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Phone as Personal Computer

we know smart phone available today can do lot of things, some people say it's a mini computer but few company want to break the boundary to make smart phone as similar to PC

In this article we will discuss about possible ways you can make your smart phones,tab into a PC

Microsoft:
  • You can able to use surface book which you can use it as both tablet and PC
  • Buy a surface dock (hardware) which enable you to use the surface book as desktop PC.
  • One more thing you can use surface book in four modes   



 site: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-book/overview

Samsung:
              Samsung announced Linux on dex, which let your phone turn into linux PC seems like a magic.

All you need to do
  • Install Linux on dex App from https://www.linuxondex.com ( register and you will get a apk file to install in android ).
  • Launch and download ubuntu.
  • After that connect usb c cable to the monitor through any adapters or samsung provide dex pad (which takes USB-C i/p to HDMI,USB,..) .
  • Open linux on dex and hit run button that's it.


currently ubuntu is only supported, well this is just the beginning it's still in Beta stage only.

site: https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/samsung-dex/

Maru
  • Maru is a open source OS which will transform your phone to PC 
  • It is available to nexus 5 and nexus 7 2013 wifi, to connect PC you need USB-to-HDMI cable with USB charging dongle is needed.
  • you can download os from https://maruos.com/#/downloads



site: https://maruos.com/

Superbook by sentio
  • It is bit different from above three, They have created a software and hardware.
  • Superbook is laptop which use smartphone as CPU. 
  • They said it is laptop body but it will work with all modern android OS.
  • You can also use the superbook as external monitor for windows tablet, Rasberry pi, so..on
  • you need to install sentio desktop app from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sentio.desktop&hl=en
  • The app provides custom launcher/UI so you can feel like desktop
  • Then connect you phone to monitor using either USB-C or MicroUSB


site: http://www.sentio.com

That's all folks if you know any other project like this drop down in comments

 
 
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