The DeX Pad packs still two full-sized USB ports, a USB-C port and an HDMI-out, the ethernet jack present in the original is nowhere to be found. Some changes, however, might rub some people the wrong way. I definitely didn't think I'd spend a chunk of my day playing Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition on a desktop monitor while fiddling with a phone-touchpad combo, but the whole thing felt more elegant than expected. When you take the boost in screen resolution along with more accessible touch controls and the Galaxy S9's power, some novel experiences being to emerge. Things are a little better now, though, since you can crank up the resolution to 2,560 x 1,440 on that big display (as long as you're using an S9, at least). More importantly, you'll be able to drive higher resolution displays than you could before - in the old days, max resolution for a connected screen topped out at 1080p, which is less than ideal for anyone who has invested in high-end hardware.
I was hoping to take this for a spin just to see if the road-warriors and traveling salespeople Samsung is targeting with the DeX Pad could squeeze some use out of a tiny touch keyboard, but it wasn't ready for me to play with just yet. You'll eventually be able to use that connected phone as a keyboard too, if you've got a masochistic streak.
This isn't the first time we've seen an approach like this - Razer did the same thing with its lapdock concept at CES - but it works quite well for navigating between running apps on a bigger display.
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