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  1. AC Question's Avatar
    I've had my Note 5 for all of 4 months and am on Spen number 3! So frustrating! Is no one else's Spen breaking with normal use? The whole reason I got the Note over the Edge is the stylus/ability to write my notes out. Hard to believe I'm the only one...making me consider legal action. Samsung said it won't cover it because it's an "accessory" and broke with "normal use".
    06-07-2016 08:44 PM
  2. the tall guy's Avatar
    Hi, what are you doing to the pen to break them? 3 in 4 months :O I've never had to replace the spen once on any of my Note devices. Are you leaning too heavy?
    06-09-2016 02:14 AM
  3. H3aTeRzz's Avatar
    Hi, what are you doing to the pen to break them? 3 in 4 months :O I've never had to replace the spen once on any of my Note devices. Are you leaning too heavy?
    THIS
    the tall guy likes this.
    06-10-2016 05:24 AM
  4. Tayloj92's Avatar
    I need to buy a new one but just don't use it enough to warrant buying a new one. My clicker won't click so it's a pain to get out.

    Posted via my AT&T Note 5
    notlovinN5 likes this.
    06-10-2016 06:44 AM
  5. bassplayrguy's Avatar
    I've had my Note 5 for all of 4 months and am on Spen number 3! So frustrating! Is no one else's Spen breaking with normal use? The whole reason I got the Note over the Edge is the stylus/ability to write my notes out. Hard to believe I'm the only one...making me consider legal action. Samsung said it won't cover it because it's an "accessory" and broke with "normal use".
    Legal action? Smh

    Posted via the Android Central App
    06-10-2016 07:01 AM
  6. slackerjack's Avatar
    I'd dare say you're better off typing that "writing" sounds like you have grip strength/pressure issues. This isn't me being critical...I spent four years in calligraphy learning to write the various forms of Japanese...learning to write with your wrist and not your fingers is a skill...

    Posted via the Android Central App
    pinkvikchick likes this.
    06-10-2016 07:27 AM
  7. debdroid1a's Avatar
    I'd dare say you're better off typing that "writing" sounds like you have grip strength/pressure issues. This isn't me being critical...I spent four years in calligraphy learning to write the various forms of Japanese...learning to write with your wrist and not your fingers is a skill...

    Posted via the Android Central App
    I think it's also a grip issue. I learned shorthand and to write for long periods of time, you have to keep your fingers and hand loose so you don't tire out. A lot of people grip tightly thinking it will improve writing, but it doesn't always.

    I've had my Note 5 since launch day and never had to replace my Spen. I use it for games daily if nothing else.

    Posted via the *Note 5*
    JanuarJaguar and jimd1050 like this.
    06-10-2016 07:31 AM
  8. beh's Avatar
    I am still using the original S pen that came with my Note 5 since the pre-ordered Note 5 arrived at my door. "Normal Use" like "Treasure" is in the eye of the beholder. Remember grasshopper, a stylus is a tool but it is not a hammer.
    06-10-2016 08:33 AM
  9. billykac's Avatar
    Using my original one, every day.
    No prob.
    06-10-2016 10:36 AM
  10. pinkvikchick's Avatar
    Same one. I bought one, just in case, because I use mine A LOT (maybe I should have just got a freaking note pad LOL) but never even have changed the nib...
    Not Quite Right likes this.
    06-10-2016 11:40 AM
  11. pool_shark's Avatar
    I never replaced the pen on my note 2 or note 5.
    06-10-2016 01:38 PM
  12. Brent Michael's Avatar
    I've had my Note 5 for all of 4 months and am on Spen number 3! So frustrating! Is no one else's Spen breaking with normal use? The whole reason I got the Note over the Edge is the stylus/ability to write my notes out. Hard to believe I'm the only one...making me consider legal action. Samsung said it won't cover it because it's an "accessory" and broke with "normal use".
    The s-pen is not an "accessory," it the selling point of the note series PERIOD! Anything else is bs

    Samsung galaxy note 5 32GB
    Running 5.1.1
    On AT&T
    06-10-2016 02:20 PM
  13. anon(5719825)'s Avatar
    I bought mine in January and still have the original.

    Also still have the originals on my Note 4 and Note Edge.
    06-10-2016 03:27 PM
  14. Stalonage's Avatar
    I've had my Note 5 for all of 4 months and am on Spen number 3! So frustrating! Is no one else's Spen breaking with normal use? The whole reason I got the Note over the Edge is the stylus/ability to write my notes out. Hard to believe I'm the only one...making me consider legal action. Samsung said it won't cover it because it's an "accessory" and broke with "normal use".
    Legal action......... Lol, calm down. Try not gripping it like a gorilla.

    Posted via the Android Central App
    06-10-2016 03:34 PM
  15. Rukbat's Avatar
    I'm still using the original nib that came with my Note 3 almost 3 years ago. So is my wife. Mine rubs against the screen protector of an Otterbox Defender, and it still hasn't broken or worn out.
    06-10-2016 03:49 PM
  16. faith3935's Avatar
    I need to buy a new one but just don't use it enough to warrant buying a new one. My clicker won't click so it's a pain to get out.

    Posted via my AT&T Note 5
    If I were you I'd buy a new S Pen my clicker stopped working and I delayed getting a new one and long story short the S Pen Sensor of my Note 5 stopped working due to the clicker not working

    Posted via the Android Central App
    06-10-2016 05:19 PM
  17. faith3935's Avatar
    I bought mine in January and still have the original.

    Also still have the originals on my Note 4 and Note Edge.
    I had my Note5 since late September and I was forced to get a new S Pen and my Note5 warranty'd due to the S Pen clicker not working and ended up damaging the S Pen Sensor on my Note5 due to trying to get the S Pen out.

    Posted via the Android Central App
    06-10-2016 05:22 PM
  18. TV417's Avatar
    I've had my Note 5 for all of 4 months and am on Spen number 3! So frustrating! Is no one else's Spen breaking with normal use? The whole reason I got the Note over the Edge is the stylus/ability to write my notes out. Hard to believe I'm the only one...making me consider legal action. Samsung said it won't cover it because it's an "accessory" and broke with "normal use".
    I've been through 2. The first one broke after 2 weeks. The pen came out in half. The phone was not dropped or banged. Samsung did not want to replace it. I had to purchase a new one.

    Posted via the Android Central App
    06-10-2016 06:41 PM
  19. tanson1011's Avatar
    Me too. I'm on my 4th. Had the since launch though. Clicker keeps breaking

    Posted via the Android Central App
    faith3935 likes this.
    06-10-2016 09:54 PM
  20. Tayloj92's Avatar
    If I were you I'd buy a new S Pen my clicker stopped working and I delayed getting a new one and long story short the S Pen Sensor of my Note 5 stopped working due to the clicker not working

    Posted via the Android Central App
    I ordered today loll finally decided to bite the bullet and get one

    Posted via my AT&T Note 5
    06-11-2016 12:39 AM
  21. faith3935's Avatar
    Awesome. When the S Pen Sensor broke I was unable to use the S Pen on my Note5 as the screen no longer responded to the touch of the S Pen. It was a huge pain. (>_<) I got an extra S Pen just in case the clicker breaks again

    Posted via the Android Central App
    06-11-2016 02:28 AM
  22. beh's Avatar
    Me too. I'm on my 4th. Had the since launch though. Clicker keeps breaking

    Posted via the Android Central App
    The probability of the same person out of 10s of millions of Note 5 owners getting 4 randomly selected S pens with the same factory defective clicker is ....... wait for it ...... wait for it................ ZERO!
    debdroid1a likes this.
    06-11-2016 09:15 AM
  23. Qoheleth's Avatar
    Actually, no. The probability is very small, but one thing you learn in statistics is that "very low probability" is not equal to zero and does not mean it won't happen. Technically, you could flip a coin 5000 times and have it land on heads every time.
    That said, as it is unlikely, one should certainly entertain other explanations.
    That said, I've been using S-Pens since the original Note and none have broken. (I'm using a Note 5 right now.)
    06-11-2016 06:23 PM
  24. k3m1c6's Avatar
    I've had my Note 5 since launch day and still on the original Spen and I'm a "clicker" when it comes to ball point pens and my Spen. Just clicking away at the top mindlessly!

    Posted via the Android Central App
    06-11-2016 07:51 PM
  25. calicocat2010's Avatar
    Still on my original one...
    06-11-2016 08:58 PM
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