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Samsung's Upcoming Galaxy S8 Smartphone Could Run a PC - Report (cnbc.com)
Samsung's upcoming flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone could give users the ability to plug it into a screen and turn it into a desktop personal computer, according to a media report. From the article: The All About Windows Phone blog posted a leaked slide from a presentation showing a Samsung smartphone being connected to a screen with a keyboard and mouse. The slide is titled "Samsung Desktop Experience" and shows a phone powering a screen to create a multi-tasking interface, presumably running on Google's Android mobile operating system. There is not much more information on the slide than a visual representation, but if this is true, it'd be an interesting feature that Samsung will tout as it launches its next flagship phone, one that is crucial to make up the fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 which was subsequently recalled.
Not for me.. If it's too much for a one handed phone, just give me a full laptop. Having to carry these multiple layers of devices, just seems silly. A mid sized smartphone that you can put in your pocket for easy access and a laptop for doing real work on the go. If it is too big for a laptop, it goes on a server.
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Android is one of the most secure modern platforms available. Not least because by default you can't even install apps from outside Google Play, and because everything is sandboxed and running on SELinux. The issues that have been found have be mitigated by the layered security model and timely patches via Play (even if the manufacturer doesn't update the OS), which is why we see Smart Lightbulbs and Smart Fridges DDOSing away while the Android botnets are nowhere to be found.
As for why someone would want to use it as a PC, mobile phones are capable gaming platforms now and could even replace the laptop some people take on business trips.
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Yea I'm not sure what this article is talking about. Samsung has supported HDMI out over the OTG cable since all the way back to the S3.
The only draw back is you couldn't use the HDMI and the USB host at the same time but you could always hook a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse to it.
There are no details in the article that specify weather they're talking about over coming the OTG obstacle or what.
The OP reads more like there's some kind of slick software interface that make the experience more like your current desktop computer.
Of course stock Android already has a desktop mode so this looks mostly like marketing wank.