Samsung Trademarks 'DeX Pad' Ahead of Galaxy S9 Launch

Among the accessories launched aslope the Galaxy S8 last yr, the DeX station took the block for being one the most useful and innovative of the lot.

There'south a lot to dislike nearly the DeX station; however, the thought of dropping your smartphone on a dock to use information technology as a computer, struck a chord with many consumers.

At present, as we are inching closer to the launch of Galaxy S9, more details about a redesigned DeX station are emerging every other day. Although the company is expected to stick with the same design language for the phones, the DeX station, on the other mitt, is expected to get a slight makeover.

Looking at the trademark registered by Samsung at the EUIPO (European union Intellectual Property Role), it appears that the new DeX station will come with a new course cistron altogether. The company has registered 'DeX Pad' trademark, indicating that the new DeX station won't require users to dock the phone but instead place information technology flat, as they would exercise on a wireless charging pad.

Samsung Trademarks 'DeX Pad' Ahead of Galaxy S9 Launch

In add-on to that, the new form cistron should also allow the smartphone screen to be used as a touchpad. And because the fact that Android Oreo now enables users to employ a smartphone'south screen as an input device, Samsung might be looking to take advantage of this and eliminate the demand for whatever additional peripherals.

That being said, in that location are more questions than answers surrounding the DeX station right at present. Luckily, nosotros won't take to look too long as the new flagships are expected to make a splash by next month, at the very least.