop screen vs portability debate? Share with our readers in the comments section.

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