Our numbers expose how badly you want the S Pen back on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra

We asked whether losing the S Pen on the wider Galaxy Z Fold 8 would change your pick, and the numbers are in. Of 1,476 votes, 75.27 percent said they'd still pay extra for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra just to get S Pen support back, even though none of this is confirmed yet.

What our S Pen poll found

The breakdown: 75.27 percent would pay extra for the Ultra just to keep the S Pen, 14.5 percent said the pen doesn't factor into their decision, 7.52 percent think the wider Fold 8 already covers what they need, and 2.71 percent are holding out for Apple's foldable instead.

We covered the original leak last week, and it's worth repeating what it claimed. The rumor points to S Pen support returning to the Ultra tier, meaning the screen can detect and work with a stylus again, not that a pen is confirmed to ship inside the body.

Those are two different promises, and only the first one has leaked so far.

Why three out of four of you are willing to pay more

Three out of four of you being fine with paying more says a lot about how loyal Fold buyers already think about the S Pen. It also lines up with the Ultra's other rumored upgrades, the bigger battery, faster charging and sharper display all pointing in the same direction: Samsung protecting its priciest foldable.



If you're weighing Apple's rumored foldable iPhone instead, this question probably won't sway you either way. Apple hasn't said anything about stylus support on its own foldable, so this rumor doesn't really change the calculus if you were already leaning toward the iPhone camp.

Who this affects right now

This mostly matters to shoppers picking between the wide Fold 8 and the pricier Ultra, plus current Fold 7 owners who have missed the S Pen since it disappeared. Samsung has shipped S Pen-compatible phones without a built-in silo before, too.

Support returning doesn't automatically mean a pen ships in the box, or that the chassis grows a slot to hold one.

Still just a wishlist item for now

Seeing three out of four of you say you'd pay extra for the S Pen tells me Samsung's bet on Ultra exclusivity is probably going to pay off. I'm still treating this as a wishlist item until Samsung confirms anything at Unpacked on July 22.

Leaks about a returning S Pen have flipped back and forth for months, so I'm not fully sold until I see it announced myself. If it does happen, I'd love to see Samsung eventually bring support to the whole Fold 8 line, not just the pricier one.

• The Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Flip 8 are reportedly getting pricier, but Samsung has a plan
• Our best foldable phones picks are worth a look
• Follow me, @jojothetechie, on X and Threads, for more hot takes

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