Samsung could be ditching the S Pen as you know it — for a very good reason
Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra could trade its stowable S Pen design for a big charging upgrade.
- Samsung’s already rumored to be adopting new, active S Pen tracking tech for the Galaxy Z Fold 7.
- Now a new report claims Samsung will use the same new system on the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
- While this would result in a thicker stylus, one side effect might be opening the door for Qi2 magnetic support.
Modern smartphones may have the PDAs of yesteryear in their DNA, but over the past couple decades we’ve seen advancement after advancement take this hardware to a level all its own. But even in an era of folding screens, a few companies have held on tenaciously to a few of those PDA features, and there’s probably none more prominent than the input stylus. Motorola and its Moto G Stylus represent an affordable option there, but for stylus fans who want flagship quality, the conversation has really begun and ended with Samsung.
Even with the Galaxy Note family retired, Samsung’s commitment to its S Pen stylus has endured, but that doesn’t mean it can just keep on coasting like always. We’ve already heard that Samsung could be seriously changing up its approach to the S Pen with this summer’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7, and now a new report claims the Galaxy S26 Ultra could be in for the very same fate — albeit with a possible silver lining.
