Samsung is reportedly considering adopting an AES (active electrostatic) standard for its next-gen foldable-supporting stylus, similar to the one used on the Apple Pencil, in order to achieve a thinner and lighter design.
Android's availability in South Korea and China has sparked a very important debate for foldable users around the world. The question on many people's minds right now is whether next year's foldable phones will offer S Pen support globally. But what if you could have both of those things...
and not just in select Asian markets? That's apparently precisely what Samsung is planning, and in order to pull it off, the world's largest smartphone manufacturer may need to change its ways and draw inspiration from its arch-rival in at least one key department. Samsung is reportedly considering adopting an AES (active electrostatic) standard for its next-gen foldable-supporting stylus, similar to the one used on the Apple Pencil. If those letters don't mean anything to you, allow me to quickly explain the differences between EMR (electromagnetic resonance) and AES (active electrostatic) capabilities. In a nutshell, the former lets Samsung design a significantly smaller, thinner, and lighter stylus than Apple by moving certain necessary components (like a digitizer) to a smartphone's display, which in turn contributes to the overall thickness of said handset. The latter makes the pen (or Pencil) thicker and heavier, but it frees up precious space on the phone (or tablet) the writing accessory works with, which is reportedly what Samsung is now focused on. The Z Fold 7 could be significantly thinner than the Z Fold 6 and yet still come with S Pen support. | Image Credit -- PhoneArena The rumored Apple Pencil-style new S Pen would be separate from the phone, while the Z Flip 7 will most likely keep this rumored Apple Pencil-style new S Pen separate from its non-digitizer-including and potentially razor-thin body, thus attempting to achieve the perfect blend between elegance and functionality
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