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Re: Samsung DeX

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Post by hdhzy »

danjoc wrote: post #73

>blah blah did it first Tablets had been done before without success, then Apple released the iPad. You don't have to be first to market to win. The failure of others in the same segment is not a predictor of future failure. Execution is everything. I was already doing this in 2013 with a Nexus 5. I had a wireless mouse, wireless keyboard, wireless display connection, wireless charging, and Linux for Android running…

The USB-C port is just for power and as far as I know it doesn't support anything more than 1080p than on a big monitor looks kind of bad.

Re: Samsung DeX

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Post by thecupisblue »

DennisAleynikov wrote: post #169
contingencies wrote: post #127

I've got an S8+ (great phone!) and haven't tried this. When I can have a fully fledged Linux desktop on my device, parallel to the native phone services and with pocket-portable screen connectivity I will stop carrying a laptop. My 2013 Apple MBP is dying, and the replacement won't be Apple, since 95% of all I use on Apple is open source anyway, and the prices are stupid. Looking at NUC/BRIX devices, phones, etc. Sam…

Bro, don't worry too much about the full linuxness of it. The s8+ is a beauty with brains and even without the official dock (mine's $20 from some chinese dropshipper) and it's been incredible with access to the android bash and more with debian being able to run on the device hardware itself. I highly reccomend you try it out, I've been testing out video editing on it and never thought I could give up final cut and…

Can you link your dock?

Re: Samsung DeX

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Post by dogma1138 »

dsq wrote: post #185
dogma1138 wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You probably are better off with a laptop or a tablet/convertible still because you can't guarantee a desk with a screen under those conditions, not to mention that the performance you can get from a phone today given it's power and thermal limitations is still quite limited. If anything I would love to see a modern version of the Droid/Milestone I never understood why Motorola stopped making them, the Milestone was…

Check out the Gemini PDA on indiegogo. Looks to be the successor of Psion or the droid 4.

That's really not in the same class as the Droid/Milestone. This is an ultra small laptop, much larger than a phone and cannot really be used as one.

The Droid wasn't bigger than an average Android phone at the time and still packed an almost full keyboard and a dpad.

Re: Samsung DeX

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Post by ksec »

nkristoffersen wrote: post #90
stormbrew wrote: post #53

I've decided that this avenue to integration isn't really what I want. I'm not super interested in a big screen connected to a phone that can barely drive it and a solid game. But I do really really want to simplify my life in terms of identity and storage. I'd like to simply have the same view of data on all my devices, with probably my phone acting as a central source of truth in terms of identity and carrying arou…

This might not be the right crowd, but iCloud is really the un-clunky storage accessible from everywhere. It's just so well integrated between the phone, macbook, ipad, web. Worth it. I spend like $9-10 per month for 2TB of storage. with auto sync of my photos (which is where it really shines)

Yes, but that is assuming it is accessible everywhere. Majority in the world still do not have an fast enough wired connection.

Not sure if Apple is having some heavy hands in this but I think 4.9G and 5G will fix this within next 10 years. While it is still a little too early to tell, it does have the potential to be used as the sole connection in many areas.

Re: Samsung DeX

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Post by BrandiATMuhkuh »

FreakyT wrote: post #13

It's definitely neat, but I feel like this has been done before without success -- examples like the Motorola Atrix, Windows Continuum, and even the cancelled Ubuntu Phone come to mind. (And, going further back in time, let's not forget the Palm Foleo!) It seems like a neat idea on the surface though, so I wonder why as a concept the phone-connected-to-desktop-peripherals thing hasn't gained more traction. My suspici…

I think libraries and open space offices with no personal seating are the best place to use such a device. Libraries supply the screen/mouse/keyboard/internet and you bring your device.

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Post by erikb »

I really was wondering for some time why this is not possible for smartphones if a gameboy can do it.

Re: Samsung DeX

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Post by pjmlp »

teamhappy wrote: post #197
pjmlp wrote: post #193

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Data to back it up please, since you are pretty sure? "Around 70% of customers in Western Europe and China use prepaid phones with the figure rising to over 90% for customers in India and Africa" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepay_mobile_phone I only know people with contracts regarding iPhone, which is the only affordable way to get them new in many of the European countries.

> while in Europe the proportion is 50%, reaching 75% in > Northwestern Europe as compared to 40% in South-Eastern > European states. https://www.globalrewardsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/GRS... Data is from 2015. Given the overall trend I wouldn't be surprised if even more people have switched to contract by now.

Thanks. I do confess as south-european that probably my reality is a bit biased, as you can still see on the report.

But I do agree from 2012 to 2015 it did change in the direction you meant.

Re: Samsung DeX

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Post by pjmlp »

robin_reala wrote: post #195
pjmlp wrote: post #193

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Data to back it up please, since you are pretty sure? "Around 70% of customers in Western Europe and China use prepaid phones with the figure rising to over 90% for customers in India and Africa" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepay_mobile_phone I only know people with contracts regarding iPhone, which is the only affordable way to get them new in many of the European countries.

That data is from 2012. I don’t have any feeling for what it currently is (most people I know are on contract, but that’s specifically the people I know), so it would be good to see up to date data.

I know, but it was the only one I could quickly find out.

As teamhappy pointed out, I am kind of wrong, as the data did indeed change for contracts, but was is still low in 2015 regarding southern countries, the ones I tend to visit regularly.

But it would still be nice to know if someone can point out to 2017 data.

Re: Samsung DeX

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Post by hocuspocus »

xster wrote: post #104

I feel like they're solving the right problem. Not sure if it's the right solution though. If 2 years down, Android and ChromeOS merged their foundation components and Pixel 5 switched between Android UI and ChromeOS UI when docked, I think it would totally make sense. Not sure I'm interested in a Samsung Android and a self baked OS from Samsung.

I know that core developers behind EFL have been begging their upper management for this kind of hardware running Tizen, which would make a lot more sense than hacking Android into something it's not really made for.

Alas Tizen on mobile has been only used for sub $100 phones targeted at developing markets.

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