You will still be able to pack them in you checked baggage. It is now the rule in UK you have to do this to all electronics. Rules changed today.
It doesn't matter what the UK does, but airlines are not going to let the government drive off their best passengers.
Of course, back in the 80s, we flew with neither phones nor lap tops and did just fine.
I prefer videoconferencing or webex anyway, as do most of my clients. The days of requiring that business be done face-to-face are vanishing.