Point is, I don't feel the need to be laptopped-up and my work/life balance doesn't demand it. Sound's like this was an optional activity for you too.
On a very long train journey, I'd listen to the radio, read the news, watch a video (on the phone's 5.3" screen), talk to people, check my email - do anything I want too.
It was an optional activity, and was the most enjoyable thing I could reasonably do on the train.
Reading the news, watching a video and checking email all seem like more pleasant tasks on a laptop than a smartphone of any description. Perhaps we have different preferences.
Point is, I don't feel the need to be laptopped-up and my work/life balance doesn't demand it. Sound's like this was an optional activity for you too.
On a very long train journey, I'd listen to the radio, read the news, watch a video (on the phone's 5.3" screen), talk to people, check my email - do anything I want too.