Replacing Your Desktop PC With a Smartphone
My experience with Samsung DeX
Modern smartphones are almost on par with desktop PCs in terms of RAM and CPU power. Can we replace a computer with a smartphone? Samsung is investing time and money for years in DeX technology. How usable is it? Let’s try to figure it out.
I recently wrote about my experience of using Raspberry Pi 4 as a desktop replacement. This was generally very positive, however, the effective usage of the Raspberry Pi requires some Linux knowledge. Samsung DeX, by contrast, is aimed at a wider audience. The idea is that when connected via HDMI, the Android operating system can be used in a “desktop mode.”
This article was made on a smartphone. Let’s see how it works.
Why do we need this?
The initial question is probably “why”? First, my personal reasons are comfort, ecology, global warming, and energy footprint — the desktop PC consumes more electricity, makes more noise and more heat. As a software developer, I have a powerful PC that I use for my work, but when I type a text like this, I do not need a computer with a Core i7 CPU, 1060 GPU, and 500W power supply. Second, just out of engineering curiosity, I want to try something new. Third, if it works, then in some cases it will be possible not to take a laptop…
