Having used dex on a Samsung s10, I think 1 still applies to some extent. But maybe new phones are better?
Single universal cable is pretty good though, definitely required.
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Ulrich@feddit.org 16 hours agoI still have one. The problem was 1. It was not powerful enough and 2. It required dedicated hardware.
With new phones coning with the option of 16GB ran and up, and being able to connect to any monitor over display port alt mode, the time is ripe.
CameronDev@programming.dev 15 hours ago
Ulrich@feddit.org 14 hours ago
Believe it or not, phones have gotten a lot more powerful over the last 6 years.
CameronDev@programming.dev 14 hours ago
Lol of course, but I have also briefly tried it on an s22 ultra, and it still wasn’t a great experience. Still not a new-new phone, but it still had similar stuttering/lagginess issues that just killed the experience for me.
But it probably depends on what each individual can tolerate.
Ulrich@feddit.org 14 hours ago
RAM is going to be a big deal. That’s why Sammy has been selling phones with tons of RAM for a while. Maybe the one you tried was not adequately equipped?
peterg75@discuss.online 13 hours ago
It all depends on what you are trying to accomplish with this mode. If your goal is to do basic documents, web browsing, media consumption, or email/chat/etc, then the Motorola latest phones are more than capable. I’m pairing my phone with a portable display and a foldable keyboard/track pad combo (Bluetooth). It is perfectly capable of day to day light computing. I’ve even done some very light python programming using PyDroid.
Ulrich@feddit.org 12 hours ago
Yeah I figured as much. If this ever happens I’ll have to finally upgrade from my Pixel 7.