What would it take to get you to use DeX, Samsung's system for turning your Galaxy 8, Note 8, or Galaxy S9 phone into a desktop PC? Samsung's guess for 2018 is to take the keyboard and mouse out of the equation, making DeX a solution for road warriors who want to do presentations when they're out and about. We got a few minutes with the DeX Pad at a Samsung Galaxy S9 preview event before the product's launch at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. DeX for Days DeX works; its problem has always been that it's awkward. If you pop a Galaxy S8, Note 8, or S9 phone into a DeX dock, it can blossom into a full-screen desktop experience, using an HDMI monitor, USB mouse, and USB keyboard. You can open your Android apps in multiple, resizable windows; apps that don't have the appropriate Android Nougat code to resize, appear in fixed portrait-style windows. We reviewed the original DeX dock last year and didn't have complaints with its functionality; rather, we just couldn't figure out ...
Samsung's DeX Pad drops the need for a mouse and keyboard, turning the Galaxy S8 and S9's desktop mode into a useful presentation tool.
Provides desktop mode and HDMI output for Galaxy S8/Note 8/S9; Doesn't require an external keyboard or mouse
More costly than a simple USB-C-to-HDMI adapter