Samsung has unveiled a tenkeyless keyboard that can be used with your Galaxy phone, tablet or laptop – actually, the keyboard can work with all three devices at once.
It uses Bluetooth 5.4 to connect to up to three devices and you can switch between them using a dedicated key (with LEDs above it to indicate the currently active connection). There’s no 2.4GHz dongle, however. This can be a great pick if you have a desk setup at home with a monitor – it’s the kind of setup that DeX was built for.
This keyboard – called simply the Samsung Smart Keyboard – also has a dedicated DeX button and F1, F2 and F3 can also act as app shortcuts. These features require One UI 8.0 or above.
The Samsung Smart Keyboard can connect to up to three Bluetooth devices
Naturally, there is an AI button too – on Android phones and tablets it summons either Samsung Bixby or Google Gemini, on Windows devices it calls Microsoft Copilot.
The Samsung Smart Keyboard has dedicated DeX and AI keys
This is a slim 4.3mm keyboard with an aluminum finish. It weighs 218g and has a 19mm key pitch. The keyboard is powered by a coin cell battery (CR2032), which promises “long-lasting battery life”, but Samsung doesn’t offer concrete numbers.
This is an odd choice – AAA batteries tend to be more practical (longer lasting and you can use rechargeable ones). Also, Samsung doesn’t offer a matching wireless mouse, so the ability to switch the keyboard between three devices runs into a hurdle – you need a mouse that supports three devices as well and you have to switch keyboard and mouse separately. Let’s just say that Logitech can sleep easy.
Samsung Smart Keyboard
The Samsung Smart Keyboard (EJ-B7800) is available in several regions like the US ($110), Canada (coming soon), Italy (€100), India (coming soon), Hong Kong (HKD 1,000), Malaysia (MYR 500) and others.
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