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
If you're not happy with one monitor, you won't be happy using your phone as a PC either. It won't have enough RAM and the storage won't be fast enough to actually make use of multiple monitors, especially at 4k.
My phone has 6GB o RAM, 8 cores and 128GB of internal storage.
It will *easily* run a full KDE desktop with two screens and all that I need for even mobile game development.
I know, because I did exactly that on a 4GB RAM machine, some years ago, and the only thing that changed in my usage is the bloat and crap thar browsers bring. And the phones already run those modern browsers, so clearly that is not the problem.
But maybe you run a 100 tabs because apparently you types haven't heard of bookmarks yet.
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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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If you're not happy with one monitor, you won't be happy using your phone as a PC either. It won't have enough RAM and the storage won't be fast enough to actually make use of multiple monitors, especially at 4k.
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My phone has 6GB o RAM, 8 cores and 128GB of internal storage.
It will *easily* run a full KDE desktop with two screens and all that I need for even mobile game development.
I know, because I did exactly that on a 4GB RAM machine, some years ago, and the only thing that changed in my usage is the bloat and crap thar browsers bring. And the phones already run those modern browsers, so clearly that is not the problem.
But maybe you run a 100 tabs because apparently you types haven't heard of bookmarks yet.