S21 Ultra S pen

gray2018

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Hello all. I was looking into getting the official S pen for the S21U. Not the super one, as I don't need bluetooth features. But I do enjoy using for scrolling, notes etc. I did read that some people had some issues with the material on it wearing out really quickly and not working properly.

Anyone had anything like this happen? I also wonder if I could just get an s pen for another Note device like the Note 9, Note 10, Note 20 etc. I know you can store those inside their respective devices and they would be charged. But, given that I don't need bluetooth functionality, would it matter?
 

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The passive functions of the S-Pen do not require power and are compatible within Note devices. However, not all may fit correctly in different models' silos, so be careful on that front.
 

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The passive functions of the S-Pen do not require power and are compatible within Note devices. However, not all may fit correctly in different models' silos, so be careful on that front.

Luckily, the S21 Ultra doesn't have a silo, so that isn't an issue.

OP, any S-Pen will work, but you may want to consider one of the ones designed for a tablet as they are much bigger and nicer to use.
 

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Here is a Samsung S pen I have I believe it's from the Note 4 but it could be the Note 2. But it does say Samsung on it so it's from one of them. It doesn't work with the s21 ultra. I don't know if you can see it but it has a white tip.
 

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You can't erase bad postings, is that correct? The final picture is the best one and notice there is a little push button on the S pen that can be pressed and I'm wondering if that's what throws off the s21 ultra?
 

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I have actually requested the S21 Ultra specific S pen for Christmas. Should be a little more comfortable to hold considering it's more like a real pen. Amazon has had good pricing on it lately.

I had debated about whether I should get an S pen case or not, but honestly, I don't really use it enough to care.
 

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The S21 Ultra uses the newer Wacomm digitizer tech so VERY old S-Pens are likely not going to work (i.e. a Note 2 pen).
 

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I would guess that any S pen older than the one in the Note 8 probably won't work. Then again, I don't know of many people who would have these laying around anyways lol
 

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Well, I received this today for Christmas. More than content with this, as opposed to having a newer device like the S22 Ultra just for the built in S pen.
 

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