Most sites detected this as a desktop browser and opened accordingly. Web surfing using Samsung’s Browser was great with multiple tabs.HP Smart (that uses the Printers built-in web server) supports Scanning (from an MFP) depends on whether the app supports it.Printing requires manufacturer’s printer apps to be set up.Note that you need a paid Office 365 licence to use these. The only challenge is to learn a new command layout – there is no ribbon bar. It is cool to see a full Windows 10 desktop running off an Android handset – if you are into that kind of thing. This might be the answer for road warriors. It can use enterprise-ready VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) solutions from cloud-based ecosystems including Citrix, VMware and Amazon. DeX Pad allows virtualised Windows desktops and apps Opening, copying and manipulating files was not far off gigabit ethernet speeds. Everything from a WD My Cloud server was available via its IP address. There was occasional cursor lag, but Galaxy class devices have top-of-the-range processors and RAM.Ĭonnection to a D-Link AC5300 router was at 867Mbps. Some apps refused to display more than a ‘phone-sized’ screen. Native Samsung and Google apps all worked well. You can switch between Android and Desktop mode.įor starters, apps open in separate windows, and you can resize them to fit several on a screen. This is not Android but a full 16:9 landscape experience. Up comes a full desktop screen looking suspiciously like a Windows screen. A future software update will allow keyboard use eliminating the need to carry one. The phone screen acts as a two-finger gesture trackpad.It is big enough to work with most phone cases too. Slide your phone into the USB-C port on the DeX Pad.You can also use most Bluetooth keyboard and mice. Or use a Logitech USB Unifying receiver and combo keyboard and trackpad – leaving one USB free. Attach a USB keyboard and mouse to the two USB 2.0 ports.It will also work with HDMI dongles to data projectors. We tried it with both a 4K TV (this was upscaled) and FHD 27” monitor (supports monitors to 2K, 2560 x 1440). Plug in the supplied HDMI cable to the DeX Pad and the other end to a TV or monitor.Plug in the supplied Samsung Black Fast Charger (5V/2A, 9V/1.67A, 9V/2A, 12V/2.1A) via the USB-A to USB-C cable to the DeX Pad.The biggest difference is that the DeX Pad allows the smartphone screen use as a touchpad. I was able to test it with a Samsung Galaxy S9+ and a Note 8 (running Android 8.x). The interface is a little more modern than the older DeX Station. Samsung DeX Pad Model EE-M5100 Price: $149 GadgetGuy Val Quinn also announced it back in February. Some things don’t change, so on with the review. “It could be a gamechanger for pocket computing.”. Even if you use it as a dock just to play movies or as a lightweight PC then it is great’ “I am impressed, but I need to remind myself that it is Android, not Windows 10, that you are using.”.“Microsoft Office support is brilliant.”.I could do most things that I did on a Windows PC. DeX Station – originalįor a time I travelled (a lot) with a Logitech K840 HTPC keyboard and trackpad and connected to any convenient TV or monitor via HDMI out. As those apps include Microsoft Office and Outlook it is even better. Turning your smartphone into a desktop running Android apps is a great idea. I reviewed DeX Station back in May 2017, and it was quite impressive then. That is replete with an large 2K screen, mouse and keyboard. The Samsung DeX Pad (Desktop eXperience) can turn its Galaxy S8/+, S9/+ and Note8/9 into a very passable desktop computer.
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