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The editors liked
Easy to use
Turns the phone into a desktop computer
Multiwindow
Multitasking
Phone charges while docked
Good desktop experience
Multiple windows
Ethernet port
Great implementation of a desktop experience
Turns your S8 or S8+ into a desktop PC
Lots of ports
Smart integration of mobile and desktop user interfaces
Resizable windows—it feels like a Windows desktop
Existing DeX support for Microsoft office
Adobe apps
And other critical must-haves
Surprisingly zippy performance on the S8 processor
And other critical musthaves
Super-simple setup
Cheaper than most Chromebooks
Adds Ethernet and two USB Type-A ports
An instantly familiar user interface
Good desktop versions of Samsung's apps
With an especially great web browser
Good for web
Email
Writing
Social
And other basic tasks
Turns the S8 into a surprisingly decent PC
Familiar desktop interface
Dead-simple setup
The editors didn't like
Most apps appear in small phone sized windows that can't be resized
Netflix would not work
Some apps won't work at all while docked in the DeX
No good reason to buy this
A mouse
And a keyboard over a real PC
Only works with the Galaxy S8 and S8+
Needs significant assets (keyboard
Mouse and monitor) to make it work
Not all apps work in desktop mode
Hardware setup is difficult and unintuitive
The dock doesn't stay in place
And the power cable is too short
Lack of direct smartphone access while docked to the Dex Station is unfortunate
Bluetooth pairing needs an overhaul
One monitor (out of five) failed to run DeX properly
Small number of officially supported apps
Can't snap windows
Android multitasking is still weak
Images and video don't always look as sharp as they should
True multitasking isn't really implemented
Thirdparty app support is currently lacking
Cannot replace a PC for specialized tasks (e.g. image editing)
Published: 2017-05-12, Author: Michael , review by: gizmodo.com
Abstract: The Samsung Dex is a tiny new smartphone dock that wades carefully toward a world in which smartphones serve as our primary computers. Its about the size of a hockey puck, and when the Galaxy S8, a monitor, and a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse are connecte...
An instantly familiar user interface, Good desktop versions of Samsung's apps, with an especially great web browser, Good for web, email, writing, social, and other basic tasks
True multitasking isn't really implemented, Thirdparty app support is currently lacking, Cannot replace a PC for specialized tasks (e.g. image editing)
At the end of the day, it's the small stuff that's important in a product like this, and there's just a ton of it that's wrong here. Sure, you can perform basic, daily tasks on the DeX, but that's about it – try to go any further, and all the tiny inconve...
Good desktop experience, Multiple windows, Ethernet port
No good reason to buy this, a mouse, and a keyboard over a real PC
Samsung's DeX dock turns your Galaxy S8 or S8+ into a multi-window desktop PC, but doesn't make a case for why you should use it instead of an inexpensive computer...
Published: 2017-05-02, Author: Dan , review by: theverge.com
Abstract: Perhaps you've heard this idea before: can a single device work as both your mobile phone and your desktop or laptop computer? If you have, and you've used the many prior attempts at it, you've probably been disappointed. A lot of companies, from Palm to...
Published: 2017-04-26, Author: Jon , review by: greenbot.com
Resizable windows—it feels like a Windows desktop, Existing DeX support for Microsoft office, Adobe apps, and other critical must-haves, Surprisingly zippy performance on the S8 processor
Bluetooth pairing needs an overhaul, One monitor (out of five) failed to run DeX properly
Offering a 1920x1080 desktop with resizable windows, Samsung's dock for the S8 and S8+ is a surprisingly capable PC replacement...
Resizable windows—it feels like a Windows desktop, Existing DeX support for Microsoft office, Adobe apps, and other critical musthaves, Surprisingly zippy performance on the S8 processor
Bluetooth pairing needs an overhaul, One monitor (out of five) failed to run DeX properly
Offering a 1920x1080 desktop with resizable windows, Samsung's dock for the S8 and S8+ is a surprisingly capable PC replacement...
Abstract: Alongside its new Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus smartphones, Samsung also unwrapped a new docking accessory designed to harness the power of the Galaxy S8. Called Samsung DeX, it's meant to allow you to use the Galaxy S8 as a replacement for a fixed deskto...
Published: 2017-04-24, Author: Robert , review by: tomsitpro.com
Abstract: The Samsung DeX is short for Desktop Experience Station that turns your Galaxy S8 into a viable desktop computer.When Samsung rolled out its new flagship Galaxy S8 and S8+ Android smartphones it also lifted the curtain on a clever docking device which tur...
Smart integration of mobile and desktop user interfaces
Hardware setup is difficult and unintuitive, the dock doesn't stay in place, and the power cable is too short, Lack of direct smartphone access while docked to the Dex Station is unfortunate
Published: 2017-11-07, Author: Alex , review by: itbusiness.ca
Abstract: It's tough to imagine swapping your laptop for a smartphone at your work desk, but Samsung is trying to make that idea as appealing as possible with the Samsung DeX.This time on All Hands on Tech we review the Samsung DeX, company's workstation accessory...
