On the road with Samsung DeX: In pictures
Over the past two weeks I traveled to Florida and New York on business trips with my Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus and the Samsung DeX. The experience wasn't perfect, but it's the closest we've gotten to using just your phone for computing.
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Samsung DeX on the road
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Hotel setup to TV
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Samsung DeX
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DeX ports
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Quick controls on DeX interface
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Two Samsung browser windows
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Calendar and browser open
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Full screen Google Chrome
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Two file explorer sessions
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Facebook and Twitter aren't DeX optimized
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Recent apps view shows eight apps
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Google+ offers a full screen experience
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Microsoft Excel on the DeX
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