Обзор Courage: Samsung is charging the same high price for S25 Ultra’s downgraded S Pen

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• The Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen lacks Bluetooth connectivity and components like a battery.
• Despite the missing hardware and features, the replacement S Pen costs $50, the same as the previous model, which is objectively better.

The Galaxy S25 series includes some of the best Android flagships, but it’s contentious how good the phones are over their predecessors. For instance, the S Pen on the Galaxy S25 Ultra is an undeniable downgrade, and its tale gets more confusing every passing day.

At launch, Samsung was very clear that the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen did not support Bluetooth. The company even confirmed that you cannot purchase an older Bluetooth-enabled S Pen to bring back Bluetooth-related S Pen features on the Galaxy S25 Ultra, so you’re stuck with this gimped S Pen. But then, a Samsung Insights official blog post mentioned that a Bluetooth-enabled S Pen enables these missing features, and it’s sold separately. Samsung subsequently clarified that this was an error and that Bluetooth was gone from the S Pen for good.