Galaxy Z Fold 4 Leak Includes Bad News About The S Pen

One of the criticisms of the Galaxy Z Fold is its sheer size. The Oppo Find N foldable offers a smaller and slightly more usable form factor, which raises questions about whether Samsung’s design has moved in the right direction. It seems the Galaxy Z Fold 4 will tweak things a bit in that regard, but the change may come with a difficult compromise for those hoping for a better foldable.

According to notable leaker @Ice universe, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 will be thinner and smaller than its predecessors — probably not as small as the Oppo Find N, but every size reduction counts in this case. For reference, the current Galaxy Z Fold 3 foldable is unwieldy, especially when folded, so it will be interesting to see how Samsung addresses this design flaw.

Unfortunately, such a change may mean there won’t be enough space to dock the S Pen within the phone. Even if the S Pen Fold Edition was reduced to the size of the typical S Pen stylus, it might still be too big or long to fit inside this supposedly slimmer foldable phone. Sadly, buyers will again be left with having to choose whether to get the S Pen or not, but hopefully, Samsung will provide more useful phone cases for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 that accommodate the stylus this time around.