It is still a concept, but Razer's two phones have been the same size, so it remains a possibility.
Is it just me or would something like that sell like wild?
And most phones swing above chromebooks for price and power, no? This would be an improvement on the format if you ask me. Especially if it could eventually deliver a proper Linux distro or Mac OS.
Given how saturated the laptop market is, that's actually not terrible.
Minus the hole, that is one of the many features of kdeconnect: Use your android device as a wireless touchpad and keyboard.
Basically, connect screen to get debian.
Attempts have been made before, like the Asus Padfone line, but it never really caught on.[0]
USB C hubs with power passthrough, 3 USB A ports, and an HDMI port exist too, so you could run the USB display, HDMI, and a keyboard and mouse all from a single USB C port.
It will depend on their port configuration and display link integration though. The HDMI port might try to claim the USB display bus or whatever, and I'm not sure if you can put multiple USB displays on a single port like that. One will definitely work though.
I want to be able to put my phone into that slot, dock it, and use the screen of my phone as the mouse pad for the laptop.
I want my phone to do all the processing and work. I want the laptop dock to be an extension of my phone, running something like DEX to make the laptop experience work. The only thing I want this laptop dock to do is give me a screen, a keyboard, and maybe extra battery and ports.
Please, someone make this happen. I could use my phone for all computing at that point.