Android is potentially a better example. Compare Android to trying to get Linux working on <some random laptop>. You might get lucky and it works out of the box or you might find yourself in a 15 page "how to fix <finger print reader, ambient light sensor, etc>" wiki where you end up compiling a bunch of stuff with random patches.

Afaik Android phones tend to have a lot more hardware than your average laptop, too (cell modem, gps, multiple cameras, gyro, accelerometer, light sensors, finger print readers)