Samsung recently released the Galaxy Z Fold7, which comes with a thinner and lighter design. But for them to have achieved this great technological feat, some features were left out. One of these notable features is the S Pen support, which many fans had hoped for. While this may come as a disappointment to fans of the S Pen, the South Korean tech giant has shared a hint of hope for the future.
Why the S Pen Was Left Out
Samsung’s Mobile Experience (MX) Managing Director, Kang Min-seok, recently explained why the S Pen didn’t make the cut for the Z Fold7. In an interview with Korean media, he said that the decision came down to user preferences. Many people asked for a slimmer and lighter foldable phone, so Samsung had to make some trade-offs to meet that request. To achieve this slimmer form, Samsung removed a key part of the screen that allows the S Pen to work, the digitiser layer. Without it, the S Pen cannot function on the screen.
Not the End for the S Pen
Even though the Z Fold7 doesn’t support the stylus, Samsung isn’t ready to give up on stylus support for foldables. Kang made it clear that the company is still working on better technology to bring the S Pen back in future models.
He said Samsung is researching new ways to make the S Pen and its supporting parts thinner and more advanced. Once these tools are good enough, and if people still want them, Samsung will look at adding them to foldables again.
Kang also stated that the aim of Samsung is not only to make their devices thin and light, but to create well-balanced phones that are powerful and still easy to carry. From his statement, it could mean that future Galaxy Fold devices may come with larger batteries and fast charging.
What This Means for Users
At the moment, people who need the stylus feature have to settle for viable alternatives such as the Galaxy S25 Ultra. The previous-generation foldable smartphones are also options to consider, but with restricted compatibility. However, Samsung has not definitively abandoned the possibility of incorporating this feature in subsequent foldable iterations.
