Samsung DeX – from smartphone to a full desktop workspace.
It’s a familiar setup. Employees carry a laptop, a smartphone and often a tablet as well. For IT teams, that quickly adds up: three devices to manage, secure and replace – even though, in day‑to‑day reality, most work now happens in one place. Samsung DeX changes the equation.
With DeX, employees work from a single device – their smartphone or tablet – and turn it into a fully-fledged workstation in moments. Connect a monitor, keyboard and mouse, and they’re up and running in a desktop-style environment that feels instantly familiar. There’s no need for a separate laptop for everyday tasks. No juggling files or synchronising devices. Just the freedom to work – wherever work happens.
What Samsung DeX means for your organisation.
Samsung DeX turns a Galaxy device into a desktop experience the moment it’s connected to a display. Employees are presented with an interface that feels instantly familiar: windows, multitasking, and full support for keyboard and mouse, just like a traditional PC environment. But the real value of DeX isn’t the technology itself. It’s what that technology delivers for your organisation.
Instead of issuing multiple devices per employee – along with duplicate costs and additional management overhead – you move towards a far simpler model:
- One device per user
- One environment
- One clear strategy
Fewer devices. Less complexity. More control.
For your IT team, this isn’t about shiny new features. It’s about manageability, security and cost control – and Samsung DeX speaks directly to all three.
1. Less hardware, lower costs
For many roles, a separate laptop is simply more than they need. With DeX, the smartphone becomes the primary workspace. That means fewer devices to purchase, replace and support – and a noticeably leaner hardware footprint.
2. Simpler management
Everything runs on a single device. Combined with Samsung Knox, security, updates and policies can be managed centrally. The result is less fragmentation, clearer oversight and far more consistency.
3. Flexible working, without compromise
On the move, employees work mobile‑first. Back at the office, they plug in and continue seamlessly in a desktop environment – no change in tools or workflow required.
4. Security by design
When data no longer lives across multiple devices, risk is reduced by default. Everything stays on one device, within your secured environment – exactly where it belongs.
This is where Samsung DeX really makes a difference.
Samsung DeX isn’t designed to replace every laptop. But in the right scenarios, it proves surprisingly powerful. In practice, Samsung DeX fits naturally into roles such as:
- Healthcare – Care professionals who work on the move, but need to switch quickly to a proper workstation when they’re on site.
- Retail and logistics – Employees who primarily work with mobile apps, but occasionally need access to a desktop-style environment.
- Field service and sales – Sales teams manage everything from a single device, without having to carry additional hardware.
- Office roles with light to mid‑range workloads – Email, Microsoft Office, dashboards and web applications are exactly the kind of tasks where DeX comes into its own.
It’s not about replacing everything. It’s about making smart choices about where replacement actually makes sense.
And what about the other ecosystem?
You’re probably already familiar with the alternative. But where many solutions focus on mirroring a device, Samsung DeX goes a step further. Employees don’t just project their screen – they work in a true desktop environment, running directly from their mobile device. There’s no intermediary layer and no dependency on a laptop. Just a single device that comfortably fulfils both roles. The result is greater flexibility for employees – and ultimately higher efficiency.
Samsung DeX – Available on compatible devices.
Samsung DeX is supported on a selected range of Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Because not every device offers DeX, choosing the right models matters. DeX is available across the current Galaxy S series*, as well as the XCover Pro and Galaxy Fold smartphone ranges. Find all Samsung smartphones here, and all Samsung tablets here. This way, you can be confident that your workspace performs exactly as intended.
Ready to rethink the modern workplace?
Samsung DeX offers a practical way to design smarter, more efficient workspaces – without forcing change where it isn’t needed. Together, we look at where DeX adds value, and where other solutions make more sense. Not everything has to be different. The focus is on making deliberate choices and understanding how Samsung DeX can support your existing IT landscape. Would you like to explore whether DeX is a good fit for your organisation? Get in touch with us!
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* These models are compatible with Samsung DeX.
- Galaxy S smartphones: S8 series, S9 series, S10 series, S20 series, S21 series, S22 series, S23 series, S24 series and S25 series.
- Galaxy Note smartphones: Note8, Note9, Note10 series and Note20 series.
- Foldable Galaxy devices: Fold, Z Fold2, Z Fold3, Z Fold4, Z Fold5, Z Fold6, Z Fold7 and Z Flip7.
* Note: The Z Flip7 FE does not support DeX via HDMI cable or Wireless DeX with a TV or monitor.
- Galaxy A smartphones: A90 5G.
- Galaxy tablets: Tab S4, Tab S5e, Tab Active Pro, Tab S6, Tab S7 series, Tab S8 series, Tab S9 series, Tab S10 series, Tab S11 series and Tab Active 3.
* Note: The Tab S9 FE, Tab S10 Lite, Tab S10 Plus and Tab S10 FE do not support HDMI output.