I replaced my laptop with S24 Ultra for 21 days

Samsung DEX stands for Desktop EXperience. So I took it literally for 21 days to see what would happen.

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[thesamuelnam]

Guys, my wife just told me to tell the audience to stop liking and commenting on this video. It's almost at 1k and she's concerned.

[javisanchezs]

I worked solely with Dex on my Galaxy S22 Ultra for a month and a half after losing my computer six months ago. I work as a Head of Product at an early stage startup, almost all my tasks are in web apps and I ran all of them most without problems. My most-used apps include Figma for collaboration with the Design team, Notion and Confluence for project management, Boardmix for brainstorming (similar to Miro), AItable for database work (like Airtable), and Google Workspace for various office tasks.

I made it through the 40 days. Maybe I reduced my phone's battery life a little, hahaha, but I did it well.

Since that, I often run some tasks with my phone when I can't carry my laptop.

[Niramay-ffuy]

Also, the fact that Samsung kept adding to Dex, stayed committed to it is what makes Dex good. Enough support. And more than a standalone feature, it's useful for those situations, when you just have your phone... real life-saver

[mattjayallenjamilla]

Not only this is so informative, the video is really entertaining as well. Love the blooper at the end. Keep this up. Hope to see more of your work.

[techwithbenefits]

What a pleasure to be a part of this. Video is a banger

[classydays]

I discovered the Samsung tablets do DeX without the need for a monitor and I love it. Just plug a keyboard and mouse in or Bluetooth both and there you have it.

[zckom]

The problem with Dex is most of the people who reviewed it are those tech guy who do video editing or graphic design. In real life, the number of people who do video editing/graphic design in real life is just a very tiny portion of it and people are complaining about it. Even I am tech nerdy but I didn't edit video very often, so Dex is more than capable to use for daily life like web browsing and document with office suite.

[kyronrc]

i love DEX! i use it all the time as the TV in my room isnt smart, just connect the phone and the thing becomes a full on desktop experience.

[ratus]

I need to put more likes just for this Apple HQ vs Samsung HQ part xD

[Borgesmiiller]

As a UX designer I do use Figma sometimes on DEX too, its great jus have some issues with fonts, great video!!!!

[didarfarage]

your channel is so underrated. you are a hidden YouTube gem. you have everything everybody wants: Cute family time shots, real world reviews, cute fat babies. I really want to see you blow up. I mean get very popular and financially successful not like a balloon or something.

[Gwfey]

Im mooving to Galaxy just because of this feature, for me is major game changer is that no I only needs my phone. Hope soon all the companies compete on this field, is just amazing.

[GKahla]

I'm experimenting with DeX these days as well; I don't need some of the heavier apps you require. I'm very optimistic! Thank you for sharing your experience.

[anujpandey]

The best part was the impersonation (Apple HQ vs Samsung HQ). Good stuff @Samuel! Don't loose that sense of humor my man.

[joelconolly]

The fact that you didn't do 24 days for parity sake is blasphemous 😤

[enantiodromia]

I use DeX every week. As a teacher, I use it to connect my Samsung tablet wirelessly to a Microsoft hdmi adapter that projects the tablet screen to the digital whiteboard. I present. and run software via DeX and can use the tablet simultaneously to do grading, research on the web (or secretly answer a WhatsApp text). It's working flawlessly so far, but with some quirks. For instance, to redirect the audio output of the tablet to the external display, I need to go to DeX and change the audio destination there, which I couldn't do in normal tablet mode. But once rerouted, the audio is done correctly even if I switch out of DeX mode again. I must make sure to bring a mouse as well as DeX with gestures is a challenge.

[SilvioBritto]

DeX totally works for me. I use it regularly since 2019. In fact for almost 1, 5 year DeX was my sole computer (my notebook broke, and I didn't buy one until this time passed). I use it for personal and (normal office) work.

The convergence os great, you notice it? All your files always with you, without need of even a cloud. It's there.

[rufusmainwaring]

I hadn't realized that two people can essentially use the phone at the same time with the car example you gave at the end. That's super cool.

[bazaci]

This is like the best tech video I've ever seen for a long while. Informative, concise, amusing. Thanks so much :)

[itrtr]

Dude, you have a great vibe and family. I love it. You made me think about the power of dex again.

Full marks.