Are Laptops Irrelevant Today?

i'm the opposite. i'm on my laptop all the time. a phone is ok, but if i'm at home, i'm gonna use my laptop. has music, portable to be used as an MP3 player if cooking (don't care to spend $ on bluetooth speakers), has all my important work documents, large enough screen to browse, and can watch sports games when i'm at my parents house (who don't have cable)

oh, i can also text on whatsapp if need be

It just depends on use. The majority people just use tablets/laptops to surf the web. I say it is definitely relevant for developers

I finally got a laptop at work a few months back and it’s awesome. I had them at former jobs where we traveled to clients all the time. But had a desktop here for years. Moved to a different floor with more technology and everyone has laptops so I got one as well. Easier to work at home now if I need to. I rarely get on our Mac at the house. Usually just use my phone there but I’ve found myself pulling the laptop out a few times to work on things or go browse the internet now that I have it.

If you work from home or on the road then yes, laptops are relevant. I prefer drafting documents and responding to emails with a real keyboard, than if I had a tablet or tablet w/ add-on keyboard. I take my laptop w/ me on work trips, etc.