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The concept works just fine, Samsung etc have at various times demoed this exact concept with their own android handsets. Sure it might not be able to run at 1

by giobox 2y ago

The concept works just fine, Samsung etc have at various times demoed this exact concept with their own android handsets. Sure it might not be able to run at 100% load for long periods due to cooling restrictions, its still going to be more than fast enough for a lot of the activities most people do. One of the nice things CPU improvements bring us - the amount of thermal "volume/mass" needed for a given task is going down all the time, and right now an iPhone would comfortably drive a monitor and keyboard, just like the iPad with similar cooling constraints and physical architecture already does. The screen on the latest iPhone runs at up to 2,868 x 1,320 at 120hz on the Pro Max - some desktop monitors would actually be easier to drive (1080/60 etc) than its own internal display.

jsheard 2y ago
> The concept works just fine, Samsung etc have at various times demoed this exact concept with their own android handsets. More than a concept demo, it's been a production feature in all S, Note and Fold series Samsungs since 2017. https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-dex-3156766/ https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-dex-3156766/
michaelmrose 2y ago
The average person spends about 800 on a phone and about 700 on a computer most commonly a laptop. The latest and best iphone is about $1200. To use it you are going to want an acceptable battery, a screen, a case, keyboard. I should think This will run at least $300–500. You have not for the same amount the average person paid acquired a good phone and a mediocre laptop. You also have no redundancy if one device is stolen, lost, or broken. For value minded folks stepping up to a phone nice enough to serve as a mediocre laptop is a non-starter not to mention they probably already have an acceptable version of one when they are shopping for the other. For the folks more concerned about quality than value they are apt to be very disinterested in stepping down. There is basically no market for this. This is a nerd trap its one of the ideas that seems like it ought to be able to made sense of which has no practical application.

by giobox 2y ago

jsheard 2y ago

> The concept works just fine, Samsung etc have at various times demoed this exact concept with their own android handsets. More than a concept demo, it's been a production feature in all S, Note and Fold series Samsungs since 2017. https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-dex-3156766/ https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-dex-3156766/

michaelmrose 2y ago

The average person spends about 800 on a phone and about 700 on a computer most commonly a laptop. The latest and best iphone is about $1200. To use it you are going to want an acceptable battery, a screen, a case, keyboard. I should think This will run at least $300–500. You have not for the same amount the average person paid acquired a good phone and a mediocre laptop. You also have no redundancy if one device is stolen, lost, or broken. For value minded folks stepping up to a phone nice enough to serve as a mediocre laptop is a non-starter not to mention they probably already have an acceptable version of one when they are shopping for the other. For the folks more concerned about quality than value they are apt to be very disinterested in stepping down. There is basically no market for this. This is a nerd trap its one of the ideas that seems like it ought to be able to made sense of which has no practical application.