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BariumBlue ◴[] No.45054182[source]
I really like the phone/desktop convergence concept. Mostly I think because I want the freedom / open experience of my desktop on my phone though, I think.

But I think most folks interested enough in the concept are also rich enough to afford a phone and a laptop, and if you want a keyboard for your phone you might as well just use a laptop.

I still think conceptually it's the right direction for tech that our devices should be so flexible, but it's hard enough in practice that it's not generally done.

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1. solardev ◴[] No.45054208[source]
Don't most Samsung phones and tablets already do this? Dex or something?
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2. semi-extrinsic ◴[] No.45054242[source]
Huawei as well. Used to have a P30 Pro. It felt like a true downgrade when I bought a Pixel 8 Pro two years ago and it had no desktop mode and a worse camera to boot.
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3. peaseagee ◴[] No.45054474[source]
Android 16 (coming to Pixel 8 series if it's not there already) supports this.
4. woodrowbarlow ◴[] No.45054475[source]
yeah, but Dex lets you use your android apps with desktop ergonomics. PinePhone and Librem let you use your desktop apps with mobile ergonomics.
5. rchaud ◴[] No.45054683[source]
It's not most phones, just the high end ones, Galaxy S series, Galaxy Z Fold Series, Tab S series and the A90 phone.
6. Xss3 ◴[] No.45055511[source]
Tbf huawei got heavy subsidies and just wanted marker share, google actually tried to make a profit.
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7. codedokode ◴[] No.45058905{3}[source]
I always read here that China gives subsidies to everyone, they must be rich to afford it.