A report from South Korea claims that Samsung has decided to launch its next foldable phone (Galaxy Z Fold) without the S Pen.
The ETNews document claims that the next version of the series, which is expected to be launched in the second half of this year, will use less stylus due to design issues, as including the stylus will increase the thickness of the phone, thus reducing its thickness. From phones society will not increase. I don't want.
The newspaper added that Samsung is considering launching one (Galaxy Z Fold 5) with an electronic pen (S Pen), but then abandoned the plan.
In particular, the (Galaxy Z Fold) series features phones that fold sideways around a vertical axis, and the South Korean technology giant launched the first version of the series in 2019.
Starting with the third version (Galaxy Z Fold 3), Samsung started releasing phones with an electronic stylus (S Pen). It does not attach to your phone like the Galaxy Note series, but works as a standalone stylus.
The stylus helps write and draw on the phone's large screen, but since it is sold separately, many have asked for it to be integrated into the body of the phone, like the Ultra models of the Galaxy S flagship phones.
And the newspaper stated that there are still technical obstacles, and while it is possible to add a stylus to the phone, it will lead to an increase in thickness, which contradicts the prevailing trend in thinner and lighter phones than foldable phones.
ETNews added that the company could make the stylus thinner, but that would affect its ability to write, and it is currently working on technology to improve the ability to write while making the stylus thinner. As claims persist that a stylus will be included in the foldable phone, the company plans to expand the technology.
"The common structure of the new foldable product has changed, as well as the internal structure, which makes it difficult to integrate the S Pen," the newspaper quoted an industry source as saying.