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NeoBackup only works if rooted, unfortunately. Well, unfortunately users don't have full control over iOS and Android without having to sidestep stuff.
Laptops are arguably potentially far more secure. Most mobile apps collect every bit of data they can (and have internet access for no reason) , and mobile devices have standardized ways of enabling it - how often other apps are launched, what other apps are installed, etc, etc. PC OS's don't have that stuff built in, and apps rarely have that kind of code. Plus they're just easier to firewall (as much of a nuisance as it is to do. Hell, GCM was built to do most of this stuff.
I'd like to run VMs inside whatever I decide to get if I make the plunge. I'm still hashing out all the options and I've got a nice desktop to pull parts from 6700xt 5600x or 5600g got both water cooled plenty of ram and 5tb of storage external and SSDs. So I am just trying to figure out what route is the best. Consolidate down to one device overall would be so nice rather than phone, PC, tablet, and then dealing with peripherals, battery chargers, batteries and more. Its a lot all the time. Different OSes and specs. Bad cross comparability. Plus I'd like to run some AI models as well. So I'd prefer something relatively beefy but you can't lug around a desktop lol. I'd like to run home assistant and generally have a nice capable all in one life device. Seems interesting to toy with atleast. I'm sure there's downsides I haven't thought of.