Samsung could bring back S Pen support for its foldables to counter the iPhone Fold
Stylus support could give Samsung an edge when Apple launches its first foldable sometime next year.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, without S Pen support (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
- S Pen support may return for future Samsung foldables
- However, it's unlikely to be added to the main Galaxy Z Fold 8
- The move is apparently to counter the iPhone Fold
Take a read through our Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 review, and you'll see the book-style foldable doesn't support S Pen stylus input like its predecessors did – a change Samsung may be about to reverse as the iPhone Fold looms large.
According to well-known tipster Lanzuk (via Android Authority), Samsung is now busy testing S Pen support on "Galaxy Z Fold 8 variants", with the aim of giving more competition to devices from "Company A" (which is apparently Apple).
However, it doesn't sound as though the Galaxy Z Fold 8 itself will get S Pen support. One of the main reasons the Galaxy Z Fold 7 doesn't let you use an S Pen with it is because it means the screen (and the foldable as a whole) can be thinner. Samsung will want to keep that svelte profile on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 too.
Instead, we might see S Pen compatibility appear for a different Galaxy Z Fold device: Samsung is reportedly developing a wider foldable with a 4:3 aspect ratio when opened out, to match the rumored dimensions of the folding iPhone.
Wide is the new thin
Samsung Wide Fold 5.4"/7.6" 4:3iPhone Fold 5.35"/7.58" 4:3 pic.twitter.com/9hWLKMIym1December 24, 2025
Veteran tipster @UniverseIce has weighed in by posting predicted screen sizes for both the wide Samsung foldable and the iPhone Fold: 5.4 inches and 7.6 inches for the former, and 5.35 inches and 7.58 inches for the latter apparently.
To sum up, Samsung seems to be developing a book-style foldable that isn't the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in order to compete directly with the 4:3 aspect ratio of Apple's foldable iPhone – with S Pen support possibly thrown in as well as a sweetener.
It's also worth noting that these latest iPhone Fold dimensions don't quite match up exactly with the dimensions leaked last week, and used to make a . One of these sources must be wrong, or perhaps Apple has changed its mind on how wide and tall the folding iPhone should be.