{"id":13637,"date":"2025-07-21T19:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/13637\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T19:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:16:10","slug":"galaxy-z-fold-8-wont-revive-the-same-s-pen-support-as-samsung-reviews-its-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/13637\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy Z Fold 8 won’t revive the same S Pen support as Samsung reviews its options"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is off to a great start, but naturally, Samsung\u2019s already considering its options for its 2026 model \u2014 and not every fan\u2019s going to love what they\u2019re hearing.<\/p>\n

To build on the new, slimmer design featured on the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Samsung is planning to utilize either titanium or carbon-fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) for the backplate, as reported by The Elec<\/a>. Both materials are no stranger to the Fold series \u2014 Samsung used CFRP to reinforce its foldable chassis from the Galaxy Z Fold 3 up through the Fold 6, while this year\u2019s Fold 7 made the swap to titanium. Prior to the Z Fold 3, Samsung relied on stainless steel (or SUS, a specific stainless steel grade), which was initially dropped from the lineup in 2021 due to its interference with digitizers designed for the company\u2019s S Pen.<\/p>\n

Of course, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 doesn\u2019t support the S Pen at all, thanks to its lack of digitizer. But while the decision to potentially swap back to CFRP for the Fold 8 makes it sound like there\u2019s room for the return of stylus support \u2014 something we know the company is considering for future models<\/a> \u2014 unfortunately, the two decisions remain unrelated at this time.<\/p>\n

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The Elec\u2018s report suggest Samsung is considering swapping back to CFRP because it\u2019s easier for the company to get its hands on those materials. While titanium worked well for the Fold 7, China\u2019s role in manufacturing it means the ongoing trade dispute between it and the US \u2014 which has, in a large part, revolved around earth minerals \u2014 could impact supplies come next summer. Titanium might\u2019ve helped Samsung achieve the slimmer profile it was hoping for on this year\u2019s foldable, but it sounds like a similar feat could be achieved with CFRP without the digitizer in play.<\/p>\n

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For those S Pen fans hoping the stylus comes back into play for foldables, you\u2019ll need to keep hoping for some kind of technological breakthrough. Today\u2019s news confirms Samsung was able to shave off 0.6mm just by removing the digitizer from each side of the foldable display, and when you\u2019re racing against the likes of Honor <\/a>and Oppo, every fraction of a millimeter counts.<\/p>\n

While The Elec suggests there are other routes for the S Pen\u2019s grand return \u2014 including swapping to an Apple Pencil-like AES digitizer or utilizing a version of its stylus that doesn\u2019t require a digitizer \u2014 really, its revival depends on slimmer digitizers and, unsurprisingly, fan demand. And considering the Fold 7 appears to be a sales success so far<\/a>, stylus supporters might want to speak up just a little bit louder.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s your last chance to save on\u00a0Galaxy Z Fold 7<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Flip 7<\/a>\u00a0pre-orders at Samsung. In addition to saving up to $1,000 in trade-in value, you can score a storage upgrade for free on both devices, and $50 in additional credit for using\u00a09to5Google\u2018s links.<\/p>\n

These offers end on July 24th, so don\u2019t wait. Samsung\u2019s new foldables, alongside the budget-ish\u00a0Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE<\/a>, and the\u00a0Galaxy Watch 8<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a08 Classic<\/a>, start shipping on July 25th.<\/p>\n

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