I don't understand why in 2020 ability to dock and connect to K&M and display is not supported by most phones. There were attempts to do just that right before Windows Phone died, but hardly anyone tried this again. You now have enough RAM and CPU to run most desktop applications except maybe high end gaming. Why is it not done more?
It's been tried a few times but so far it hasn't caught on. Maybe with ARM getting more powerful in mobile devices, and with Apple doing ARM on desktop, we'll see some interested in it again. It's really up to the OS running on it and how well the manufacturer can merge mobile and desktop modes. Another issue is people tend to replace phones more frequently than laptops, so ongoing compatibility with new devices would need to be there.
It has never been tried before. There has never been a commercial phone which allowed unmodified desktop apps to run on an external monitor while allowing phone apps on the phone itself. The closest so far is DeX but that is a joke. It does not even support 4K much less multiple monitors. Are there still desktop users who are happy with just one monitor? I prefer four on my desk, not sure how a phone could be a desktop replacement with just one video output. And it should be easy - DP with MST allows multip
DeX is good for what it is. You wouldn't replace your laptop with it but if you need to work on a long email on the go or edit a document it gets the job done. I'd take that over having to lug an extra device around to do those things.
You have to remember that most people don't want to install Gnome, don't even know what KDE is. Supporting all that stuff would be a huge amount of time and effort for the 3 people who would actually use it, and they probably wouldn't buy a Samsung phone anyway because of some long held grudge.
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It has never been tried before. There has never been a commercial phone which allowed unmodified desktop apps to run on an external monitor while allowing phone apps on the phone itself. The closest so far is DeX but that is a joke. It does not even support 4K much less multiple monitors. Are there still desktop users who are happy with just one monitor? I prefer four on my desk, not sure how a phone could be a desktop replacement with just one video output. And it should be easy - DP with MST allows multip
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DeX is good for what it is. You wouldn't replace your laptop with it but if you need to work on a long email on the go or edit a document it gets the job done. I'd take that over having to lug an extra device around to do those things.
You have to remember that most people don't want to install Gnome, don't even know what KDE is. Supporting all that stuff would be a huge amount of time and effort for the 3 people who would actually use it, and they probably wouldn't buy a Samsung phone anyway because of some long held grudge.