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

[@SimonsReviews]

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]

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]

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?

[@johnvharris7787]

I couldnt get the 27" 4k monitor link to work. What is the monitor called please.

[@johnvharris7787]

I had to use a vpn so it now works. Thanks.

[@anthonybarr2549]

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]

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

[@LewackiOnanista]

@@nexxus_8487 dex isn't supported

[@jordanjackson8873]

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

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

Welcome. I moved over years ago. It wasn't until the latest iPhone that I even considered going back but I'm super happy w s24 ultra

[@randysmailbox]

This is incredible... I have one on order. Knowing I can make it a desktop and play games makes me question why I bought a Mini Gaming PC recently...

[@behnambabaknia6843]

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]

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

[@zapdosmtr4961]

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]

Please share what worked.

[@zapdosmtr4961]

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

[@terrellwashington9836]

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

[@naturalsculpting1270]

thanks for the clear explanation my friend

[@ShaunRoselt]

Do more Samsung DeX videos

[@RemotelyNews]

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

[@AndreVanKammen]

It should be possible with every Android phone, but desktop mode is hidden inside the developer options. I used desktop mode on a Nokia pureview a view years back, mouse, keyboard and screen was working fine on a $20 aliexpress usb-c hub. Could run asphalt on it. I'm thinking about getting a s24 Ultra (I mis the pen on my Pixel 6). Another part I hate about the pixel is that it can't cast it's screen to LG and Samsung television because Google refuses to support it.

[@botyikadam]

Just ordered the HUB! Thanks!

[@DigiTreks]

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

[@vladislavgold1793]

and what about Samsung Dex Station. It is the same or not?

[@The_Sacred_Jungle]

Thank you for your video, what about the sound?

[@nasergh9354]

Did you connect that hub to power 45w adapter too? For phone charging or hub need that power? Did this charging make the phone more warmer? And if the phone connect to monitor how long we can work on battery? Did it make phone's battery drain faster? And in normal using like chrome more tabs and youtube 4k playing and video playing on monitor, is it work and play like phone without any lag? or chrome and playing video on youtube will be slower and have lags?

[@coolerking7427]

Samsung needs to promote this more.

[@hook_off]

DEX это будущее! Давно пора отказаться от нескольких чипов(один в смартфоне, другой в компьютере), ведь карманные уже вполне могут решать базовые задачи в пк режиме. Понятно, что далеко не для всех такой мощности хватит, но иметь всегда при себе полноценный пк это просто супер

[@welsh2266]

I use my dex connected to a beasus dock where the phone sits into the dock. That is connected to a vaydeer monitor riser & that gives me an extra 4 USB 3 ports & a logi keyboard / mouse. Amazing setup. With game pass there is nothing that touches it i think.

[@sun4all299]

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

[@uknwn7023]

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

[@UNPOCOLOCO444]

Ight lol ​@@uknwn7023

[@realandtrueguys]

​@@uknwn7023 this is so factually incorrect

[@pokuuz]

Anker is a good company ​@@uknwn7023

[@xirruz]

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

[@rokheng]

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

[@AgentDoubleV_Gaming]

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

[@sergiogomez7854]

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...

[@MarlonJoseGE]

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]

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

[@SIRWEIR317]

This best video regarding the dex setup

[@aa-kh9ex]

Nice video. Helpful

[@ugur9038]

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]

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

[@hook_off]

Привет, удалось найти информацию?

[@cruzin05]

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

[@MrAPPOLON123]

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

[@danielnorman4057]

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

[@lausk9613]

Very good review and explanation

[@raj.svc.google911]

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]

Goodlock, multistar, enable high resolution for external display

[@darkzs3126]

​@@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]

@@darkzs3126 I didn't tested emulation.

[@Shan_Shah]

The apps page on samsung dex resembles macos lauchpad

[@Shan_Shah]

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]

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]

@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

[@andriandri732]

It's chrome book dude , it's android remember .

[@jesuspuhwillreturn]

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

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

What do you need the Hub for? I do everything wirelessly and just connect to my tv and use the phone as a track pad and an old Bluetooth keyboard from my imac

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

Just for hard drives and upgraded resolution?

[@SimonsReviews]

Yeah, it is not essential.

[@andriandri732]

Another genius . Because it's not fucking comfortable doing any work like that first of all sitting on a couch . Secondly ,screen is either too big or the reading is not as good since you're looking from a distance . Should I go on ?! But for playing games on a big screen yes , though you have to factor in latency .

[@gnich1626]

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]

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

[@brettogden6104]

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

[@telcobilly]

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]

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

[@telcobilly]

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

[@marcoslobo941]

The Galaxy Chat Assist Translation works in Dex mode?

[@bijnov84]

thats crazy i will try it !

[@blackb155]

120hz on screen mirroring or dex mode?

[@fahimshaikh7747]

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]

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]

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]

​@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.

[@Shan_Shah]

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]

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]

@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]

​@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]

@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]

@jordanjackson8873 you can do these stuffs without using dex

[@chevchelios2307]

This hub ugreen is not charging phone?

[@ben-ric]

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

[@Carnivore86]

No

[@hasithadiaz]

Can we also plug in an audio output device to the hub?

[@michalbike9305]

Yes, I use my USB headset

[@hasithadiaz]

@@michalbike9305 Thanks a lot, would you mind telling me, 1. What sort of keyboard and mouse you use and how do you connect them? 2. What is the brand name and model no of the dock you use? Thanks is advance and sorry if I bothered you coz I am kinda new to the whole docking thing

[@michalbike9305]

@@hasithadiaz I tried different mouse keyboards HUB and everything works perfectly. (Every USB devicess use same protocol, so usually it doesn't matter what vendor or type)

[@hasithadiaz]

@michalbike9305 thanks !!

[@matthewkeating-od6rl]

Great vid

[@ukwonderboy]

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

[@ernststravoblofeld]

It's not actually an x86 processor.

[@BencioW]

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

[@ukwonderboy]

@@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]

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

[@jordanjackson8873]

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

[@TheAcidheat]

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

[@meisterv]

Yes

[@WinstonSudanim]

Do you need a smart monitor for this set up ?

[@muditpant]

No

[@gavinpennington4710]

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

[@samuelsilvaborges4108]

Yes

[@brettogden6104]

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]

@@brettogden6104 resolutions?

[@MommaKnowsBestest]

Can we do this with iPhone or blackberry?

[@andriandri732]

Yes with Nokia and LG too .

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

My son broke my laptop and my phone and getting this s24 Ultra was a no-brainer

[@SimonsReviews]

Brill!

[@geebs46]

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

[@TalibQureshi-b7d]

Can i play free fire on this setup please reply 😢

[@DheerajK77]

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

[@alibabaei1953]

I wished Microsoft released an android version of Office

[@yeomanvanzyl367]

What do you mean? It already exists??

[@alibabaei1953]

@@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]

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

[@simonbaker4834]

Thanks!

[@sameer_kapour1]

Bro we want a giveaway 😢 pls

[@macmick]

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

[@andriandri732]

Why can't you open them side by side ?! You can open up to 20 actually ..

[@Elon-g8o]

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]

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

[@takisaktypis6587]

Unnecessary more heat for the phone