Using my Samsung S24 Ultra as a Desktop Computer! My Samsung Dex Setup

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  • @SimonsReviews
    @SimonsReviews  7 місяців тому +5

    Have you used your Samsung Galaxy phone in this way? If you want the same USB-C hub I am using - this is the link ➡ geni.us/pkhYpvY (commissions earned)

    • @brettogden6104
      @brettogden6104 6 місяців тому

      I love the uGreen hub. I bought the 9 in 1 version with extra usb-c sockets. For some reason, I'm getting 4k at 24Hz instead of 30 or 60Hz on my S24 Ultra with a TV in Dex mode.... Still investigating why

    • @cedricwong7276
      @cedricwong7276 2 місяці тому

      Can you use this setup with a regular Samsung S24? And can the dock be used with a 1080p monitor that's not 4k 60?

  • @naturalsculpting1270
    @naturalsculpting1270 2 місяці тому +4

    thanks for the clear explanation my friend

  • @anthonybarr2549
    @anthonybarr2549 6 місяців тому +17

    Switched to Galaxy s24 Ultra - school is over so longer heavily use my MacBook.
    Got the S24 Ultra free from the carrier deal
    Sold iPhone 14 Pro Max for: $700
    Sold Macbook Pro M2 13inch: $800
    Sold Apple Watch for $100
    Savings: $1550
    I feel so relieved not having so many cables and devices since I travel 200 days out of the year for work

    • @nexxus_8487
      @nexxus_8487 4 місяці тому +1

      All you had to do was upgrade to iPhone 15. Then everything is usbc

    • @LewackiOnanista
      @LewackiOnanista 3 місяці тому

      @@nexxus_8487 dex isn't supported

    • @jordanjackson8873
      @jordanjackson8873 13 днів тому

      ​@@nexxus_8487 But dex gives you the options of a lite computer & phone, and works wirelessly or through usb-c cable.

  • @behnambabaknia6843
    @behnambabaknia6843 2 місяці тому +2

    Love the Final Fantasy 7 background music. I recently tried Samsung Dex with my S22+ and it has made me wonder why I'd ever buy a laptop again. I could just buy a good touchscreen monitor and use Samsung Dex instead

    • @SimonsReviews
      @SimonsReviews  2 місяці тому +2

      Thanks for your comment, and yes - it is a powerful feature!

  • @botyikadam
    @botyikadam 28 днів тому

    Just ordered the HUB! Thanks!

  • @TimHief
    @TimHief 2 місяці тому +4

    DeX is the reason I switched from Google Pixel to Samsung.

  • @SIRWEIR317
    @SIRWEIR317 Місяць тому

    This best video regarding the dex setup

  • @ShaunRoselt
    @ShaunRoselt 7 місяців тому +19

    Do more Samsung DeX videos

  • @zapdosmtr4961
    @zapdosmtr4961 7 місяців тому +5

    Finally got 1440p/60 with my setup. I went through 5 adapters until the Samsung Dex station achieved. Before 60hz was maxed at 1080p

    • @justincgs
      @justincgs 7 місяців тому

      Please share what worked.

    • @zapdosmtr4961
      @zapdosmtr4961 7 місяців тому +1

      Samsung Dex Station allows 1440p/60 and 4k/60. The Dex station is old and it came out with the Galaxy S8@@justincgs

    • @terrellwashington9836
      @terrellwashington9836 4 місяці тому +1

      Samsung took away 4k wireless. Why I don't understand

  • @AgentDoubleV_Gaming
    @AgentDoubleV_Gaming 2 місяці тому

    bonus points for the final fantasy prelude music lofi mix in the background

  • @JacarandaJourneys
    @JacarandaJourneys 5 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for your video, what about the sound?

  • @bijnov84
    @bijnov84 5 місяців тому +1

    thats crazy i will try it !

  • @aa-kh9ex
    @aa-kh9ex 6 місяців тому +1

    Nice video. Helpful

  • @DigiTreks
    @DigiTreks 5 місяців тому +2

    Dex has been around for a number of years. The best connector is the Samsung DexPad, which allows the res to go upto UWQHD or higher

  • @MommaKnowsBestest
    @MommaKnowsBestest 29 днів тому

    Can we do this with iPhone or blackberry?

  • @sun4all299
    @sun4all299 7 місяців тому +26

    PSA: Do NOT buy the Dockteck adapter! Wastee $50! Apparently the $18 Anker one works wonders!

    • @uknwn7023
      @uknwn7023 5 місяців тому

      The higher the price of an item, the guaranteed quality.

    • @UNPOCOLOCO444
      @UNPOCOLOCO444 5 місяців тому

      Ight lol ​@@uknwn7023

    • @realandtrueguys
      @realandtrueguys 4 місяці тому

      ​@@uknwn7023 this is so factually incorrect

    • @pokuuz
      @pokuuz 2 місяці тому

      Anker is a good company ​@@uknwn7023

    • @xirruz
      @xirruz 15 днів тому

      @@uknwn7023 In some cases, most of the time you're basically paying for the brand name.

  • @rokheng
    @rokheng 18 днів тому

    hi there, can I connect Logitech Multimedia K400 plus keyboard into the hub?

  • @jesuspuhwillreturn
    @jesuspuhwillreturn 7 місяців тому

    Good to go… thanks for video bro… ❤ can’t do resume cv making and excel data entry. Thanks.

  • @cruzin05
    @cruzin05 4 місяці тому

    I followed your instructions to the letter, sans keyboard and mouse, and it works perfectly as you described. Thank you so much for this video. But... I do have a question. I'm trying to listen to the audio through my bluetooth yearing aids or my bluetooth headphones. I can hear audio through the headphones but even turned up all the way it's too soft to enjoy a movie. Would you have and suggestions? I sure would appreciate it, Thanks, Ken

  • @danielnorman4057
    @danielnorman4057 3 місяці тому

    Hello and thank you for the video. Does the sound work on the monitor via 4k video? Thanks.

  • @simonbaker4834
    @simonbaker4834 7 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @raj.svc.google911
    @raj.svc.google911 4 місяці тому +1

    You didn’t talk about how to attain the highest 4K resolution, and the extra apps you would have to install for enhancing the desktop experience.

    • @MuhammadYasir-2526
      @MuhammadYasir-2526 4 місяці тому

      Goodlock, multistar, enable high resolution for external display

    • @darkzs3126
      @darkzs3126 Місяць тому

      ​@@MuhammadYasir-2526 Did you test it in emulation like dolphin and aethersx2?
      Does it gave you smooth experience cuz iam planning to buy an s24 ultra

    • @MuhammadYasir-2526
      @MuhammadYasir-2526 Місяць тому

      @@darkzs3126 I didn't tested emulation.

  • @TalibQureshi-b7d
    @TalibQureshi-b7d Місяць тому +1

    Can i play free fire on this setup please reply 😢

  • @sergiogomez7854
    @sergiogomez7854 4 місяці тому +1

    Got the same hub with the s23 and I'm unable to get my 4k/144hz monitor run dex at 4k 60hz. Once I activate 4k on good lock it runs at 30hz. I can either run 1080 60fps or 4k 30 fps...

  • @Shan_Shah
    @Shan_Shah Місяць тому

    The apps page on samsung dex resembles macos lauchpad

  • @ugur9038
    @ugur9038 7 місяців тому +4

    What about the temperature of the device when editing videos or playing games in Dex mode? I'm really curious if there are heating problems when working in this mode.

    • @vladmihai306
      @vladmihai306 7 місяців тому +3

      with s20 snapdragon 865, the phone is barely warm to the touch

  • @MrAPPOLON123
    @MrAPPOLON123 7 місяців тому

    Please, try to use the windows RDP on the dex with external monitor. How will it work?

  • @Shan_Shah
    @Shan_Shah Місяць тому

    Samsung dex looks wise is a mixture of windows and macos, the gesture, taskbar, curser and the homescreen resembles windiows 11 while the app page and alt tab resembles macos. Its a weird mixture.

    • @Napoleon_e2
      @Napoleon_e2 Місяць тому

      the app page i think is inspired from their own oneui page, but there definitely is some macos in there, and alt tab is weird because they could use a better prewiew of the app

    • @Shan_Shah
      @Shan_Shah Місяць тому

      @Napoleon_e2 it looks similar to Mac os launchpad, taking up the full screen, having the search panel on top, and all apps taking up full screen

  • @gnich1626
    @gnich1626 7 місяців тому

    Excellent info. Question: If my HDMI display is video only (PC monitor, not TV) is there a way to get audio (e.g. for watching streaming movies) that's properly synced with the vid?

    • @harold12A
      @harold12A 7 місяців тому

      You'd need a powered USB hub that has an audio out. Could be a 3.5mm port on the hub

    • @brettogden6104
      @brettogden6104 6 місяців тому +1

      Your phone still has Bluetooth. If I remember correctly there is a Dex setting for where you want the audio routed. Via hdmi or phone speaker or headphones. I havnt tested latency yet

  • @MarlonJoseGE
    @MarlonJoseGE 6 місяців тому

    What about videocalls? Can you add an external camera and microphone to the setup? Or must you use the phone's camera and microphone?

    • @AlexanderAddams
      @AlexanderAddams 6 місяців тому +1

      I use the one on the phone because its way better than any external imo

  • @telcobilly
    @telcobilly 4 місяці тому +1

    Does the phone get hot while plugged into the pass through power? I ask because in the past, I had a similar setup with a non Samsung/Dex phone. I'm hoping it's not an issue anymore. I have a S22 regular and a S24+ now..Thanks

    • @brixanthonycampo1052
      @brixanthonycampo1052 4 місяці тому +1

      Nope, different from screen mirror which consume a lot of juice! Sure gets hot real fast

    • @telcobilly
      @telcobilly 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@brixanthonycampo1052makes sense because I was doing mirroring over a cable. Good to know..

  • @marcoslobo941
    @marcoslobo941 5 місяців тому

    The Galaxy Chat Assist Translation works in Dex mode?

  • @blackb155
    @blackb155 7 місяців тому

    120hz on screen mirroring or dex mode?

  • @WinstonSudanim
    @WinstonSudanim Місяць тому

    Do you need a smart monitor for this set up ?

  • @ben-ric
    @ben-ric 3 місяці тому

    Would it work if i connect my phone directly to usb c port of monitor and keyboard/mouse to usb A port of monitor?

  • @Shan_Shah
    @Shan_Shah Місяць тому +1

    Samsung dex limitation makes it usless, its a great feature has so much potential but samsung doesn't utilize it, they made a mistake discounting linux rather than working on releasing a stable version, the office 365 and other productivity apps that laptops are used for even on dex mode, while the interface resembles laptop it still opens mobile version of the app, samsung could easily port desktop versions of these productivity apps on dex and since samsung has galaxy store they could bring a samsung dex menu and utilize it. I feel like its about time where they take tech to the next level and make it a 3 in 1, with the foldable phone being a phone and a tablet and utilize dex mode and try brining it on par with entry or mid tier laptop.

    • @muditpant
      @muditpant Місяць тому

      That is true, I partially have been using DeX since 2017 with Galaxy S9 Plus; still have it to date.
      Only limitation I see is with the mobile version of apps. So much potential wasted even with 8 Gen 3 SoC which already exceeds M1 chipset by huge numbers.

    • @Shan_Shah
      @Shan_Shah Місяць тому

      @muditpant excalty samsung should've either collaborated with windows and imported it to Galaxy store or make neither own version of productivity app which imitates office 365 or c++. Dex is almost unless because it's just an interface nothing more than that.

    • @jordanjackson8873
      @jordanjackson8873 13 днів тому

      ​@Shan_Shah we never know what's going to happen. It still has Link to Windows and can emulate Windiws 11. I still wrote papers through Microsoft suite and made changes to my budget plan, and then just adjusted them when I accessed the desktop version. I also used the phone camera as a web can when I zoom meetings for class. It can also emulate alot of game systems and can access and run flash programs. Dex still has plenty of uses.

    • @Shan_Shah
      @Shan_Shah 12 днів тому

      @jordanjackson8873 Honestly, dex is just an interface. You can do emulating on any android phones, im a Samsung Knight, but not for the reason of dex. It has deep costimization and is very featured and packed and more practical. You can emulate on any android devices, and dex doesn't have use case. You can tell you to keep telling yourself that, but dex is no more than an interface.

    • @Shan_Shah
      @Shan_Shah 12 днів тому

      @jordanjackson8873 you can do these stuffs without using dex

  • @DheerajK77
    @DheerajK77 7 місяців тому

    Can you Play PUBG. Could you post a video on how PUBG can be played on DeX mode.

  • @TheAcidheat
    @TheAcidheat 5 місяців тому

    can you turn off phone display while using monitor on s24u?

  • @macmick
    @macmick 2 місяці тому

    Desktop computer that can’t even open two Word documents side by side is a joke 😂

  • @sameer_kapour1
    @sameer_kapour1 27 днів тому +1

    Bro we want a giveaway 😢 pls

  • @ukwonderboy
    @ukwonderboy 5 місяців тому

    So just to confirm, I could download ANY game using DeX on my Samsung (not just have to use clients like Steam etc?)

    • @ernststravoblofeld
      @ernststravoblofeld 5 місяців тому +1

      It's not actually an x86 processor.

    • @BencioW
      @BencioW 5 місяців тому +1

      To play PC games you'd need a gefroce now subscription

    • @ukwonderboy
      @ukwonderboy 5 місяців тому

      @@ernststravoblofeld thanks man, exactly the answer I was looking for.
      Shame, I'd have loved to have downloaded an old game that isn't on the usual platforms

    • @ernststravoblofeld
      @ernststravoblofeld 5 місяців тому

      @@ukwonderboy There are some great game emulators for ARM. Not for pc gaming, but older consoles, and some arcade games.

    • @jordanjackson8873
      @jordanjackson8873 13 днів тому

      ​@@ernststravoblofeldwell now people are running PC games on Winlator by emulating Windows 11.

  • @geebs46
    @geebs46 5 місяців тому

    Did you say the dex setup will work with any Galaxy phone? An A34 for example?

  • @fahimshaikh7747
    @fahimshaikh7747 6 місяців тому

    Will the hub not keep the phone charging constantly impacting the battery life of the device? Also if i have to use phone camera for zoom calls and the headphones or buds.
    Looking forward for earliest response

    • @SimonsReviews
      @SimonsReviews  6 місяців тому +1

      For first question, it depends on your phone. Most modern phones (like the Samsung S24 Ultra) will cut off charging when needed even when plugged in. You can even set the max battery life to 80% to extend life even further. Don't understand second question soz!

    • @fahimshaikh7747
      @fahimshaikh7747 6 місяців тому

      The second question is that now that i have connected say S24 ultra to a monitor thru a hub and i want to use a headphone for video call. My headphone has usb connector and if i insert it in the hdmi hub that has a usb port will that work??

    • @brettogden6104
      @brettogden6104 6 місяців тому

      ​@fahimshaikh7747 i don't see why it shouldn't work. . I plugged a usb camera into the hub and the phone displayed an image. So headphones should also be recognised i would think.

  • @alibabaei1953
    @alibabaei1953 Місяць тому

    I wished Microsoft released an android version of Office

    • @yeomanvanzyl367
      @yeomanvanzyl367 Місяць тому

      What do you mean?
      It already exists??

    • @alibabaei1953
      @alibabaei1953 Місяць тому

      @@yeomanvanzyl367 you mean office 365? It sucks ass. my mother tongue is not english and it doesn't support fonts for it. and many other downsides

    • @yeomanvanzyl367
      @yeomanvanzyl367 Місяць тому

      @@alibabaei1953 no you get the apps. Not the 365 shit

  • @gavinpennington4710
    @gavinpennington4710 7 місяців тому

    Hiya! Ive got the s24ultra, could i use a samsung smart tv for dex? With a wireless keyboard?

    • @samuelsilvaborges4108
      @samuelsilvaborges4108 6 місяців тому

      Yes

    • @brettogden6104
      @brettogden6104 6 місяців тому +1

      Yes. I use a 55inch 4k TCL smart TV . I have the good lock app on the phone which opens up extra resolutions etc

    • @gavinpennington4710
      @gavinpennington4710 5 місяців тому

      @@brettogden6104 resolutions?

  • @Elon-g8o
    @Elon-g8o 6 місяців тому

    Jesus -- why not get a wireless charger and put the cost of all the cables etc in the garbage, then buy a smart tv...I have been doing this for years

    • @ernststravoblofeld
      @ernststravoblofeld 5 місяців тому

      If a little latency doesn't bother you, that's probably the best setup.

    • @takisaktypis6587
      @takisaktypis6587 5 місяців тому +1

      Unnecessary more heat for the phone