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TL;DR
- Samsung may bring back S Pen support in its next foldable.
- The report mentions both the new Wide Fold and the S Pen, but doesn’t confirm which foldable might get the stylus.
- The launch date of the next generation of Galaxy foldable is said to be July 22.
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that report korea economic tv Samsung says it plans to rely on both its new Wide Fold model and the S Pen as it prepares to take on Apple in the foldable market. Of course, Samsung hasn’t confirmed anything yet, and the report stops short of saying which devices might get stylus support. It appears that Samsung is introducing the Wide Fold and re-introducing the S Pen as part of the same broader foldable push, but it doesn’t clearly state whether the stylus will be coming to the Galaxy Z Fold 8, the Wide Fold, or both.
Samsung supported the S Pen from the Galaxy Z Fold 3 to the Z Fold 6, before dropping it on the Fold 7 as part of its push for a thinner design. This makes the Wide Fold feel like a more obvious alternative to the S Pen. If Samsung wants to keep the standard Fold slim while bringing back one of its power-user features, a model that’s more about display layout than minimal dimensions might be an easier place to do it.
Recent rumors suggest that Apple’s own wide foldable is already in production, so if these new S Pen rumors are true, Samsung may be aiming to revive one of the more distinctive extra features offered on earlier Fold models to appeal to a broader market segment. There will certainly be a subset of Samsung fans who will welcome the foldable return of the S Pen.
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