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Comment by LeonM | Hacker News Reader

Unfortunately, no mention of any new Dex mode improvements.

Dex mode is the desktop mode of Samsung phones. Connect it to a monitor via USB-C and you'll have a full desktop experience. Samsung has been improving Dex mode steadily since the S8 (maybe earlier?), it's already gotten pretty good and deserves more attention.

I really hope 4K video output is now supported. That would make it a viable replacement for my work laptop.

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I want this, but I don't see myself dropping so much money on a phone to do it... $400 seems acceptable to me (another mobile platform).

But also speaking for myself it's like a fantasy situation (I always have access to a desktop/laptop). Unless it is really the only computer device you have which would be cool if it can indeed do everything... maybe with cloud gaming and virtualization/I guess ssh'ing into boxes is good enough.

I used the Dex Mode of my S21 as my main driver in the month when I was laptopless between jobs, and it was _so close_ to perfection.

If Samsung fixes anti-aliasing and let you customise a few more things it could very easily replace a computer for workflows that do most of their processing in a server farm.

Yeah, at least Dex is a reason for this kind of thing. Something to replace the desktop as phones have enough power (for most things I do) but no desktop mode and shitty apps and file system.

Also keeping a close eye on Dex. I can in theory do all my coding server side but I want to be 99% sure Samsung is in it for the long run.

Isn't that dead? They no longer support macOS, for example.

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