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Wait until you try Samsung's Dex. It could replace my Linux laptop, with my tmux/vim dot files environment

• mschuster91 2y ago
  Now if DeX would actually be performant... unfortunately Samsung just loves putting dogshit SoCs and flash into anything that is not the Galaxy Phone lineup, not to mention their own pre-installed bloatware and general Android bloatification causing further performance issues.
  • criddell 2y ago
    > Now if DeX would actually be performant Well, that all depends on what you were expecting. It works about as well as I figured it would (including the pre-installed bloatware), so in my eyes, it’s performant.
  • wkat4242 2y ago
    > unfortunately Samsung just loves putting dogshit SoCs and flash into anything that is not the Galaxy Phone lineup But DeX is only available on the highest performing devices in the Galaxy lineup :) I don't have any performance complaints on my S23 with Snapdragon chip. But they are too frugal with memory. Tabs and apps often have to reload in DeX.
• kimbernator 2y ago
  The fact that Dex has not made a bigger splash is entirely on Samsung's marketing department. I agree it's not -fully- there as a replacement for computers, but I remember owning an s20 for over a year before even knowing it was a thing. When I tried it I thought "finally." We carry these things with us everywhere and they are more than capable (hardware wise) for what 99% of time spent on desktops/laptops can do, especially in the corporate world. The limitation is the form factor. I'm really just floored that there hasn't been a bigger push to turn our smartphones into our computers.