A future Galaxy Z Fold may finally go a step further than the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and offer an integrated stylus, a newly found Samsung patent (via xleaks7 and Studimo) showing two different ideas for adding an S Pen slot to a foldable phone.
As the patent, titled "Electronic device using electronic pen and method thereof," details, a device would be able to work with a stylus, and be able to store it on its body. The slot could sit on the back or on its side, the illustration shows.
A feature Samsung should focus on
Stylus support is an important part of the Galaxy Z Fold's appeal, especially now that devices like the OnePlus Open and Google Pixel Fold have arrived to challenge it in other areas like photo quality and multitasking.
Including a fully integrated stylus on a future Z Fold, instead of having to buy a separate case that contains an S Pen, would help make more of a case to potential buyers why a Samsung foldable offers a more complete package than its rivals.
Patents are only a claim on an idea, and don't guarantee that a company's actually going to use it, let alone on the very next phone in a given series. But there's definitely demand for slicker S Pen storage on the Galaxy Z Fold, and with the competition for best foldable phone heating up, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 would definitely benefit from implementing this, if not a future generation of Samsung foldable.
More specific to the Galaxy Z Fold 6, we've heard that next year's big Samsung foldable could feature a dust-resistant body and a larger and wider cover display, but the same cameras as the Galaxy Z Fold 5. We expect a summer release for the Z Fold 6, likely around July or August, the months previous Z Folds and Z Flips have launched in a given year.
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