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Samsung DeX Pad gets US release date, price tag
August 15, 2025
Last year sawSamsungtake a stab at desktop/mobile convergence with theDeX Dock, givingGalaxy S8andNote 8owners some PC-style functionality on a big screen.Android Authority‘s Edgar Cervantestried it outfor a week as his primary work device, criticizing the lack of portability and calling it a “smartphone enhancement” instead.
Fortunately, at the Galaxy S9 launch event, Samsung showed off theDeX Pad, a successor to the original dock. The second-generation dock lets you use your smartphone as a trackpad and keyboard, as opposed to the mouse/keyboard requirement of the first model.
Now, the company has revealed a U.S. release date of May 13, along with a $99.99 price tag. Customers can pre-order the dock via Samsung.com from April 9. The Korean company is also tossing in a DeX Pad if you buy aGalaxy S9 or S9 Plusvia its website.
The DeX Pad price makes for a noteworthy drop over the original dock’s$149.99 launch price, potentially suggesting that the company is hoping to shift a lot more units.
The past few months have also seen Samsung add more features to DeX, but it’s thenews of Linux supportthat has some intrigued. Taking the form of a “Linux on Galaxy” application, the app will let customers use a variety ofLinuxdistributions on their phone or via DeX.
Taken together, it’s clear that Samsung is hoping to corner the nascent desktop/mobile convergence space, withHuawei’s PC Modebeing the other major platform in this arena. The Chinese firm’s mode eschews a dedicated dock in favor of using a USB Type-C to HDMI cable, using the phone as a trackpad/keyboard.
You can pre-order the DeX Pad via the button below. So, who’s buying?
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