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So what phone that I can get right now that runs linux with external monitor and 12+GB of RAM?

This is my dream coding machine with a 10" tri-fold screen and Bluetooth keyboard when on the go and connected to a monitor / real keyboard when home.

Pixel 8/9 have USB-c external display.

Pixel 8/9 Pro have at least 12GB of RAM, with some models (256GB unlocked Obsidian?) having more.

I wonder if we'll reach a point soon where the monitor can be replaced by AR glasses?

Beginning to dream of a Corne keyboard + AR glasses + phone setup. There's a chance we're beginning to approach fully pocketable computing with no ergonomic compromises!

We're pretty much there. I ditched my monitors for the XReal One Pro. In Ultra Wide Mode (3840x1080 32:9) I can be productive for 1 or 2 hour sessions. Only bummer is some blurry spots in the lens, which I can see when looking through the glasses disconnected as well as when looking at rendered text. Support wasn't very helpful asking for proof with a photo or video recording even though it's near impossible to get a camera in front of the glasses and take a reasonable clear photo.

Is that issue the reason you can only work for 1-2 hours? Or is there something else limiting it?

Kali net hunter can show a Linux environment over usb display port on some phones. There's also Samsung Dex but that's just android apps. They were working on a Linux version of it but killed it off within a year. It only ever worked on the S9.

I know, I specifically bought an S10e few years ago just for that (it worked on the s10 series too), but they had a special version of Ubuntu and all the repos were down so kinda useless.

The Kali thing is also just a chroot image (if rooted) that you have to VNC into, and cannot do docker and stuff.

Ohh I thought Linux on DeX was only for the S9. But it was only for a very short period (during Android 9's availability :( )

I think they killed it way too quickly. But anyway, meh..

The S10e was the last small Samsung too :'(

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