Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 leak reveals this feature is dead

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Like the Milky way S21 Ultra released earlier this twelvemonth, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 is expected to add support for the S Pen. And also similar that earlier flagship, information technology seems that Samsung's new foldable won't include a built-in slot for storing the stylus.

According to a study from Due south Korean weblog Naver, Samsung has been trying to work out a style to include a way to shop the S Pen as part of the Galaxy Z Fold 3's design. Unfortunately, information technology looks like that isn't going to happen, cheers to the technical challenges of plumbing fixtures a slot for the stylus into the foldable phone's blueprint.

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The culprit here isn't necessarily the foldable screen that's at the center of the Milky way Z Fold lineup. Rather, it's because Samsung wants to brand the upcoming device more resistant to water and dust. Pulling that off while besides including a slot for the S Pen in the telephone would be a step as well far.

Equally Milky way Notation fans know, you're able to dock the Due south Pen safely inside that phablet. The Galaxy S21 Ultra, while offering South Pen back up for the first time outside of a Notation device, does not have such a slot. Instead, you've got to purchase a separate Galaxy S21 Ultra case.

The Naver written report suggests that the Galaxy Z Fold iii will go a similar route, with the foldable supporting some sort of stylus but not one that can dock inside the phone itself. Such a movement would be significant every bit many await the Galaxy Z Fold iii to supercede the Galaxy Annotation every bit Samsung's major flagship release in the second half of the year.

The Galaxy Z Fold three is rumored to exist arriving in July. It could feature a larger 7.vi-inch interior brandish, with the outside console shrinking somewhat from final year'due south version.

In addition, the Naver written report claims the Galaxy Z Fold 3 volition be one of two Samsung foldables coming out in the second half of the yr — presumably the Galaxy Z Flip 2 will be the other. A Milky way S21 FE model which offers many features of the S21 lineup but at a lower cost could also join those phones.

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