SOTSU - FlipAction Touch 14"

I have the flipaction 14 and have to say it is my favorite piece of tech I have bought is a longtime. I was super nervous to buy one as there are not a lot of reviews. I tried four other monitors first but wanted something with a good base as I have back issues and looking down at my laptop in coffee shops is not great. After six months with this thing I love it! Build quality is insane, monitor quality is not OLED, but great for the amount of power it pulls. I love it!

Edit: SOTSU informed me they'd updated a spec mistake on their webpage, see new specs below As always, not journalists, but we're doing our best to be fair, even, etc and present these items from the DeX and/or mobile computing viewpoint. Sotsu was kind enough to send a couple of monitors, and their USB-C hub to review. The Hub will have it's own thread at some point, for today, focusing on their portable 14" monitors. SOTSU has sent over their 14" Flipaction Touch, and GO monitors. They're virtually identical, except that the Touch has a touchscreen, and the GO does not. The GO also does NOT come packaged with the magnetic stand. [https://www.sotsu.com/products/flipaction-go-14?variant=45424873013474](https://www.sotsu.com/products/flipaction-go-14?variant=45424873013474) [https://www.sotsu.com/products/flipaction-touch-14?variant=46062271922402](https://www.sotsu.com/products/flipaction-touch-14?variant=46062271922402) [Flipaction Touch on the stand, and the rear view of the GO](https://preview.redd.it/rg9iey73rqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e13b4644d96aa083aeeb5ea1d1bdd40306f77497) On quick glance the monitors are almost identical. Both are all aluminum chassis, with a rotating kickstand containing a USB-C input, mini-HDMI input, and a USB-C PD port. The back of the kickstand, also contains the flush mounted, 4 way button, used to interact with the Onscreen Display (OSD). Both monitors are 1080p, running at 60hz. The Touch has slightly better contrast ratio, at 1500:1, vs the 1200:1 of the GO, but I'm not sure you'd be able to tell with the naked eye. Even side by side with the same content I hard a hard time telling which was which at a distance. ~~Both support 100% of the DCI-P3 colour gamut,~~ and both are just simply beautiful panels to look at, with about 400nits of brightness. EDIT: >We recently updated our website and there was a mistake inputting the data and we have updated on our end: The color gamut of both 14" models is 100% sRGB instead of DCI-P3. These are just simple monitors tho, no batteries, no built in speakers. They're just simply really nice panels The wild part of all this, is that the GO states it uses 5W of power (max) and the Touch states it uses 4W (max). A quick test shows me that typical use while using DeX is actually much less: [Flipaction Touch uses under 3w of power in typical use](https://preview.redd.it/3752rxzrsqje1.jpg?width=2103&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bfb904349ebc9e9c49ca52d53be1bbad80d9ec7a) Both monitors are very solid, all aluminum construction. Both weigh around 700g, with the touchscreen weighing slightly less at 675g. The secret sauce for this portable monitor is the rotating kickstand, and the magnetic base stand (included with the touch, but extra on the GO) The Rotating kickstand allows you to use the monitor in essentially 3 main configurations (2 without the base). [Flipaction GO, kickstand](https://preview.redd.it/8ncldr9itqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c51a1d994bf783a063de9996ed0fe76b881159e) The main/default mode is going to be to just simply prop the monitor up, sitting on your desk. The hinge on the monitor is very firm, and will essentially hold at any angle you set it at. Talking with the SOTSU founder, he stated: >All the hinges on the monitor are tested to last for 8+ years with daily operations. We have tested both on fatigue machines and manually tested internally. The chance of them failing is very small. And having fiddled with them for a couple weeks now, I absolutely believe that. The Touch will likely be in heavy rotation for me, so we'll revisit this in a year. You can rotate the base 90 degrees, and obtain a portrait orientation on the monitor https://preview.redd.it/jh6r60kjuqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00fa64c709a74276e75abcde0aec3c2b87182f20 This is obviously not useful in DeX currently, but works fine for other OS machines (Steam Deck, Surface pro, etc) The magnetic base is awesome. I'm not sure I can overstate how great the magnetic base is. [SOTSU magnetic Base for the GO and Touch](https://preview.redd.it/tc27wsusuqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3a7879c5c0afa0208c8d592086d0294dae463299) The magnetic base is what really elevates the SOTSU monitor above most of it's competitors (see what I did there?) It folds flat, and magnets to the back of the monitor (just to the right of the kickstand in this view), and the hinge is VERY firm. You can put the monitor at virtually any angle, and the base stand will hold it there.....possibly forever [Flipaction touch on the magnetic base](https://preview.redd.it/lj11x8g7vqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=155f2e849ea807080e8c8f9bdedb5d47e4da3b3e) [slim package](https://preview.redd.it/kzz7bhpavqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71fa742ace22d4bd677dd67fbc51e91e24a7d810) The sideview of the whole things give you an idea of just how sleek the whole package is, and have angle adjustment on the base as well as the kickstand really lets you dial in the monitor placement, for ergonomics, and the ability to avoid glare [The rear, in standard formation](https://preview.redd.it/9lzfzqfkvqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e4d54424a79311a8a225bdc89b67877293fbe00) This is kind of the basic use case. Flip out the kickstand, insert the magnetic base (it clips together very satisfyingly) and get to work. [Portrait mode](https://preview.redd.it/i7gsg4sqvqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=69c4c76c921fe9b52374e25200606bd09dc5dc69) You can easily rotate the monitor to portrait while everything is connection. The monitor spins fairly freely, but clicks into portrait or landscape spots. Easy to adjust, but won't go askew if you bump it [Tall boy mode](https://preview.redd.it/b1awn90yvqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2fdd82d3c30b6d9c7e6f3d6a92cce1fbb905983f) I'm sure there's a proper term for this, but this is what my caffeine starved brain came up with today. This was the mode that interested me the most. It holds the monitor up HIGH, makes for a MUCH more ergonomic setup when typing at a desk, while at the same time, also allows you to position it around other devices..... I don't have a tab S, but with my similar sized Surface pro, you can see the intent of this mode: [Still just a single cable to power the monitor](https://preview.redd.it/1v5d8b0bwqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f538fea1773b3096a216dcbf4017d309fc59e26b) Just for comparison, you obviously can do the same with just a phone https://preview.redd.it/8dade6nfwqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db08d3ec82902438bdb5d92b2bd34517dc6fcdec If you have to have a device that has multiple USB-C 4 (or tb4) ports, you can even use both monitors at the same time, a single cable for each [SOTSU Touch on top, SOTSU GO on bottom, and Surface pro to the right](https://preview.redd.it/pj1jfhomwqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff88940c5d1bd8c815865c56c8724d43f8db0c87) 2 cables, 3 screens, and you're still getting 6+ hours of work time, all on one battery. As a DeX and Surface guy, it's really really awesome to see monitors aimed at us. The monitors are so low powered, you can use them on battery for hours, and not sweat it. Oh, and did I mention that the touchscreen, also happens to support MPP pens (microsoft pens)? I can use the Surface pen 2 from my Surface pro with the monitor, with absolutely no issues. [The pen even clips to the monitor](https://preview.redd.it/ihdypmi4yqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a268abd3384e44b8777fe1c348a90b9503716699) It works fairly similarly to how the s-pen works on the phone/tablet screen [Selecting items with the pen](https://preview.redd.it/pjjvlji4yqje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ea850eccc939f5e5a1b278a387693d936273ab8c) I don't use my s-pen, or my surface pen a TON, but when I do, it's a pretty great experience. it's VERY nice to have the option to continue to use it on the SOTSU. The S-pen is not MPP, so unfortunately isn't going to carry over from your tablet, or ultra. If you're not a surface person tho, there are a ton of MPP pens out there, at a wide range of prices, so it's pretty easy to add one into the mix. SOTSU does also have their own pen: [https://www.sotsu.com/products/sotsu-stylus-pen?variant=46158404518114](https://www.sotsu.com/products/sotsu-stylus-pen?variant=46158404518114) It looks a TON like the standard Surface pen, but has usb-c charging. So something else caught my eye as I was handling the monitor and stand. I noticed that there's what looks like a usb-c port on the kickstand..... https://preview.redd.it/1qgidsey5rje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a82a0d10ced3dce8a60cfcb2ebe0a341c65aadd There's a matching one on the magnetic base https://preview.redd.it/wupewrx16rje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cdf682d15aa86d737adedcae966216a2a43e1ff6 I originally assumed it was just a guide, to help seat the kickstand to the base, but SOTSU confirmed that the USB-C in the kickstand is fully functional, and they're looking at adding a built in hub to the magnetic base, potentially It's always great to see forward thinking like that, and I'm really curious to see what they had in mind. # OFFICIAL Specs: [https://www.sotsu.com/products/flipaction-touch-14?variant=46062271922402](https://www.sotsu.com/products/flipaction-touch-14?variant=46062271922402) # Resolution 1920x1080 (16:9) # Brightness 400 Nits # Contrast Ratio 1500:1 # Color Gamut 100% DCI-P3 # Reresh Rate 60Hz # Power Consumption 4W Max # Product Size 13” x 7.7” x 0.5’’ # Monitor Weight 675g # Base Stand Weight 320g [https://www.sotsu.com/products/flipaction-go-14?variant=45424873013474](https://www.sotsu.com/products/flipaction-go-14?variant=45424873013474) # Resolution 1920x1080 (16:9) # Brightness 400 Nits # Contrast Ratio 1200:1 # Color Gamut 100% DCI-P3 # Reresh Rate 60Hz # Power Consumption 5W Max # Product Size 12.7” x 8.0” x 0.5’’ # Monitor Weight 700 g # Final Thoughts The SOTSU Flipaction Touch is a fantastic DeX portable monitor. The magnetic base truly puts it in almost it's own category, as it allows a proper ergonomic desk, even if you're at a convention center, hotel room, or a coffee shop. The package folds almost completely flat, and can be stored in a nice neoprene sleeve. The monitor sips power, and will not crater your phone battery after an hour of use. I can't stress how well engineered these are. 1 last shot, this is a stack of 2x SOTSU monitors AND my surface pro https://preview.redd.it/lm27s2f09rje1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eeab34f35dc79450934ce73ae5cdacd14c1d233c That little bundle is a complete 3 monitor setup, keyboard and mouse, and easily slides into any tech backpack, and wouldn't be too bad to carry around every day. The main issue here is going to be the premium price At the time of this writing, the Flipaction Touch 14" is listed at $532 canuckbucks, $369 USD, €360 The non-touch version GO is $388 canuckbucks, $269 USD, €260 Essentially $100usd difference for the touch version (which also comes with the base, a $70 usd value) it's pricey, but the base is absolutely worth it. Anyway, thoughts? comments? anything obvious I've missed? Long story short, it's awesome, but it's still just a 1080p60 14" monitor. The price is definitely on the premium side

I have this monitor. Just recently took it on a trip to work remote over the holidays, in fact. Really brilliant design, made my setup far more portable than if I'd had to bring a different monitor and stand. Also nice that it matches perfectly with a Microsoft Surface, in my case. Unfortunately, the actual display is about as basic as it gets and the subpixel arrangement looks makes it look lower res than it is (maybe pentile, haven't confirmed). Still perfectly serviceable, but for the price it would've been nice to get a bit more premium panel. It's also not touch-enabled, so not as amazing as it could be for Dex.

Apparently they were at CES and just updated their site with more models! I have the FlipAction Go 14". At the time I purchased, just about everything else was going out of stock. I might've gone for the 16" otherwise, but 14" turned out to be perfect for my travels anyhow.

How's color fringing on text on these updated models? I have an OG FlipAction 14, and while I never spent time investigating it, text rendering is oddly bad for a 1080p display at this density. It almost looks like a nonstandard subpixel arrangement, similar to what you get with OLED panels in Windows. Doesn't really affect usability, so I've just ignored it, but it always struck me as an odd and unexpected characteristic.

I invested in SOTSU Portable Monitor. Bought it in Amazon during the Black Friday Sale.