system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why does it take several minutes of charging for a dead iPhone to come alive when a laptop can do so instantly?

Isn't an iPhone essentially a tiny laptop?
gpt
A laptop has circuitry that allows it to be powered directly from the charger. But, cell phones are always powered by the battery, even when they're plugged in. So, the battery has to get to a base level of charge before it can safely power the phone.