Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra cases – the S-Pen situation

You have all the right to be excited about the next generation Samsung Galaxy phones. The Galaxy Unpacked event is a week away and this year it will be dedicated solely to the Galaxy S21 series. We’re getting three devices as usual – the vanilla Galaxy S21, the plus variant, and the Galaxy S21 Ultra. What’s unusual, though, is that for the first time we’ll get an S-Pen in a Galaxy S device. That’s right – the Galaxy S21 Ultra will sport this “Note-worthy” accessory.

Now, by the time you read this, everything about the Galaxy S21 Ultra has already leaked, so stop by and check out our Complete Galaxy S21 Ultra specs leak article if chipset models and aperture numbers float your boat. Meanwhile, the big news is the S-Pen support – although there are some caveats.

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First, Samsung won’t ship the Galaxy S21 Ultra with the S-Pen (and the same goes for the charging adapter). Second, the S-Pen that will be sold separately is not quite the same one that you can find in your Note 20. Apparently, the latest version of S-Pen strongly resembles the version shipping with the Galaxy Tab S7 tablets.

It uses the same pressure-sensitive tip but ditches the clicker on top. Nevertheless, the S-Pen can still be used to scroll through a presentation, a remote shutter for taking photos, or starting and stopping videos. There’s an integrated accelerometer inside, which means that you can use gestures, too. And then there’s the next one – as leaked renders confirm, there isn’t any dedicated slot in the Galaxy S21 Ultra to accommodate the S-Pen.

This leads us to the cases. Samsung has created a series of dedicated S-Pen cases – including a LED View Cover and a Silicone Case. Let’s dive a little deeper and see all the available Galaxy S21 Ultra cases and how they deal with the S-Pen situation.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra official cases

Thanks to a recent leak, posted by MySmartPrice, we can take a look at what the official Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra cases look like. The portfolio remains more or less the same but the models really do sport a different design, courtesy of the new camera bump on the back. What’s interesting is that there are quite a few models without a dedicated S-Pen slot.

Samsung Galaxy S21 S-View Flip Cover case

Source: Phonearena