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Sometimes, the ecosystem is more important than the individual devices


Android devices play nice with others, but some companies take interconnectivity to heart more than others.

I regularly pass files between my Windows-based laptop and any number of Android phones in my possession, and it's made my life and job so much easier. People have stuck with Apple for this reason, and now a few Android companies have finally caught up, offering easy cross-device connectivity between phones, laptops, and tablets, all without having to download extra apps or paid services to get the job done. Samsung DeX has been around for the better part of a decade and provides an easy way to use your phone like a laptop, letting you hook it up via USB-C cable to any monitor to project UI that looks and works exactly like a PC.

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