>Comparing with laptops isn't really a fair game, as they have stopped adding features for years and simply improve on speed. Smartphones are in the middle of a

>Comparing with laptops isn't really a fair game, as they have stopped adding features for years and simply improve on speed. Smartphones are in the middle of a very strong development curve, where we find ourselves with portable computing platform we haven't yet figured out all possibilities of. This isn't entirely true. Apple themselves have improved things a bit with the Macbook Air, reducing weight and improving battery life to a ridiculous degree. They've also added the retina displays to their higher end macbooks. Even some of the functionality you mention in phones (such as airplay) has been put into these devices.