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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 does not work with old S Pens

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Yordan 13 August 2021

Samsung Android

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 is the first foldable phone with S Pen support, but apparently there are limits to the compatiblity. The company confirmed using old S Pens will damage the screen, and that’s why it developed the S Pen Pro and the exclusive S Pen Fold Edition.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 does not work with old S Pens

The two new styluses come with a tip, unlike any other S Pen. They are softer, and more importantly - retractable. When pressure is applied, the mechanism prevents damage to the softer foldable screen. If you apply excessive force with the traditional S Pens as seen in the Note series phones you may damage the screen even with the new 80% tougher protective sheet.

If you try to use an S Pen other than the two officially supported, the Fold3's One UI will notify you that it's incompatible and refuse to work with it.

The S Pen Fold Edition costs $50, while the S Pen Pro is $100. However, in many markets Samsung offers pre-order bundles with the S Pen Fold Edition and a case with a slot for it.

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  • Anonymous
  • Cxn
  • 17 Aug 2021

Obvious because these screens aren't consumer ready?

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  • Sam.Smythe
  • uEx
  • 14 Aug 2021

From my personal opinion, I see this third iteration of Samsung foldables as third beta. Their durability needs to be toughened on each beta versions until the screen could withstand common usage scenarios like non-folding screens. My wild guess: thr...

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  • Anonymous
  • tDT
  • 14 Aug 2021

i dont wanna buy this because it likely to be priced high and the screen was not as durable the glass one

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