Can DEX on the Z Fold 4 REPLACE your COMPUTER???

In this video, I talk about using Samsung DEX on the all-new Galaxy Z Fold 4. I talk about how easy it is to setup, use, and some features I like about it.

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It's Been A While by Broke in Summer
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[lb]

I use my fold3 as my only computer. I'm a math professor. It's a absolutly great.

[boogersincoffee]

I had a monitor with a USB-C already set up and had the thought "hmmmm...I wonder if I can stream a football game from my phone to the monitor." I plugged it in and got the desktop experience immediately. Completely blew my mind, I didn't know this was a feature. Don't know why it's not advertised more, it's amazing.

[seantaylor]

I'm a big fan of Dex on my Fold 4. I have a little USB C hub and use my Fold instead of a desktop quite often. Adds another form factor to the equation. The hub allows me to charge at the same time so bonus. As others have said, some apps don't function well but that's only a few in my case. Not an issue all things considered. Don't let perfection get in the way of good enough. Dex is certainly good enough to use.

[codnerd]

I use dex with my s22 ultra because im living at two places at once, having to haul my pc around is tough, i got a little dex station going that costed me a little over $120 CAD and it works well for daily productivity. Great feature makes me not miss my iphone 13 pm

[phoenixbyrd]

I've been using my fold 3 with just the large screen as my monitor as my main "pc" replacement for months now. Working out just great! Increasingly becoming less relevant to own an actual computer these days. I can do just about the same everything from the fold 3 as I was able to do on my pc.

[gregofcanada]

During work, I hook up my Fold 3 to my montior. Dex is very underatted. PSA VMWare works natively with Dex, for virtual machine users.

[h.b.hatecraft]

I've been using DEX for 3 months now. I don't even use my laptop anymore. It's wild.

[Sheenifier]

It is insane that we are coming into an era where literally our computers are pocket sized. You could argue that smartphones were already there, but not like this. This is the bridge to it. And that 1.8g price tag is proof of it.

[diwaalejandrogalvez]

Thank you for this. I use this on my Tab S7+ more often than the default view as well. It's very useful, and is faster than me pulling my laptop out. I find it even more useful than a Chromebook and an iPad.

Credits to you and Thao for showing the masses how to use this.

[martinchanias]

Cool features. Definitely underated. To have a full flex screen mode into a monitor is actually a high technology

[rolandseh]

hanced upon this channel while browsing on the Fold 4 productivity use cases. Was looking at maximising this new awesome device I recently bought! Already it could handle the updating of documents, emailing and also slide deck well! Am gonna try to see how often i would not take the laptop out of my bag. That day of leaving home without my laptop and just me and my Fold 4 would hopefully will come true very soon!!!

[matthewella]

works really good on fold 5 i use it at least 8 hours a day and the phone never goes above 34 degrees, i can have 6 apps running at same time and it works really good even games also it runs really well obviously not the same as windows but its pretty cool

[davidsim]

I use Dex with laptop and desktops very often. The reason is that it offers me continuity when i unplug and plug into each machine. I can borrow a laptop from a friend and it gives me peace when I unplug and know I leave nothing on his device. I also use Dex with my own laptop and desktop and never leave the important files outside my phone (except when I back up to my Hdd)

[davidjalof]

So underrated but awesome and useful feature

[SilvioBritto]

It's my computer for work (regular office work) and leisure since 2019. The best approach is to see it as a Chromebook.

The benefits of comvergence are amazing. Your work, your files, are always with you, even in the streets. In your pocket. Plugin a monitor, keyboard and mouse and your workstation is on. Great even for security reazons.

With OneUI 5 / Android13 the experience ia better, more polished and a much better (and "desktopier") taskbar.

[drdfunk]

I successfully completed a week of work on an S22 and S20, using VPN, remote desktop, i was able to access specific applications that were installed on a work PC or server as well as network share drives.
and for game streaming it works quite well with xCloud or Moonlight or GeForceNOW.
I've had really hit and miss adapter/dongles to support higher than 1080p resolution. I found an older Samsung Dex Dock & Dex Pad, and both work really well and have Gigabit ethernet and 2 USB ports and HDMI out.
no super ultrawide support sadly, so no 32:9 or 32:10, just stretches a 21:9 or 16:9 resolution.

*one thing I'd like to see/try is on Lenovo professional monitors, they have a DisplayPort daisy chaining, where 1 input can be used for 2 displays. one DP to the device, and the monitors have an out and input to daisy chain, I'm super curious to see if that could work.

[enochroot]

I've been using this to play Marvel Snap on the big screen....so productive lol

[wolfthekitsune]

What wait a minute, did I see JW library and NW publisher?! Brother I got to follow you now!

[judefernando]

Thank you a perfect and clear explanation. Well done!!!

[FAT]

I don't own a Z Fold4, but I've been using DeX from my Note8. I'll be totally honest here: it doesn't completely replace my Windows machine at all. There's so many limitations for Android as a desktop OS. Even Microsoft Office for Andorid have limited features compared to the Windows equivalent. Of course there are cloud virtualization options exist, but they all required monthly or yearly subscription and fast stable internet in the first place. By the time you spend your money for one or two years of cloud virtualization softwares, you have more than enough money to buy a new Windows laptop with at least Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 CPU.

If there's one area I definitely value DeX a lot, it's when I'm travelling light without my Windows machine. I just bring a portable monitor or a lapdock, and I have a makeshift tablet. It couldn't have been better to have such a useful flexibility