Samsung has announced the Galaxy Z TriFold, a foldable phone comprised of three ultra-thin (~4mm) panels and two sets of hinges, that unfolds into a 10-inch tablet. When closed, it resembles a standard smartphone with a 6.5-inch display that is 12.9mm thick. Because the main screen is so large, Samsung has created a "standalone" version of Samsung DeX, meaning it can switch to a PC-like desktop mode without attaching ...
A lot of the issue with foldable is the non-standard aspect ratio. This gets to a standard tablet aspect ratio, so should run out of the box with most apps without additional modification.
Also DEX support on-device means it can run fully windowed applications and use mouse and keyboard natively, which is a big boost in functionality for productivity applications.
personally my experience with anything samsung is that it’s locked down to hell so i don’t know how useful dex actually is. the idea is neat though, wish someone else did it.
DEX is actually pretty good when used with a keyboard and external monitor. I also dont love thr Samsung walled garden, but I end up buying their products because I use my phones for several years at a time before replacing them so top end hardware specs are a priority and especially cameras.
I would go Sony but the data band support in the US is incomplete, and I can’t get caught out by poor cell service while traveling.
I am considering going Pixel next but Graphene hasn’t been announced for Pixel 10 yet so I’m a bit on the fence, I guess I could buy an older model and give it a try wifi only for a bit to see how I like it.
i’ve flipped between sony and lg for my past three phones (which is a period of 14 years at this point), and been forced to use samsung stuff for work. the main difference i’ve found is that not only is samsung hard to switch from due to their walled garden stuff, they’re hard to switch to.
A lot of the issue with foldable is the non-standard aspect ratio. This gets to a standard tablet aspect ratio, so should run out of the box with most apps without additional modification.
Also DEX support on-device means it can run fully windowed applications and use mouse and keyboard natively, which is a big boost in functionality for productivity applications.
personally my experience with anything samsung is that it’s locked down to hell so i don’t know how useful dex actually is. the idea is neat though, wish someone else did it.
DEX is actually pretty good when used with a keyboard and external monitor. I also dont love thr Samsung walled garden, but I end up buying their products because I use my phones for several years at a time before replacing them so top end hardware specs are a priority and especially cameras.
I would go Sony but the data band support in the US is incomplete, and I can’t get caught out by poor cell service while traveling.
I am considering going Pixel next but Graphene hasn’t been announced for Pixel 10 yet so I’m a bit on the fence, I guess I could buy an older model and give it a try wifi only for a bit to see how I like it.
i’ve flipped between sony and lg for my past three phones (which is a period of 14 years at this point), and been forced to use samsung stuff for work. the main difference i’ve found is that not only is samsung hard to switch from due to their walled garden stuff, they’re hard to switch to.