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This smartphone is the brain and guts, which means you would essentially be running Android 7.0 Nougat, at least until the better peripheral support of Android Oreo arrives.

Ive tried replacing a PC with a Chromebook, an Android tablet and even an iPad.

So when Samsung said the Galaxy Note 8, and the S8 before it, can be combined with DeX to leave your computer behind, I just had to find out if its true.

Thus I found myself packing my powerful gaming laptop away and putting the Samsung DeX through its paces.

Now its time to tell you whether I am happy to go back to a regular computer or not.

Samsung Galaxy S8 review Samsung Galaxy Note 8 hands on Samsung DeX review What is Samsung DeX Lets start by getting you caught up with Samsungs new toy.

The DeX Station is an optional 149.99 accessory that can harness the power of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note 8 to offer a desktop-optimized version of Android.

It comes with a couple of USB ports, a LAN port, USB Type-C for charging and an HDMI connection.

Slide the top lid back and you will be presented with a USB Type-C male connector for docking your smartphone.

Of sorts. But dont mistake the experience for an over-sized Android one.

The UI offers multi-window support, a PC-like dock, optimized shortcuts and access to every appfilefunction within your smartphone.

Its minimal circular shape and slide-back lid make it a nice base for showcasing your smartphone, especially considering all cables and ports are hidden away in the back.

Take some time setting it up and it will blend into any environment perfectly.

This is great, because you dont need to look at your phone at all when docked; the screen turns off and becomes inoperable.

Essentially, it turns your phone into a desktop computer, a device you would leave behind anyways.

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Sure, it might be a good alternative for those who currently carry around full PCs from place to place but who does that And those who use laptops as a daily driver will actually lose portability rather than gain it, as the DeX dock needs to be hooked up to an outlet, monitor, keyboard and mouse to work.

And if its only really useful in one place with all its peripherals at hand, why not just use your regular PC That point aside, when you are setting DeX up, make sure you get your keyboard and mouse set up before anything else, especially if you will be using Bluetooth for any of your peripherals.

Because you will have a hard time connecting these to your Galaxy S8 once the phone is docked, as the screen goes dead.

As it currently stands, the DeX station will do just that stand.

Hence, the only way I see this working is if the user can survive with only using a phone, but could still benefit from a PC-like experience when in reach of a monitor and PC peripherals (like at home).

But we cant pretend that is going to be the case for many users.

Most folks with no real need for a full PC are hardly going to be buying into a smartphone-based PC replacement solution, which begs the question: who is DeX really targeted at Software Assuming youve taken the leap of faith DeX requires, the execution isnt half bad.

From processing to files and apps, the whole experience is powered by our Samsung Galaxy S8 or Note 8.

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