Fold 7 S Pen rumors have somehow gotten even more confusing

What the heck is Samsung as much as with the know-how powering its S Pen stylus? Some time again, we heard rumors that the Galaxy telephone producer was contemplating a brand new monitoring system for the S Pen in its upcoming Z Fold 7. That’s been contemporary on our minds this week, following a report claiming that this identical tech may pop up once more with the Galaxy S26 Extremely (take a look at our video protection above, beginning on the 30-second mark). And simply when it felt like we had been perhaps beginning to see what Samsung might be as much as with this new S Pen method, a brand new rumor has us again to scratching our heads.

Let’s again up for a fast refresher: Samsung’s method to stylus monitoring with the S Pen has traditionally concerned using a digitizer panel embedded within the telephone’s display that tracks a light-weight, unpowered stylus. And whereas this has the benefit of giving us a stylus that’s sufficiently small to retailer inside the telephone itself (more often than not, anyway), the presence of that digitizer additionally contributes to total telephone thickness.

For the Fold 7, we first heard that the telephone may flip the script on that resolution, eradicating the digitizer to slim the telephone down and as an alternative placing extra electronics within the stylus itself. Whereas that sounded prefer it meant a thicker S Pen, with the Fold 7 we weren’t apprehensive about carrying it internally within the first place.

Earlier this week, leaker PandaFlash raised the concept that the S26 may equally undertake this new monitoring system for its S Pen, and by abandoning its digitizer panel, Samsung may lastly have the ability to give us a telephone with the built-in magnets for Qi2 wi-fi charging with out requiring an additional case. However on the time it seemed like this is able to imply a bigger pen, and likewise giving up the inner storage slot.

Right now we’re again in Fold 7 territory, and PandaFlash is again on X, speaking about S Pen help. However the brand new particulars they provide now depart us with extra questions than solutions.

For one, whereas we had been earlier speaking about the opportunity of Samsung transferring to a battery-powered stylus utilizing a monitoring system like Apply employs for its Pencil, we’re now instructed Samsung’s resolution is “completely totally different” and can proceed to not require a battery within the stylus.

In line with the leaker, the Fold 7 will help the Fold 6’s S Pen, though you might count on to note a point of distinction in terms of enter latency. That’s a really, very fascinating element, and places us again to guessing as to the precise monitoring tech Samsung might be working with right here.

This additionally throws our expectations for the S26 Extremely for a loop, and if the S Pen actually isn’t getting any greater, is there a risk we may get a telephone with each a stylus slot and Qi2 magnetic help? Truthfully, at this level we’re starting to query simply how dependable this leaker’s sources could also be (particularly having taken a fast look again on previous leak efficiency), however the excellent news is that we should always begin getting some precise solutions very quickly, with the Fold 7 set to debut at Unpacked on July 9.