According to Korean media etnews, Samsung Electronics finally canceled its plan to embed the S Pen in the new folding screen mobile phone released in the second half of this year. The main reason is that it has an impact on the internal space.
Since Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold phone in 2019, users have mostly expressed their need for the S Pen, but in fact Samsung did not introduce the S Pen until the Galaxy Zfold 3 was released in 2021.
However, this model’s S Pen doesn’t have a built-in slot like the Galaxy Note. You have to buy the S Pen separately and you can only store the S Pen separately, so the demand for the built-in S Pen has been steadily increasing.
The source said that due to the high technical threshold, the built-in S Pen itself is possible, but the phone will also become thicker, which is not worth the candle.
Of course, another way is to make the pen thinner, but in this case, the writing experience of the stylus will become worse, and the rising cost will bring a certain burden.
Samsung Electronics is said to be developing a technology that could improve the writing experience while making the pen thinner. An industry source close to the matter said, “The hinge structure of the new folding product has changed, and the internal space structure has also changed, so it is difficult to install the S Pen.”
Previously, The Pixel said Samsung has begun testing the Galaxy Z Fold 5 internally, and this foldable model will be equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon flagship chip. The mysterious chip is built on a 4nm process and could be Samsung’s custom CPU for foldable devices.
