“Who needs a stylus?!”: Galaxy Fold proves Steve Jobs unsuitable – the “ineffective” S Pen is now helpful

When Samsung added a stylus to the 2011 Galaxy Notice, individuals weren’t positive what to make of it. One other shock component was the sheer dimension of the primary Notice.

Actually, when “phablets” began popping out, Steve Jobs was firmly towards the thought, famously saying that “one of the simplest ways to function your smartphone is to make use of your finger” – hardly a scorching take.

Quick ahead to 2024, the Galaxy Notice is the scale of Samsung’s smallest flagship telephone, the Galaxy S24.

In the meantime, 17 years after the launch of the Notice, the S Pen that accompanied Samsung’s iconic phablet continues to be round. And that’s fairly exceptional, contemplating what number of {hardware} components phone-makers removed up to now 17 years… Whereas the S Pen saved surviving.

As an illustration, Apple killed the headphone jack and Contact ID; earbuds not have wires; reminiscence playing cards are a function you may solely get in mid-range telephones; Google killed a dozen initiatives it had began; and Samsung “killed” the Galaxy Notice itself. Oh, and LG killed LG.

In the meantime, Samsung’s stylus continues to be right here, and though it took some time, I’m lastly… for the primary time… in 17 years… glad to say… the S Pen is form of… helpful!