More details on iOS 26 and related updates continue to surface as Apple moves through beta testing in the wake of last month's WWDC, but

As Snell notes, Apple’s A18 Pro chip is “46% faster than the M1 in single-core tasks, and almost identical to the M1 on multi-core and graphics tasks.” For general laptop tasks like browsing the web, watching videos, and messaging, the iPhone chip would be more than sufficient.