I backed this on kickstarter when it got announced and received mine a while back. It's genuinely an amazing device and I also use it as a portable monitor for my PS4 and Switch.
@@woodalexander why though. This has no storage or anything that could be compromised. The entire computing device is your phone. Once it unplugs, it becomes a display/keyboard combo again.
emp_ muneeb It depends what you have to do. I’d call it more of a chrome book replacement than a laptop replacement, Imo nothing can ever truly be a ‘laptop replacement’ if it can’t run x64 programs. Dex is useful if you don’t have anything else, but there’s practically nothing I can do on dex that my iPad can’t do faster and easier (as of now) plus dex doesn’t have a true desktop class browser so it’s really best for just blowing up videos to a bigger screen or typing out a quick document or notes. Personally I see dex being much more useful on something like the tab s7+ where the device itself is large enough to be the monitor and you can just switch over for better multitasking, instead of having to hook up your phone via a cable to a whole new device. Wireless dex won’t ever be an option until Samsung ditches miracast, I’ve always had miracast issues and they’re still here in dex.
@@enderdragonslaya I agree. The majority of my work revolves around Microsoft Office, so on Dex, it is all fairly optimized and actually more convenient than my computer. Not to mention the specs on my Note 10+ are comparable to my laptop. It isn't 100% ready to replace all, but when it is (very soon) it will change the game.
@@OpiumSmoke8971 the $1000 price tag is reasonable considering how expensive it is to make a product this powerful. People will also need the product so Samsung and apple can control the prices however they want. We need phones in 2020
Yeah but then it would eat into their tablet and laptop sales (well don't know if they even make laptops still). Plus it would be $500 bc they'd use better materials, has the samsung brand name and there's no market for a $500 laptop dock
i have bought another phone from here if u would count the galaxy 150 i know he didnt review it and all but he did review a70! and except of the size it basically looks and are the same!! i only boughtit after watching this vide
No joke this is what I've been waiting for! This is the future and I'm ready. This is why are phone have some many gigs of ram and a ridiculous amount of memory! Note 10+ user
I’m an iPhone user btw but I just think this I really cool I hope apple adds it to their phones and PLEASE no one start a war it’s just my choice of device it doesn’t matter
FINALLY SOMEONE TALKING FOR THIS. I WANT TO GET RID OF MY LAPTOP AND HAVE JUST ONE DEVICE ALL IN ONE. BUT EVERYONE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE PHONE.GOOD JOB MAN
I think the biggest obstacle is the battery. Sure, people have gotten used to charging their phones halfway through the day, but that is still a huge problem if you want to do everything on one device.
girlsdrinkfeck I have rarely ever seen an anti-Samsung supporting comment posted on a Samsung or Apple video unless the video itself makes the comparison. Samsung fanboys are the most toxic people in the smartphone world and cope with their own insecurities by pulling companies like Apple and Google down whether justified or not.
imagine having these in offices, instedbof lugging a laptop around with your files, just have them on your phone and leave this at the office and only bring your phone to the office and back
@@eagle3676 nope. Samsung is working on "Linux on Dex" or something like that which lets you emulate a Ubuntu. Edit: it's already out. If your phone can do Dex, it can do Linux as well.
@@PMSTTR that's cool but I don't think it would still work for at least a decade. Still lacking in a lot of things. Does it have the power to do and can it do AutoCAD, Photoshop, Matlab, Mathematica, etc.
@@choppings54 ryzen is a amd proccesor for computers. you are being ignorant. no reason to judge people based on their phone choice there is bigger things going on in the world rn x
ohh yess the padfone series. nexdock should've follow that kind of design, instead of clipping the phone on the screen it would be amazing if the phone can be inserted inside the laptop body like a sd card
@@gabrielheidipamoyo1858 except DeX lets you use the phone as a phone still even while connected to the external display. You lose that if you have a Padphone style setup.
This product is AMAZING. i can literally work and do everything on my phone and this screen. It helps keep all your work on one system. one laptop for everyone and everything. apart from the price its a very good product in my opinion.
I think the price is pretty fair, well if you reserve now at $229. You're paying $120-160 for a portable monitor, another $30-40 for a portable keyboard. Its hard to get it to $200. The price that would make really make it sell $150. Everyone would want one!
@@jackson2308 of course, i know. But hopefully cost of manufacturing keeps going down and it comes down to like, who knows 175, 200 in the near future?
For sure. Though no idea why the hell anyone is going out of their way to call Kirk, lol. That would be an awkward conversation: *hello* hey so I just saw your number in a video you guys posted. *k, how can I help you?* CANT BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeee
@@armandomiranda2393 yeah but tbh Tab S7 is better because it's cheaper and comes with DeX and you can buy keyboard but if you want you can make it with there's: Portable 14 or 15 inch monitor like the one in video (if you buy s7 or s7 plus s4 s6 you will not need a monitor because it has DeX built in) if you don't have a monitor like this with built in keyboard then get portable keyboard aswell. and then a Galaxy Phone.
I would like to see a laptop that uses a phone for the “guts” of the computing but the phone connects as the touchpad and docks in the touchpad location.
4:46 - I backed this on Kickstarter I have issues with the light bleed on the screen but I don't see it here? Can anyone at Unbox Therapy confirm if it has light bleed or not?
We all remember HP attempted this back when there was Windows phone running on Windows. Did anyone remember when Asus tried this 5 years ago with the Fonepad?
Yeah but Samsung dex station is doing what hp did and to tell the truth I don't use the DeX station even with my note 10 plus and I never used the hp thing but this I will be using and I will preorder with the required $100 down.
@@JohnsonLimerstine Where HP, Razor and Asus failed is that their accessories will only work with their phones. This at least is a little more open to flagship devices that have the capability to have the desktop experience like Samsung and Huawei. I doubt Windows will do this to their upcoming dual screen phone since they are trying to make their Duo be like a better version of LG G8X. This device is also a competitor to business based laptops with LTE capability. But this device wouldn't be ideal for gamers or graphic artist unless Apple is willing to make iPhones as powerful as their macbook pros and current iPads.
This is what I wish I had in my university years... Instead I had an Archos MP4 media player and recorder, which I used for multimedia consumption but I also used to load it with PowerPoint slideshows turned into jpegs, so I could give a presentation in a pinch before I bought my first laptop. My Archos had TV-out (and TV-in for recording) capabilities through the headphone jack (to RCA composite plugs) and USB-Host (OTG) that I used for exchanging files from a flash drive. Truly a marvel of tech for 2005. To put it in perspective the iPod of that year was the iPod Color which was able to show photos. I see this device as a great solution for students, but as Lew pointed out, Chromebooks and cheaper Windows laptops are a better justification at that price point. The appeal I see is that you can keep using this device as long as your future phone upgrades keep compatibility
6:36 I bet he is still so mad that you made his MacBook Pro suffer during the last video(double laptop), that he still has those magnets attached to his laptop lol!
Interesting concept to be able to save money on a daily driver. Imagine spending abit more than 250 on nice thin but strong chasis/body and a good screen.
@@LittleWhole We saw that you can opt to use your phone as a trackpad in DeX, so why not make it so that you put your phone where the trackpad would go, and include size adapters for different phones?
Way before the days of Samsung Dex and nexdock.....back in 2010 I was using my Motorola Droid 4 with a monitor and keybaord using Motorola's Webtop. they also had the Motorola Lapdock. USB-C did not exist back then, that's why DROID 4 had a microHDMI port on the phone, I used a splitter microUSB cable to charge while using in desktop mode. But it was Motorola so no one paid attention except very very few people. My company did not allow personal laptops or tablets on the premises but personal cell phones were ok. So I put a KVM switch under my desk and hooked up the DROID 4 microHDMI + USB and my work laptop to the KVM . I hotkey switched back and forth in between Webtop on my DROID 4 and my work laptop seamlessly. As a final touch, both had our company's wallpaper on them, I cruised like that for years lol
Got mine yesterday (touch model)! Using a S20 Ultra. Used it for a few hours streaming on game pass, and it is nothing short of great. If i don't use it for anything else, I now have a portable xbox. Thanks for putting me up on game Lew!
That's a point, haven't thought of that, all of these crazy specs on phones making them too powerful but I could actually use it as a laptop. That's kinda cool.
As nice as that’d be in theory, it would restrict the versatility of this product bc it’d have to account for all shapes and sizes of phones which would be impractical
That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw this thing. I'm amazed Lou didn't even mentioned the resemblance. And that was a 2014 piece of tech running Android 2.something... 😂😂
But The DeX Station let's you open up to 20 Tabs and I think it cools the phone, the hdmi wire i think is 5 tab limit, also the emulators seem to run smoother on the DeX dock
This actually makes it easy to justify buying an expensive phone. Or at least it would in a world where there's enough optimization and usage to make this compatible in a widespread way
Lew I gotta say - it seems like you were reading previous comments. These videos are a huge improvement from the crappy previous videos where it was soooo not organized and confusing. Personally, I prefer the format where you sit down and unbox and talk, but this one is much better then like a month ago
Problem is price and connectability.. I love the idea, but if my phone doesn't insert into the device (and make it future proof), and the price isn't right, then it's not going to catch on..
@@graphicsgod I think the price is reasonable considering this is a Kickstarter project, if you upgrade your Samsung Galaxy regularly it will unquestionably become future proof, you can also use it as a portable monitor with a keyboard, portable monitors alone cost about the same price without all the advantages. Personally, I wish it had a 120hz display or 1440p/4K options but $229 for a laptop / external monitor with touchscreen is an excellent price. Edit : this one is $259 but NexDock is coming up with another one 14inch with touchscreen for $229 (checkout their website)
What i like about this product is the fact you wouldnt need a wifi signal while using it, just data from you phone. Plus most people have unlimited data anyways. Also with geforce now on your phone this could potentially even be used for some light gaming tasks.
@@octaviustm7912 lol he actually does, he has that foldable keyboard and trackpad thing that fits in his pocket. He just plugs the phone into any display he can find.
Try switching to this setup for a few weeks and report back to us! I've been hoping that dex gets an actual use case rather than just being a cool factor
I'm into this, stopped using my laptop when I switched to android from ios, I have a work chromebook that I only use for work and multimedia pc linked to my tv that I never use since upgrading to a smart tv. All my files are on my google drive or windows account anyway so it just make sense especially when using a flagship with 12gb of ram. The only thing that puts me off is the fact that I have a wireless keyboard and mouse already and can screen mirror to my smart tv. I would deffinetley consider this before buying another laptop.
Really interesting idea but imo the price relagates it to a niche product. I can buy a Chrome laptop for the same or less money and access most of my data from the cloud. I am about to leave on an extended trip abroad, and how I am hoping to use Samsung Dex is by connecting my S21 to hotel tvs. I am carrying a collapsible keyboard and cables. Hopefully it will work! I see that Nex has expanded into several other products, all great ideas. I hope they can gain traction and then reduce prices. Thanks for the video. I hadn't heard of Nex previously. 👍🏽
i remember when people said samsung dex was a gimmick ... Samsung usually brings out features that people call gimmicks but once it comes it out on their phone 50 years later they praise it... This is why i have a iphone for work and samsung for personal use (best of both world)
@AniMeusic not used, but not pointless. most people who run a laptop actually don't even use most of it's potential. most people aren't runny heavy tasks on their laptops. if all you do is browse internet, Netflix, word, excel, PowerPoint, google drive, etc, you don't need a 2000 dollar laptop for that. all these things can be used on DeX.
and im sure if apple launch something like DeX it would be super innovation ,something fell of sky or alien technology but whatever others do is stupid gimmick it was same with wireless charging but now its necessity. For me dex is great feature i kept using it since s8 for watching movies,pictures on my TV
The real magic of a product segment like this is the possibility of students going into a classroom/library filled with these ; all of the work is on the phone, but the interaction is in a larger format that might be more conducive to creative work. These would work well on airplanes and hotels; you no longer need to bring your laptop - just plug your phone in and play. I like this idea a lot.
Hard to imagine this is only a year ago and honestly with the wave phones have progressed from a year if someone actually put it out there you would have a badass gaming setup for PC it is possible right now
The Motorola Atrix tryied to do something like this as well... Years ago! I think people wasn't into it back then, mixed with the "limited" technology of that era as well...
I loved the idea of motorola wishing from their comeback esp those combination..sadly its like it didn't exists and now Samsung's doing it mostly people will think that its the first time to happen
This is exactly what I wanted or should I say I thought this would be a great idea and the next step for personal computing 6 years ago. Using the phone as the base for all personal computing with docks with keyboards and displays for convenient use. Finally someone got on broad with the same idea. Too bad I wasn't working in IT at the time in my early 30s.
Man I reeeeeally would love this with a short travel when I need to do some work, some emails and don't want bring a bulky pc, just extend my phone and BOOM! That is a great idea and great execution
@Quack Watch if you have a high end smartphone then it can be a good replacement to a cheap laptop. Phones are just getting more powerful and I'm just imagining this for like the 2021-2022 flagship phones
I honestly like to see the whole concept of using your phone as a hub laptop vs a real laptop and than all the questions of benefits vs draw backs on - performance - phones lifespan - security risks Etc.
wouldn't the argument be, that this 'laptop' would stay updated because you get a new more powerful phone all two years anyways? But yes, IMO too expensive too.
Especially once the DeX desktop app becomes compatible with mid-range Samsungs, then you could just stick with your current laptop. But the ability to use apps like "Podcast Addict" on your laptop already is a massive value proposition on its own.
Using a $259 laptop is like using a smartphone from 2011, it won't last you more than 2 years at most. This in my opinion is a smart and relevant work around in today's day and age. Smart phones are tenfold more powerful than a range of laptops, plus we use it for basically everything we do. Smartphone computing will most definitely be the future and this is the start.
Yeah. You can get a 13" laptop with Ryzen 3200U at Wallmart at the moment. It even comes with a metal housing and its GPU would punch the shit out of that one used in the S20( Snapdragon 865). This thing is way too expensive. For this price i expect a decent display, as its the key advantage of the idea with going desktop using a smartphone. This dim screen is just awful and not worth the price.
@@DominiqueOlaniyi Honestly, 8 gigs of RAM, an 8th gen Intel and an SSD should already give you plenty of performance for quite a while, but you're gonna pay 600 for that kind of configuration. A phone dock is an interesting alternative and, really, the only problem is that you're gonna rely on an external hard drive for most of your files.
I love my NexDock2. Combined with my Note 10+ and DeX mode, I can do most of my job functions. I code, do web development, work on office documents, video conferencing, provide remote desktop support, etc.
Does the average person in 2020 "need" a laptop/computer or is a smartphone enough?
Try playing Skyrim on a smartphone
Smartphone is fine
I think
I guess a cell phone is enoght but it depends of the nedding
Unbox Therapy smartphones can do most of what a computer can do and pretty much everything a normal person could need.
Ya
I backed this on kickstarter when it got announced and received mine a while back. It's genuinely an amazing device and I also use it as a portable monitor for my PS4 and Switch.
If it was around $150 I would be more interested in it
Why not just have a cheap laptop since you still have to carry around a device that's basically a laptop?
ShaySlay cheap laptops are a world of trouble!
How can you connect it to a ps4?
@@WolfDY7 hdmi
S10- we can charge a phone
S20- we can charge a laptop
S30- we can charge your car
Fr tho this is certainly on the cards
Finally i can get a PowerBank for my Tesla
S40-we power a
House
Hahahahahahahaha
S-50 it drives your car
This is actually genius. I feel that universities would benefit from these
Very true, have these all over campus and all you gotta do is plug in your phone and you're connected! Neat Idea though
@MARCUS KOHL you make no sense
@@Lokielan Security nightmare!
@@woodalexander why though. This has no storage or anything that could be compromised. The entire computing device is your phone. Once it unplugs, it becomes a display/keyboard combo again.
@@woodalexander Since its literally only a display and a keyboard its not more of a risk than phones are in general
Honestly This is the future we need.
I agree
Not enought processing power :(
An S20 ultra has upto 16 gigs of RAM and a Snapdragon 865 lmao....it has more RAM and power than most mid range laptops these days haha.
@@osvaldochavez1127 to you man
@@darkmageval I don't know, I think that the principal problem is that we depend on apps from Playstore (I'm a programmer)
2019: Converting desktop to mobile compatible
2020: mobile to desktop compatible
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69 nice
That did not last long
120 hertz
That also didn't last long
They are trading powers
DeX is the most underrated feature when discussing phones today. I use it daily. Damn near replaced my laptop.
Isn't it laggy though?
@@emp437 Many of its apps optimized pretty well, and Samsung is constantly updating. It's only getting better.
@@starmorpheus yea slowly. I reckon it's gonna take 2-3 years to be fully functional. Don't see it replacing a laptop at the moment.
emp_ muneeb It depends what you have to do. I’d call it more of a chrome book replacement than a laptop replacement, Imo nothing can ever truly be a ‘laptop replacement’ if it can’t run x64 programs. Dex is useful if you don’t have anything else, but there’s practically nothing I can do on dex that my iPad can’t do faster and easier (as of now) plus dex doesn’t have a true desktop class browser so it’s really best for just blowing up videos to a bigger screen or typing out a quick document or notes. Personally I see dex being much more useful on something like the tab s7+ where the device itself is large enough to be the monitor and you can just switch over for better multitasking, instead of having to hook up your phone via a cable to a whole new device. Wireless dex won’t ever be an option until Samsung ditches miracast, I’ve always had miracast issues and they’re still here in dex.
@@enderdragonslaya I agree. The majority of my work revolves around Microsoft Office, so on Dex, it is all fairly optimized and actually more convenient than my computer. Not to mention the specs on my Note 10+ are comparable to my laptop. It isn't 100% ready to replace all, but when it is (very soon) it will change the game.
It feels like something that Samsung should make it themselves and market alongside their phone.
Afroz Alam with phone prices nowadays they should include this in the box with their $1000+ smartphones
@@OpiumSmoke8971 the $1000 price tag is reasonable considering how expensive it is to make a product this powerful. People will also need the product so Samsung and apple can control the prices however they want. We need phones in 2020
Yeah it almost cost the same as the galaxy budds xD
Yeah but then it would eat into their tablet and laptop sales (well don't know if they even make laptops still). Plus it would be $500 bc they'd use better materials, has the samsung brand name and there's no market for a $500 laptop dock
Motorola tried it with the first 2 versions of Droid phones. That failure made everyone gunshy.
This is your first product that you've reviewed that I'll be actually buying.
+1 👍🏻😂😂😂😂
@Anthony I think s/he meant buying something after watching an Unbox Therapy product review.
For me I'm not 100% sure about the purchase yet however it's definitely compelling. I could definitely see this being popular in the future though
i have bought another phone from here if u would count the galaxy 150
i know he didnt review it and all but he did review a70! and except of the size it basically looks and are the same!!
i only boughtit after watching this vide
You proved that you are Deku...
No joke this is what I've been waiting for! This is the future and I'm ready. This is why are phone have some many gigs of ram and a ridiculous amount of memory! Note 10+ user
Exactly! I want everything in one place and we spend so much on our phones. I love simplicity and dex is mint for what I need it for! 😁😉
Wait, isn't that just a monitor?
@@user-tw1jz9uc4d yeah but with a keyboard it just gives you a laptop experience
And you can have more apps open at the same time without having to switch between the two because of the larger screen
I’m an iPhone user btw but I just think this I really cool I hope apple adds it to their phones and PLEASE no one start a war it’s just my choice of device it doesn’t matter
FINALLY SOMEONE TALKING FOR THIS. I WANT TO GET RID OF MY LAPTOP AND HAVE JUST ONE DEVICE ALL IN ONE. BUT EVERYONE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE PHONE.GOOD JOB MAN
"about" not "for" btw
Technically it's still two devices
I think the biggest obstacle is the battery. Sure, people have gotten used to charging their phones halfway through the day, but that is still a huge problem if you want to do everything on one device.
*FINALLY*
Yo mad bruh
Apple products: hmmm, that’s illegal.
dalmore valore There’s always that one guy who has to tie Samsung to Apple somehow even when the video makes no distinct mention
Apple 2025: Introducing iOS Desktop Mode.
@@codingtime1711 but apple fans will do the same so it's about being the first
iPhones aren't powerful enough to do this
girlsdrinkfeck I have rarely ever seen an anti-Samsung supporting comment posted on a Samsung or Apple video unless the video itself makes the comparison. Samsung fanboys are the most toxic people in the smartphone world and cope with their own insecurities by pulling companies like Apple and Google down whether justified or not.
imagine having these in offices, instedbof lugging a laptop around with your files, just have them on your phone and leave this at the office and only bring your phone to the office and back
That would probably put a lot of physiotherapists out of business 😊
"why are we carrying around all these horsepowers when we already have a phone right here"
Windows
The answer is Windows
@2freeIvX yeah programming would be a nightmare for example
@@eagle3676 nope. Samsung is working on "Linux on Dex" or something like that which lets you emulate a Ubuntu.
Edit: it's already out. If your phone can do Dex, it can do Linux as well.
@@PMSTTR that's cool but I don't think it would still work for at least a decade. Still lacking in a lot of things. Does it have the power to do and can it do AutoCAD, Photoshop, Matlab, Mathematica, etc.
@@PMSTTR You do realize Linux on DeX was killed with Android 10 (One UI 2)?
@@PMSTTR The project is already dead. I have lost faith in humanity.
Cracked iphone 7 users: "At lEaSt oUr BattErY dOeSnt fALl OUt"
LeQuan James ok.
@@choppings54 You have an anime profile pic, your argument is invalid.
@@choppings54 ryzen is a amd proccesor for computers. you are being ignorant. no reason to judge people based on their phone choice there is bigger things going on in the world rn x
@@toast7350 Considering how the other dude was judging based on pfp it doesn't matter.
susxae yeah where the fuck did they get Ryzen lmaooo
1999: My Laptop has my Nokia beside it!
2020: My Laptop has a smaller laptop beside it that is stronger than my laptop!
Wtf?
lol my phone is more powerful than my laptop😅
This makes me wanna see Asus reanimate the Padfone series. That was some fantastic work of technology!
A phone many years ahead of it's time.
True
Like what motorola did with their phone and have a laptop dock
ohh yess the padfone series. nexdock should've follow that kind of design, instead of clipping the phone on the screen it would be amazing if the phone can be inserted inside the laptop body like a sd card
@@gabrielheidipamoyo1858 except DeX lets you use the phone as a phone still even while connected to the external display. You lose that if you have a Padphone style setup.
I remember when the Motorola Atrix 4g was such an interesting phone with the laptop dock back in 2011/2012.
This product is AMAZING. i can literally work and do everything on my phone and this screen. It helps keep all your work on one system. one laptop for everyone and everything. apart from the price its a very good product in my opinion.
lew: wish i had a girlfriend
also lew: *its 250 bucks tho*
I've seen some go on sale for less than that. They're probably not the best specs, but should be enough to get the job done.
@@vladutcornel 😂
Zulzul for 15.42 rf
@@shaafyadam9523 AHAHAHAH imagine she seein this
@@hanslal5782 lowkey hope she does
Remember this thing can outlive several Chromebooks and stay relevant through multiple phone upgrades.
Dang I read it as “$20” laptop. Wow
😂 you cheap bastard!! LMAO I read it too and clicked fast! 😂 🤦🤦
:D
Me too, I can really use some money
$180
I would pay 200 for this. I use my phone about 95% of my productivity.
I think the price is pretty fair, well if you reserve now at $229. You're paying $120-160 for a portable monitor, another $30-40 for a portable keyboard. Its hard to get it to $200. The price that would make really make it sell $150. Everyone would want one!
@@zerocal76 yes you are right but they want coustomer to pay for the machines they making these from
@@zerocal76 well if they didn't mark it up they wouldn't make any money.
@@OneKnifeYeHand Honestly what they should've done is created a reliable program that does this on any windows computer.
@@jackson2308 of course, i know. But hopefully cost of manufacturing keeps going down and it comes down to like, who knows 175, 200 in the near future?
NexDock : World's most affordable laptop
My Mom's Chromebook she got on Black Friday : *Y O U M O R T A L F O O L S*
I've gotta say the 4K really does help a lot for getting that phone number at 9:08
His phone is gonna be buzzing
+1 647 628 3774
For sure. Though no idea why the hell anyone is going out of their way to call Kirk, lol. That would be an awkward conversation:
*hello*
hey so I just saw your number in a video you guys posted.
*k, how can I help you?*
CANT BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeee
Am I blind? Where is his number in the vid?
They managed to fix it somehow, it's now blurred
6:38 willy still has the magnets on his macbook XD
IXO they’re probably pretty hard to get off lol Use some brake cleaner it solid freeze off
They probably filmed this right after
The option to plug in consoles just made it the real deal.
Just like every monitor and tv
@@user-tw1jz9uc4d but can you carry a tv or monitor around everywhere you go? didn't think so
@@jonas-su5st There are portable 15 inch monitors with batteries inside, so ysah
@@armandomiranda2393 yeah but tbh Tab S7 is better because it's cheaper and comes with DeX and you can buy keyboard but if you want you can make it with there's: Portable 14 or 15 inch monitor like the one in video (if you buy s7 or s7 plus s4 s6 you will not need a monitor because it has DeX built in) if you don't have a monitor like this with built in keyboard then get portable keyboard aswell. and then a Galaxy Phone.
@@user-tw1jz9uc4d not every laptop can do that
I feel like this would be much cooler if you could "slot" your phone into it. That would make me buy this instantly.
That would be awesome! I would buy that in an instant
Yeah but that would make it much harder to support several devices
Yep... side cables are hard to manage sometimes.
Didn't Razer make a such laptop?
Razer already did it, look jt up
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I would wish he sit on his table...it ist bullshit like that
7:53 I'm mildly annoyed by the fact that he didn't straighten out the cable.
ok so it's not just me
I would like to see a laptop that uses a phone for the “guts” of the computing but the phone connects as the touchpad and docks in the touchpad location.
That is a very good idea. 👍👍👍👍
I've thought of this too. You could just have an empty space that the phone sits down in, with those little contact pads on the back of the phone
Razer made a concept of that a while ago with their Razer phones
I think razer's the first one to implement this. Checkout project linda
Project Linda by Razer
4:46 - I backed this on Kickstarter I have issues with the light bleed on the screen but I don't see it here? Can anyone at Unbox Therapy confirm if it has light bleed or not?
Ive not had any light bleed on mine
@@Xenocharger Good for you!
Just here to say that I like the "OFFICE SPACE" drop at 7:40 mark. You rock, man!
TPS report covers...never forget them.
Last decade- my phone becoming almost as powerful as my laptop
This decade- my laptop is becoming almost as powerful as my smartphone
The Aviationist Khizr 10 years from now this statement will be iconic. This is so true.
😂😂😂😂
But i never saw a IT guy carrying only smartphone by saying I dont need Laptop, I do everything with my smartphone.
@Z3U5 ty so confusing
Letroy Rogers I reckon u r an iPhone I mean u r changeeeee not tooo late yay bro don’t take it personal life has changed in bigger way
We all remember HP attempted this back when there was Windows phone running on Windows. Did anyone remember when Asus tried this 5 years ago with the Fonepad?
lilPopper Razer also did it end everyone laughed at it. This is 10x more stupid.
Yeah but Samsung dex station is doing what hp did and to tell the truth I don't use the DeX station even with my note 10 plus and I never used the hp thing but this I will be using and I will preorder with the required $100 down.
@@JohnsonLimerstine Where HP, Razor and Asus failed is that their accessories will only work with their phones. This at least is a little more open to flagship devices that have the capability to have the desktop experience like Samsung and Huawei.
I doubt Windows will do this to their upcoming dual screen phone since they are trying to make their Duo be like a better version of LG G8X.
This device is also a competitor to business based laptops with LTE capability.
But this device wouldn't be ideal for gamers or graphic artist unless Apple is willing to make iPhones as powerful as their macbook pros and current iPads.
thank God it is Android - not Windows
Ubuntu Linux were the trying to implement it 8 years ago...
Also Motorola did 9 years ago...
This is what I wish I had in my university years... Instead I had an Archos MP4 media player and recorder, which I used for multimedia consumption but I also used to load it with PowerPoint slideshows turned into jpegs, so I could give a presentation in a pinch before I bought my first laptop. My Archos had TV-out (and TV-in for recording) capabilities through the headphone jack (to RCA composite plugs) and USB-Host (OTG) that I used for exchanging files from a flash drive. Truly a marvel of tech for 2005. To put it in perspective the iPod of that year was the iPod Color which was able to show photos.
I see this device as a great solution for students, but as Lew pointed out, Chromebooks and cheaper Windows laptops are a better justification at that price point.
The appeal I see is that you can keep using this device as long as your future phone upgrades keep compatibility
6:36 I bet he is still so mad that you made his MacBook Pro suffer during the last video(double laptop), that he still has those magnets attached to his laptop lol!
This is the end of Chromebook of this getting more popular.
I am already using DEX as my Desktop anyway, so looking forward to getting mine when it ships in August 2020.
Interesting concept to be able to save money on a daily driver. Imagine spending abit more than 250 on nice thin but strong chasis/body and a good screen.
This is "Shut up & take my money" kind of product." now wait for a $ 100 better, faster and a sharper Made In Shenzen product.
What's the fucking point? It's as big and as heavy as a laptop anyway. And fucking $300?
I'm not still convinced by the phone placement for this. They need to come out with a new design for phone placement.
@@siva2k23 Exactly my thought. This is such a cool product but with the phone just kinda dangling with a wire it's just not very nice.
@@LittleWhole We saw that you can opt to use your phone as a trackpad in DeX, so why not make it so that you put your phone where the trackpad would go, and include size adapters for different phones?
True dat.
Way before the days of Samsung Dex and nexdock.....back in 2010 I was using my Motorola Droid 4 with a monitor and keybaord using Motorola's Webtop. they also had the Motorola Lapdock. USB-C did not exist back then, that's why DROID 4 had a microHDMI port on the phone, I used a splitter microUSB cable to charge while using in desktop mode. But it was Motorola so no one paid attention except very very few people.
My company did not allow personal laptops or tablets on the premises but personal cell phones were ok. So I put a KVM switch under my desk and hooked up the DROID 4 microHDMI + USB and my work laptop to the KVM . I hotkey switched back and forth in between Webtop on my DROID 4 and my work laptop seamlessly. As a final touch, both had our company's wallpaper on them, I cruised like that for years lol
Casey will love this, hes wanted an all In once, click n run style set up like this for ages. 💪🏻
Yeeees I remember this from a few years ago. So hype for this tech becoming an option.
Got mine yesterday (touch model)! Using a S20 Ultra. Used it for a few hours streaming on game pass, and it is nothing short of great. If i don't use it for anything else, I now have a portable xbox. Thanks for putting me up on game Lew!
That's a point, haven't thought of that, all of these crazy specs on phones making them too powerful but I could actually use it as a laptop. That's kinda cool.
This makes me want the Windows Phone implementation of this. Easily the best! :D
If the phone could dock in the deck of the "laptop" and be mostly hidden, I'd be sold.
That would make it more phone specific.
The Razer phone 2 has this option as an accessory. It docks where the trackpad would be. It then becomes the trackpad.
I think this is fine since it just looks like you're charging your phone with your laptop
As nice as that’d be in theory, it would restrict the versatility of this product bc it’d have to account for all shapes and sizes of phones which would be impractical
Something like the Motorola Atrix circa 2011.
Hmm reminds me of the Motorola Atrix with the Lapdock. Interested to see if this will be more popular in 2020.
That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw this thing. I'm amazed Lou didn't even mentioned the resemblance. And that was a 2014 piece of tech running Android 2.something... 😂😂
I would like to know the theme that lewis has on his phone.
Same
Nova launcher maybe
8:56: Will: Er guys..are you done with my phone now?
Lol accurate
Mans just standing there awkwardly
I'm watching this on a Note 10 that's connected to an HP X3 Lap dock. The future is now!
But The DeX Station let's you open up to 20 Tabs and I think it cools the phone, the hdmi wire i think is 5 tab limit, also the emulators seem to run smoother on the DeX dock
9:14 hi everyone, Thao here
This is just a about what I need, I always carry top tier smartphones and this will be just a nice addition for college
This actually makes it easy to justify buying an expensive phone.
Or at least it would in a world where there's enough optimization and usage to make this compatible in a widespread way
Dex is a great experience man 🙂
Yes. Really beautiful Interface.
4:47 Jack's face got revealed.
U live under a rock?
Dat aint jack, dats garyvee
@@itszain6317 why? 🙂
@@avasilla1351 oh!
Nasser big surprise
Lew I gotta say - it seems like you were reading previous comments. These videos are a huge improvement from the crappy previous videos where it was soooo not organized and confusing. Personally, I prefer the format where you sit down and unbox and talk, but this one is much better then like a month ago
I think laptops need to up their game too...I mean we haven't really a lot of innovation in laptop processing power or design.
Laptops did already up their game. Powerful, slim and light. The problem is that it cost around $3500
They have I guess but the price is not for the masses
Asus zenbook pro duo
Agreed...it was a long time a ago that we actually saw a actual upgrade in a laptop
Sup??
This is actually pretty amazing. We are switching phones every year anyway, this makes sens for people who just use internet and no specific software
Problem is price and connectability.. I love the idea, but if my phone doesn't insert into the device (and make it future proof), and the price isn't right, then it's not going to catch on..
@@graphicsgod I think the price is reasonable considering this is a Kickstarter project, if you upgrade your Samsung Galaxy regularly it will unquestionably become future proof, you can also use it as a portable monitor with a keyboard, portable monitors alone cost about the same price without all the advantages. Personally, I wish it had a 120hz display or 1440p/4K options but $229 for a laptop / external monitor with touchscreen is an excellent price.
Edit : this one is $259 but NexDock is coming up with another one 14inch with touchscreen for $229 (checkout their website)
What i like about this product is the fact you wouldnt need a wifi signal while using it, just data from you phone. Plus most people have unlimited data anyways. Also with geforce now on your phone this could potentially even be used for some light gaming tasks.
Unbox therapy: spend 250 on a laptop to use Dex
My friend: plugs his phone into the TV and shows me Dex
Also your friend: Carrys his TV everywhere.
@@shoneie or carries a portable screen (I'm not making this up)
@@octaviustm7912 ok that's fair ◔◡◔
@@octaviustm7912 lol he actually does, he has that foldable keyboard and trackpad thing that fits in his pocket. He just plugs the phone into any display he can find.
@@shoneie i am that friend!!..... And yes i do carry tv and keyboard in my luggage everywhere even in market. I know i am cool😌
The more Lew felt confident, the more I felt good about this product.
this will be so useful for remote control like for your work or when you are travelling and you need to remote control your pc for any reason
Try switching to this setup for a few weeks and report back to us! I've been hoping that dex gets an actual use case rather than just being a cool factor
I'm into this, stopped using my laptop when I switched to android from ios, I have a work chromebook that I only use for work and multimedia pc linked to my tv that I never use since upgrading to a smart tv. All my files are on my google drive or windows account anyway so it just make sense especially when using a flagship with 12gb of ram. The only thing that puts me off is the fact that I have a wireless keyboard and mouse already and can screen mirror to my smart tv. I would deffinetley consider this before buying another laptop.
Really interesting idea but imo the price relagates it to a niche product. I can buy a Chrome laptop for the same or less money and access most of my data from the cloud. I am about to leave on an extended trip abroad, and how I am hoping to use Samsung Dex is by connecting my S21 to hotel tvs. I am carrying a collapsible keyboard and cables. Hopefully it will work! I see that Nex has expanded into several other products, all great ideas. I hope they can gain traction and then reduce prices. Thanks for the video. I hadn't heard of Nex previously. 👍🏽
Apple does this after 30 years
Apple fans: 😱😱😱😱😱
inNoVaTion
😂😂😂👍👍
Also calls it magic *insert random mode name*
Microsoft did this like 5 or more years ago (search Microsoft continuum).
So Samsung fans are also late to the party.
Apple will invent this in couple of decades
i remember when people said samsung dex was a gimmick ... Samsung usually brings out features that people call gimmicks but once it comes it out on their phone 50 years later they praise it... This is why i have a iphone for work and samsung for personal use (best of both world)
@AniMeusic not used, but not pointless.
most people who run a laptop actually don't even use most of it's potential. most people aren't runny heavy tasks on their laptops.
if all you do is browse internet, Netflix, word, excel, PowerPoint, google drive, etc, you don't need a 2000 dollar laptop for that. all these things can be used on DeX.
and im sure if apple launch something like DeX it would be super innovation ,something fell of sky or alien technology but whatever others do is stupid gimmick it was same with wireless charging but now its necessity. For me dex is great feature i kept using it since s8 for watching movies,pictures on my TV
So much potential in this. Can make different sizes, resolutions, prices, etc.
Raid: Shadow Legends... to the extreme
Imagine playing that game
@@jasondeblou6226 never played it tbh
lol my phone can't even run android auto
imagine trying to run a full-fledged desktop
Soham Kulkarni It’s just the chrome browser and the apps are mirrored on. It’s not that intense to run this system
imagine 64bit or x86 we got a long way before x86 i obviously don't know how that's gonna work.
Oprea performs way better then chrome on Dex. This will be the death of the Chrome and it's Chromebooks
@@theintellectualist1 Yeah no
I bought an ultra 2 weeks ago and i love it, but now I need this. It seems to be a perfect combination
Shout out to Thao Huynh at 9:12
Dope Tech TH-camr go check her out!!
9:08 when u see his number lol might wanna blur it out
It wasn't blurred before
The real magic of a product segment like this is the possibility of students going into a classroom/library filled with these ; all of the work is on the phone, but the interaction is in a larger format that might be more conducive to creative work. These would work well on airplanes and hotels; you no longer need to bring your laptop - just plug your phone in and play. I like this idea a lot.
Shout out to THAO Huynh i see her Ultra review on the screen lol
I would love to see a insert and run kinda thing , insert your phone in the laptop , it's clasps according to the size , and ready to go
its called asus transformer from 2012
Totally kick ass!
This was the key to make dex fully functional.
Upgrading your phone upgrades your laptop.
Never caught a seen a unbox therapy vid this early
Me: im gonna be first
My wifi: *NO*
Krytz Bilguudei cuz iPhones are easy to recognize aren’t they well it changes everything if ur the one love ur life well don’t change that what is it.
xD
@@arshrussell6742 ?? Wtf
This comment isn't even related to the video.
@@enkayoh9471 yeah xD
Hard to imagine this is only a year ago and honestly with the wave phones have progressed from a year if someone actually put it out there you would have a badass gaming setup for PC it is possible right now
The Motorola Atrix tryied to do something like this as well... Years ago! I think people wasn't into it back then, mixed with the "limited" technology of that era as well...
I had it and used it with UbuntuMod! This was amazing
Yes! Moto had something special with the atrix and atrix hd...ahead of their time with the laptop dock
@@logandavid119 man was I excited for that phone. Sadly back then in high school, that's a luxury
I loved the idea of motorola wishing from their comeback esp those combination..sadly its like it didn't exists and now Samsung's doing it mostly people will think that its the first time to happen
The same thing happened with the fingerpeint scanner that the atrix had and nobody remebers...
This is awesome! I love Dex a lot, and use it fairly regularily, and this would definitely enhance the experience!
This is exactly what I wanted or should I say I thought this would be a great idea and the next step for personal computing 6 years ago.
Using the phone as the base for all personal computing with docks with keyboards and displays for convenient use. Finally someone got on broad with the same idea. Too bad I wasn't working in IT at the time in my early 30s.
I can see myself living exclusively on this
This is something i would spend my money without having to caring much about losing all the enormous value in a single drop....XD
Man I reeeeeally would love this with a short travel when I need to do some work, some emails and don't want bring a bulky pc, just extend my phone and BOOM! That is a great idea and great execution
This paired with Geforce Now and Xcloud gaming perfect gaming pc backup just incase something goes wrong with the main rig. :)
3:53 Just opens the dang thing:
WoW!
I liked this new format. Very open and engaging
Me : *about to buy macbook*
This video : WAIT WATCH THIS. IT CAN OPEN INSTA
me : ...
4:49 mins in and you can see jack refelection
This is a cool concept, love it
That shiez just makes Chromebooks obsolete. Period!!
Chromebooks were born to be obsolete.
@Quack WatchI am a freshman and we all hate shitty laggyass chromebooks dont buy one for your house but for doing geometry homework it is fine
@Quack Watch You know a lot about chromebooks, you 13 or something?
@Quack Watch It's past your bed time. Your age mates are peeing in the bedding. Come on, don't let the bed bugs bite
@Quack Watch if you have a high end smartphone then it can be a good replacement to a cheap laptop.
Phones are just getting more powerful and I'm just imagining this for like the 2021-2022 flagship phones
Bruh! I am watching a man trying to convince me that i can use my phone as my laptop on a regular laptop. ironic i would say
I honestly like to see the whole concept of using your phone as a hub laptop vs a real laptop and than all the questions of benefits vs draw backs on
- performance
- phones lifespan
- security risks
Etc.
259 almost gets you one of those small laptops these days, I think it’s way too expensive.
wouldn't the argument be, that this 'laptop' would stay updated because you get a new more powerful phone all two years anyways? But yes, IMO too expensive too.
Especially once the DeX desktop app becomes compatible with mid-range Samsungs, then you could just stick with your current laptop. But the ability to use apps like "Podcast Addict" on your laptop already is a massive value proposition on its own.
Using a $259 laptop is like using a smartphone from 2011, it won't last you more than 2 years at most. This in my opinion is a smart and relevant work around in today's day and age. Smart phones are tenfold more powerful than a range of laptops, plus we use it for basically everything we do. Smartphone computing will most definitely be the future and this is the start.
Yeah. You can get a 13" laptop with Ryzen 3200U at Wallmart at the moment. It even comes with a metal housing and its GPU would punch the shit out of that one used in the S20( Snapdragon 865). This thing is way too expensive. For this price i expect a decent display, as its the key advantage of the idea with going desktop using a smartphone. This dim screen is just awful and not worth the price.
@@DominiqueOlaniyi
Honestly, 8 gigs of RAM, an 8th gen Intel and an SSD should already give you plenty of performance for quite a while, but you're gonna pay 600 for that kind of configuration. A phone dock is an interesting alternative and, really, the only problem is that you're gonna rely on an external hard drive for most of your files.
I thought he was going to charge the laptop using the phone 😂
I love my NexDock2. Combined with my Note 10+ and DeX mode, I can do most of my job functions. I code, do web development, work on office documents, video conferencing, provide remote desktop support, etc.
Hi Dion, how is the video quality on a conference call?
1:01
Nnnno
Guts isn't in my phone
"Guts is in berserk"
Guts is out fighting demons right now.