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This midrange Android phone also runs Windows and Linux

Nex Computer, a company that makes hardware designed to turn your phone into a laptop, is working on something new: the NexPhone. It's a midrange phone that's designed to double as your computer and comes with Android and Linux installed, both of which will offer desktop experiences when plugged int...

Nex Computer runs both Android and this Windows Phone-esque mobile UI that they made in-house.

Nex Computer, a company that makes hardware designed to turn your phone into a laptop, is working on something new: the NexPhone. It's a midrange phone that's designed to double as your computer and comes with Android and Linux installed, both of which will offer desktop experiences when plugged into a monitor.

But the NexPhone's best trick is that it can dual-boot into Windows 11, essentially becoming a full Windows PC when hooked up to a display - and also offers a mobile UI that pays tribute to Windows Phone when it's unplugged. It's a delightfully geeky attempt to answer the age-old question: Why can't your smartphone just be your whol …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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