S-Pen Pro Will Support More Devices

S Pen and S Pen Pro for Galaxy S21 Ultra (Samsung)

JAKARTA - The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra was launched last week. And it is the first Galaxy S smartphone to have S-Pen support.

However, to be able to use it, consumers have to pay an additional 40 US dollars (around Rp.560 thousand) for the S-Pen because it is not included in the sales box, aka sold separately.

Although both are S-Pen, the features of the Galaxy S 21 Ultra are not the same as the features in the S-Pen Galaxy Note 20. Samsung plans to present a larger stylus called the S-Pen Pro with more features for new flagship later this year.

From its shape as reported by Gizmochina, the S-Pen Pro will be much bigger than the S-Pen for the Galaxy S21 Ultra. This stylus actually looks like an Apple Pencil in black.

As for its features, the S-Pen Pro will be equipped with Bluetooth features that the S-Pen doesn't have on the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The S-Pen S21 Ultra is known to have only the same basic functions as the standard S-Pen.

However, thanks to Wacom technology, the S21 Ultra can detect when you press a button to trigger certain actions and shortcuts provided the S-Pen is near the screen.

The Bluetooth feature on the S-Pen Pro can also be used as a remote shutter button or control a music player.

In other words, if you want those extra features, then you have to buy the S-Pen Pro. Samsung says the stylus will arrive later this year but the price has not been disclosed.

According to GSM Arena, going forward the S-Pen Pro will also work on all devices that support S-Pen as soon as it is updated to One UI 3.1. The list of devices that can use it includes the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 20 and tablets such as the Galaxy Tab S6 and S7.