Editor
Celine Low chevron_right
At the Galaxy Unpacked 2025, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold7 measures at 8.9mm when folded and 4.2mm when it's not, making it lighter than most candy bar phones in the market.
Despite the phone's slim body being a major standout, it came at the cost of a pretty popular feature: the stylus S Pen.
The company explained the Galaxy Z Fold7 no longer supported the S Pen due to underwhelming use from users. The lack of S Pen adoption isn't surprising because the stylus is a separate attachment that doesn't come with Samsung's phones like the Z Fold lines or the Ultra phones.
But it isn't goodbye yet, as a Samsung exec revealed that there are plans to bring back the stylus for future foldables.
The S Pen Isn't Gone For Good
According to South Korean outlet ETNews, Samsung MX business division executive director Kang Min-seok shared that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 was a product of consumers wanting something "thin and light".
"Please think of it as a ‘trade-off’ where you lose one if you choose one,” he said.
Kang confirmed that any removed or static features were made to chase that ultra-slim 8.9mm chassis, but he emphasised that the company is “pursuing a perfect product balance, not just thinness and lightness.”
He also added that the company is looking into R&D means for new technologies within a future S Pen to make it thinner, and that they would reconsider bringing back the S Pen when "the level of perfection increases and there is consumer demand.”
The Elec reported in December last year that Samsung and another South Korean company, HiDeep, were working on a new type of stylus that would work without a digitiser or a battery. This could mean that the new pen will be similar to Apple Pencil, using a combination of technologies such as onboard pressure sensitivity and tilt detection.
For now, it's not clear what form the new S Pen will take, whether it'll finally be integrated into a foldable, or which devices will be compatible with it. We'll just have to wait and see what Samsung cooks up next.
Stay updated with ProductNation on here, Instagram & TikTok as well.
Want to know more? Check out other Samsung Unpacked 2025 products, price & pre-order promos here!