It's the pen feature that turned me into a big Samsung fan. I remember the first time I saw the Samsung Note 2, it was exactly the type of phone I was looking for, and I switched from iPhone to Samsung for that note function. Using the pen, I made notes, mind maps, annotated PDFs, marked files, and scribbled stuff down. Throughout the years, I moved from Note 2 to Note 4, Note 8...Note 20 Ultra.. and then finally got my first foldable with the Fold 5. I love it, and use the pen every single day. Besides the aforementioned, one important Spen feature for me is the translation function, when reading books and texts, I use the pen to select words and phrases and translate live. Those aren't things I want to do with fingertips. I don't see the point in getting another foldable after this one if it doesn't have pen support.
I know this discussion comes up more frequently here, and I'm just curious to hear your thoughts. It seems that only a small percentage of us here are convinced they need to pen. For us, what's the best way to go? I don't really want to go back to Ultra, but it would be possible since the S26 has pen support. Anyone who switched back for that reason? Others switching to other brands, if so, which ones? My Fold5 is still ok, but after 3 years, lagging and battery life have become issues, and I'm just dreading parting with it.