Should Samsung ditch the S Pen in the Galaxy S26 Ultra?

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For whatever reason, people are still upset about Samsung removing the BLE functionality from the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen. Perhaps it’s just a “vocal minority” kind of thing, but the discourse left us wondering what Samsung should do for the Galaxy S26 Ultra.

There are really four different paths that Samsung could take; keep things as they are now, bring back BLE, ditch the S Pen while retaining compatibility, or just get rid of the S Pen entirely. Each of these comes with its own sets of pros and cons, so let’s take a deeper look.

Don’t Change Anything

Comparing the size and shape of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra versus the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with the S Pen slightly unsheathed

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For me, the most obvious course of action is for Samsung to just keep things the same as the Galaxy S25 Ultra. The community has voiced its opinion, but Samsung has the numbers to back up its decision.

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