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The Journey of Samsung S-Pen from Galaxy Note series to Galaxy S series

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Whenever we talk about the S-Pen, we don’t forget the S-Pen is the only thing that makes Samsung a unique device manufacturer tag, especially since the Note series is only remembered for this stylus, from the original Note to the Galaxy Note 20 series, it has a separate fan base. But Samsung has stopped the note series and made the S Pen debut in the Galaxy S22, The Ultra model comes with a dedicated S Pen slot now, and the company has decided to continue this with upcoming S series devices, and the same happens in Galaxy S23 Ultra as well.

S-Pen is also evolved with new generation styles of Samsung Galaxy devices

The S Pen is also upgraded with the new generation of devices, but we have seen major changes with the Note 8, which comes with significant changes and comes with more new features. Let’s discuss the evolution of the S Pen with devices wise.

Note: In this article, we have covered only those Galaxy devices that come with S-Pen and have not included the Note 10 Lite.

Galaxy Note 8

Galaxy Note 8 was the most popular Note series of all time because of its hardware specifications; it came with an infinity display and all-glass design and combined it with Note’s most unique feature set. Despite the major device shift, Samsung is very careful to take the approach and keep the S Pen simple, somewhat the same as the predecessor device. However, the main changes were seen in the software developments. Like it is now capable of translating full sentences instead of individual words, the Pen-Up coloring app was also included as standard in the de facto drawing app. The notes can now draw on the lock screen, which was first introduced in Note 5, but now these notes can be pinned on the lock screen, which is very helpful for reminders.

Galaxy Note 9

In the Galaxy Note 9, Samsung is focusing on the battery efficiency of the device; at that time, a new BLE technology has been introduced, which is very battery efficient as well as comes with some new features; now users can use their S Pen as a remote and can control several functions of the device, these function includes opening camera, switching between regular shots or selfies, control music playback, flip through presentation slides.

The main function which has catches every user’s attention is Bluetooth skills, which makes it more interactive and easy to use. Due to exploring more capabilities with Bluetooth, Samsung has opened the SDK of the S Pen, which encourages the app developers to integrate and bring more capabilities for the S pen so it can comfortably work with a third-party application.

Galaxy Note 10 Series

Samsung has expanded all the previous features of the S pen and back with the Galaxy Note 10. With this S pen, Samsung has added more functions which are an interesting mix of gimmicks and noteworthy additions.

There are several new fears we got to see, like Air Doodle, which is quite an interesting feature that allows users to draw anything without touching the actual screen of the device; the Second one is Air Action. However, it wasn’t much popular; the basic work it does is to allow you to point the S Pen at the phone to act as a shutter button. Samsung has added some new gestures. The Galaxy Note 10 came with an inbuilt new video editing app which is more comfortable to use by the S Pen.

Galaxy Note 20 Series

With the Galaxy Note 20’s S pen Samsung has improved the functioning of the S Pen; the company has reduced the latency of the pen and take down to 9ms which is a pretty appreciable improvement because by doing this company has reduced the responsive time of the screen which makes the physical pen as the normal pen it feels like you lottery drawing on paper, apart from this the S Pen has also received some new functioning abilities, like with the help of the pen you can take a screenshot, it can help you to go back to home, screen writes and much more.

Galaxy S22 Ultra

Samsung has officially killed its note series devices and shifted all its features to the Galaxy S Ultra models starting with Galaxy S22 Ultra; now, the S Pen comes with it in a dedicated slot. However, this transformation doesn’t bring any major changes for the pen, but the company has reduced its latency to 2.8ms which certainly helps the stylus feels even more like a pen.

Galaxy S23 Ultra

With the S-pen, you can unlock your Galaxy S23 Ultra by tapping and holding the S-pen button. And you can perfectly draw shapes like triangles, circles, etc., in the Samsung Note. In the Gallery, you can preview by hover Air view option.


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Galaxy S22 One UI 6.1 Update on Hold Due to Potential Boot Issues

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Finally, Samsung started distributing the waiting One UI 6.1 update to more Galaxy flagship devices that debuted in 2021 and 2022. Now a total of 19 Galaxy devices have gotten their Android 14-based One UI 6.1 update. 

Samsung has added new devices to the list of One UI 6.1, which are as follows: 

  • Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Z Fold 3, and Galaxy Flip 3. 

The Galaxy S22 series, including the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra, is on the list of devices getting One UI 6.1, but it appears that Samsung may have delayed the rollout due to errors a few users have faced after updating their smartphones. 

It is reported that the rollout was paused because some Galaxy S22 units may fail to boot or unlock after the update has been installed. However, users on the Samsung Community forums in Korea, the only market where One UI 6.1 has been released for now, don’t appear to have run into issues themselves. 

However, Samsung has yet to officially confirm that it has paused the rollout and even acknowledged any issues, so at the moment, it’s not exactly confirmed that the update has been taken off the air. The Galaxy S22 series owners who didn’t get the One UI 6.1 update yet might want to wait for more details to come out before proceeding with the installation. 

If the users are afraid of the issue and want to avoid the risk, they might consider waiting until the Korean giant fixes these problems before installing the update. 


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Galaxy S25 Ultra Rumors Hint at No Battery or Charging Upgrades

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Samsung has kept the same battery capacity for the flagship devices while also sticking to the same fast charging speed. If we look at the Galaxy S Ultra devices from the Galaxy S22 Ultra, the company has stuck with 45 W charging and the same 5000 mAh battery. According to the latest report, the Galaxy S25 Ultra may also use the same battery and specifications.

Previous, it was rumored that the Galaxy S24 Ultra could be equipped with stacked battery technology, which could lead to maximizing the component cost, but now, according to an X user named Sawyer Galox, it is reported that the Korean giant will skip this hardware change on the upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra to save on component cost.

Along with this, the tipster also expressed his disappointment with Samsung’s take on the unchained hardware. He adds that users who want to buy the upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra should keep their expectations low with the battery performance, as Samsung will keep the specs the same with the 500mAh battery and the 45W.

However, the company will also introduce its latest device with new chipsets that may provide improved optimization, which may provide some long-lasting battery life, but it will not provide any improvement in charging.


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Samsung plans to implement its dual chipset strategy for Galaxy Z Fold6 and Flip6

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Samsung is preparing to introduce its next-generation foldable device, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6. However, given that the new smartphones in the Z lineup typically launch between July and August, some rumors suggest that the company might host the next Galaxy Unpacked event on July 10, 2024. Despite the date being more than three months away, numerous details have surfaced online.

According to recent reports, Samsung plans to implement its dual chipset strategy for the foldable, mirroring the Galaxy S series lineup, where some models of the Galaxy S base and Galaxy S+ devices feature Snapdragon, while in other markets, they feature Exynos.

The next foldable lineup rumoured to come with multiple chipsets; for example, the Galaxy Z Flip 6’s last Geekbench listing showed that it has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip. However, this processor is already one year old, so there are fewer expectations that it could be available in the main models. However, if a rumor proves to be accurate, it could potentially be available for the FE variant of the devices.

For your information, the rumors have revealed that Samsung could introduce two new versions of the foldable devices with the brand names ‘FE’ and ‘Ultra‘, so to make the difference, it may introduce them in separate chipsets. If it provides the older chipset for the FE version, then it will be successful in cost-cutting and releasing the device at a low cost.


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