Samsung patents an S-Pen with a built-in camera

06 February 2019
The company filed for this patent two years ago.

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That will be great solution to remove the notch and holes as well! We can use the S-Pen as a selfie camera !

    Wow. I had suggested this (without the zoom, but thatmakes this even better) and the charge/battery on the S-pen before that. Samsung does listen intently to comments on these articles. Its amazing that they are constantly inventing.
    I had made a suggestion of how the Bending screen tablet hybrid would prevent getting wrinkles. Hopefully that is incorporated too.

    Samsung can also vastly improve their camera on their smartphone (to almost rival 1inch point and shoot cameras). Maybe I should post a detailed one on that.

    Congrats Samsung.

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      • gsmarenafunboy
      • 3DR
      • 06 Feb 2019

      Great idea.

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        • AnonD-794217
        • KiJ
        • 06 Feb 2019

        Samsung is going crazy with Note series, and it's great

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          • Nzi97
          • tue
          • 06 Feb 2019

          Furiounx, 06 Feb 2019In what scenario would this prove to be better than a norma... moreVoyeurism? Jk

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            • iamdarola
            • r3a
            • 06 Feb 2019

            Wow, this would be dope. It could replace the punch hole camera on the note and could be used for video calls and more. Always going to be a Note series fan and user..

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              • Anonymous
              • XNU
              • 06 Feb 2019

              More companies should use S pen like stylus pen on their phone. Apple pencil is way ahead of S pen, about time other companies do it too, that too with phones.

                Hm... Interesting idea. I do look for a pen with a built in gyro. so if the button is pressed. you can increase and decrease volume for example. Or Flick with the pen to the left to change to the next song, or to the previous one.
                (I tend to shower with my phone and there are times I regret the volume I've set. (usually too quiet to overcome the flowing water's noise.)

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Bw@
                  • 06 Feb 2019

                  just imagine the places you could put this to take a photo

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                    • DAMX
                    • SvB
                    • 06 Feb 2019

                    Or using the Spen camera to access hard to get places. Would need some light then.
                    I really hope it's not about doing a damn selfie camera.....

                      In what scenario would this prove to be better than a normal, conventional camera?? Useless gimmick it is in my opinion.

                        Dorsefrith, 06 Feb 2019Imagine. Note 10 with Infinity New display no notch, no pun... moreA selfie camera in the S-Pen sounds like a crazy idea to be honest, but it will be great to see them doing it, maybe in a prototype for now

                          Nice

                            Imagine. Note 10 with Infinity New display no notch, no punch hole. Selfie camera in spen. If they confirm that I buy Note 10 for 100%.

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                              • ns1030
                              • Dkd
                              • 06 Feb 2019

                              Galaxy S Pen Endoscope Edition !

                                An innovative way to kill the notch. Take that, Apple.