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multi os device
About this tag
The multi OS device tag on WindowsForum covers discussions about hardware that can run multiple operating systems, such as Android, Debian Linux, and Windows 11 on Arm. A prominent example is the NexPhone, a pocketable handset from Nex Computer that can switch between these OSes and function as a full desktop PC when docked. Topics include the technical feasibility, performance, and practical use cases of such devices, as well as comparisons to similar concepts like phone-as-PC. The tag is relevant for users interested in versatile mobile hardware that bridges smartphone and desktop computing.
NexPhone arrives promising a familiar-sounding but technically ambitious idea: a single pocketable handset that runs Android, offers an instant Debian Linux desktop, and can reboot into a native Windows 11 on Arm installation, turning itself into a full desktop PC when docked.
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Windows 11’s January update cycle left a lot of users shaken — and in the same week a small hardware company reignited Windows Phone nostalgia with a phone that can boot Android, Linux, and Windows 11. The juxtaposition could not be sharper: one story exposes the brittleness of a sprawling...
Nex Computer’s NexPhone promises to be the kind of gadget that makes tech enthusiasts grin: a midrange smartphone that’s explicitly engineered to become a full PC — running Android and Linux with desktop modes and, most unusually, able to boot into Windows 11 so it can act as a proper Windows PC...
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