The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 could have a thinner build and an Apple-inspired
S Pen

Date:
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:38:36 +0000

Description:
Samsung is reportedly considering an Apple Pencil-like stylus for the Galaxy
Z Fold 7, which has some good and bad points relative to current S Pens.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Samsung is reportedly considering an Apple Pencil-like S Pen for the Galaxy Z Fold 7 This would be thicker than current S Pens but allow the phone itself to be thinner, due to the lack of a digitizer It would also mean the pen needs charging

Samsung could be planning some substantial changes for the Galaxy Z Fold 7, both to the device itself and the S Pen you can use with it.

This is according to a report on ET News (via @Jukanlosreve ), which states that Samsung is considering a different type of technology for the S Pen one that doesnt require a digitizer.

With the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 , theres a digitizer, which is a layer on
the screen that registers input from a stylus. Without it, you wouldnt be
able to use Samsungs current S Pen on Samsung phones that's why the S Pen doesnt work with the South Korea-only Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition , as Samsung removed the digitizer to make the phone thinner.

According to this report, though, Samsung could switch to an Apple
Pencil-like technology for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7s S Pen, which would allow it to work without a digitizer. The benefits here are obvious the
phone could be slimmer while still allowing you to use a stylus.

There are, however, some downsides to this approach too, as while this technology allows for the phone to be thinner, it makes the pen thicker, as the pen rather than the display has to generate the electric current that allows it to interact with the screen. That also means it needs a battery and needs charging.

Technically, some of Samsungs S Pens can be charged already, but this is only required for their Bluetooth features basic interactions with the screen can be performed even without a charge. Weighing it up The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold
6 is quite a thick phone (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)

According to this report, Samsung is still deciding whether these trade-offs are worthwhile, and will finalize its decision early next year, so its still possible that nothing will change in the company's S Pen approach.

If it does adopt this new system, though, then the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 might be around 1.5mm thinner than it would otherwise be, as thats how much slimmer the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold
6.

If it matches the Special Edition, it will be 10.6mm thick when folded and 4.9mm when unfolded, though of course other differences could also affect the thickness.

However, since this would make the stylus thicker, its not a change we
imagine Samsung making for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the following year; Samsungs Ultra phones have a slot in them for the stylus, and that slot would then need to be made larger, so the phone probably wouldn't end up any
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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/the-samsung-galaxy-z-fo ld-7-could-have-a-thinner-build-and-an-apple-inspired-s-pen


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