Galaxy S25 Ultra S Pen teardown reveals tragically unused Bluetooth circuitry

by dbadmin | Feb 13, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung S Pen

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority A teardown reveals that the Galaxy S25 Ultra still has the setup for a Bluetooth S Pen, but the actual components are missing. This follows the discovery that the phone contains a charging coil for the S Pen, even though it...

Courage: Samsung is charging the same high price for S25 Ultra’s downgraded S Pen

by dbadmin | Feb 5, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung S Pen

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority The Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen lacks Bluetooth connectivity and components like a battery. Despite the missing hardware and features, the replacement S Pen costs $50, the same as the previous model, which is objectively better....

Samsung may have left the door open for Bluetooth S Pen on the Galaxy S25 Ultra

by dbadmin | Feb 4, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung S Pen

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority A teardown video of the Galaxy S25 Ultra reveals that the phone still has a charging coil similar to the one used in previous models to charge their battery-powered S Pen. The S Pen included with the S25 Ultra does not...

I licked my Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen so you don’t have to

by dbadmin | Jan 31, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung S Pen

As a reviewer at Android Authority, I usually get my hands on brand-new smartphones before many of my colleagues. When that happens, I do my best to help the team by asking if anyone has any questions, concerns, or things they’d like to know during my first few hours...

Looks like Samsung was right about how much Galaxy S25 users want Bluetooth on their S Pen

by dbadmin | Jan 28, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung S Pen, Survey Results

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority The launch of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series has largely gone smoothly, but there’s been a bit of confusion over the last few days about the whole S Pen situation for the Galaxy S25 Ultra. What was clear the whole time is...

The S Pen should’ve stayed far away from the Galaxy S series for its own sake

by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung S Pen

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority The announcement of the Galaxy S25 has been a bit doom and gloom for fans of the S Pen, most of whom are refugees from the Note series. Samsung decided to downgrade the beloved pencil to remove Bluetooth functionality, thus...