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This is the $300 Android phone to beat in 2023 - and it even has a stylus (www.zdnet.com)
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[–] 21 points 3 years ago (13 children)

I’m trying to wrap my brain around why anyone would want a stylus for their phone.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I've had a Galaxy Note 9 for a few years now and, at least in my use case, I rarely use the stylus. It's very convenient to have when I need to take notes in a meeting or something that I need to send a copy off somewhere, but day to day, I really only remember the stylus is there when I drop the phone and it pops out lol.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago*

    Some people like to make art on their phone. Others like to use it for note taking. I came across a TikTok creator that has the S23 Ultra and he uses the stylus to edit/make photos and videos.

    Some find it easier to swipe with as well.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    Art, annotation, memos, hand drawn animation, business'y stuff of that nature

    It kinda depends on the stylus though: Some are actual digitizers(pressure sensitivity for use as a paintbrush, some even recognize tilt and rotation for calligraphy) while others are just a rubber nib on a stick(rubber finger...on a stick..no electronics just rubber).

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago

    It's great to quickly draw a diagram or something similar to explain something to someone. I could use pen and paper but I prefer doing it on my phone since it's already there. I don't do it daily but I enjoy having this option. When I was taking a break from the Galaxy Note lineup I was sorely missing it.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Have one with my tablet and it's great for sketching.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Tablets make total sense to me because the use for a tablet is different. I would use a stylus on a tablet with a larger screen. I wouldn’t use a stylus on my phone.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    I've had situations where having a stylus even on the smaller screen of a phone wouod have been handy. Sketching with your finger is very crude. It's not something I would pay a premium for and I wouldn't want it robbing a bunch of space to fit it inside, but it would be a nice addition that I might use on and off.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I want stylus for my phone so that I can sign directly on my documents. Right now, I have to print it, then sign, then scan it.

    Another use of stylus is for note taking, and solving math equations (which is often very tough to write).

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  • [+] -6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    have you heard of a notepad

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    the only advange to a keyboard that I can see is for drawing or signing documents

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    True. Although looking back over the last five years, and even more so since COVID, the majority of the documents I’ve had to sign that were emailed to me have been secure digital signatures so I feel like even this advantage is becoming less relevant.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (3 children)

    Is using the stylus really more efficient than typing your notes into your phone though? I guess it’s likely a preference thing but I’m amazed there’s that big of a market for that.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    There are languages that are just not convenient to type on a keyboard. A stylus combined with a proper OCR keyboard app could read the handwriting and compose messages in a lot less time.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I like it for OneNote specifically; in a uni setting it's nice to have a stylus handy to jot margin notes or drawings alongside my text input, do a non-rectangular crop on a photo I just took of the lecture slide to put in notes, or just idly doodle. Stylus pens are super smooth and gives me good brain feel when I do swooshy doodles.

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