Samsung DeX – Can your phone replace your laptop?

Is this a gimmick, or the future of personal computing?

Deptive Technical Director, Jason Poyner gets hands-on with the Samsung DeX at Citrix Synergy 2017. This clever device is a docking station for the Samsung Galaxy S8 phone, which provides a desktop experience for some apps such as Microsoft Office, plus use it as a thin client and run a virtual desktop with Citrix Receiver.