The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 could launch with a more advanced stylus, the S Pen Pro, which is rumored to play nice with the foldable\u2019s display.<\/b>
\nDetails have finally leaked about a new, more advanced Samsung stylus, the S Pen Pro, which could be compatible with the display on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, expected to launch at Samsung Unpacked on August 11. The S Pen Pro isn\u2019t a secret \u2013 Samsung itself revealed the stylus, suggesting it would launch with the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. While that premium phone didn\u2019t launch with the S Pen Pro, we hadn\u2019t heard anything about it until earlier in July when a rumor linked it with the Z Fold 3. But the new information, tweeted out by leaker Chun (@chunvn8888), includes some crucial info that\u2019s big if true: unlike the \u2018dumb\u2019 analog S Pen that launched with the S21 Ultra, the S Pen Pro could pack Bluetooth functionality like that in the S Pens that come with the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus. Presumably, that means gesture controls and remote functionality. Per Chun\u2019s tweet, the S Pen Pro will have the same 0.7mm tip and 4,096 pressure points as the S21 Ultra\u2019s S Pen stylus, but it will also be usable on the Z Fold 3\u2019s foldable display, manually charge via USB-C, and attach magnetically to the back of certain phone cases. Presumably, that won\u2019t also mean wireless charging akin to the way the S Pen charges when clipped to the Tab S7 tablet, but we can hope. It\u2019ll also be priced at \u201caround 70 bucks in the UK,\u201d which could mean either $70 (around \u00a350) or \u00a370 ( around $97). Either way, it\u2019ll cost more than the standard S Pen\u2019s $39.99 \/ \u00a334 (roughly AU$50) price tag. While we\u2019d heard that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 would launch with S Pen stylus support, suggesting Samsung was positioning the foldable as a replacement of sorts for the Samsung Galaxy Note 21, a company executive recently confirmed the Z Fold 3 had officially replaced the stylus-packing phone, at least for the 2021 lineup. That may not have comforted Note fans, who probably aren\u2019t looking forward to paying potentially twice the launch price of a Note 20 Plus to get stylus functionality in a foldable Z Fold 3 \u2013 not for a device that likely won\u2019t have an S Pen slot, and especially to have a \u2018dumb\u2019 stylus like the one that came with the S21 Ultra. But an S Pen Pro could sweeten that deal somewhat. When Samsung introduced it earlier this year, the Pro stylus looked larger and easier to handle, with what could be multiple buttons on it. Combined with the leaked perks, like Bluetooth and magnetic attachment to phone cases, the S Pen Pro might make the Z Fold 3 a bit more palatable to the productivity-minded Note fans \u2013 and maybe getting to use the foldable\u2019s extensive screen as an S Pen canvas might make it more enticing, too.<\/p>\n