Some drop features. Others keep delivering the full basket.
Samsung’s flagships are defined by a few things. Solid build using high-quality materials and industrial design, powerful hardware, top-tier cameras, top-tier displays, a very stylized custom user interface over Android, and the S Pen.
Ah, the contentious S Pen. Some swear by it, other wish it to be gone and to free some room for extra battery. And the latter group kind of got their wish with the Galaxy Z Fold 7 — kind of but not exactly, since the Fold line never had a slot for the S Pen, but they were thicker because of it for other reasons.
Thus far, Galaxy Z Fold phones have been on the chunky side. And that was a complaint that kept growing, especially as competing manufacturers started launching foldable phones that were thinner and thinner, with nice big cover screens that made them feel like “normal” phones.
So, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 made a major change. It’s now incredibly thin, maybe the thinnest on the market, and is a huge departure from what the Z Fold line used to be. It also had to drop support for the S Pen — something you could use if you bought one separately.
Whatever you think about the Samsung stylus, you can’t deny the fact that it’s a signature feature. It was first released with the original Galaxy Note way back in 2011. And it has been steadily perfected over the years.
Samsung’s S Pens have excellent accuracy and palm rejection. However, they are entirely passive, meaning they don’t require battery or Bluetooth connection to operate.
