Mobiles Best Mobiles Phones with Stylus For Pen Input October 30, 20183710 views0 Share By IG Share Smartphones can be categorized in hundreds of buckets, and we have discussed many of them here on this blog. Today, we will be looking at some of the best phones with stylus. Note: If you buy something from our links, we might earn a commission. See our disclosure statement. Also Read: Best Drawing Tablets with Stylus (Ink) Support Unfortunately, there are not many options available, other than LG and Samsung. However, we tried our best to narrow down the list for the best by picking newest and quality devices. Related: Phones with HDR Screens Following is a list of best smartphones available with the stylus with all the relevant specifications and details, we hope it helps you out to pick the right product for yourself. If not, feel free to contact us for any query or doubt, we are always looking forward to helping you guys out. For now, here is the list: Table of Contents Toggle 1. Samsung Galaxy Note 9:2. Samsung Galaxy S9+:3. Samsung Galaxy Note8:4. LG Stylus 3:5. LG Stylus 2 Plus:Conclusion: 1. Samsung Galaxy Note 9: Check on Amazon Check on Amazon India The new Galaxy Note comes with its digital S Pen stylus and Samsung’s now-signature curved glass screens. We still miss the Noris Digital pen that they demoed back in 2017 at MWC. Samsung has yet to disclose specifics like pricing or availability for the Noris digital, but given the reaction it had drawn from many people besides myself, we hope that it would surely would become a favorite accessory to pair with any one of Samsung’s newly expanded range of stylus-friendly tablets (Tab S4) or even its next Galaxy Note device. However, the newer models lack some features which we always would have liked, especially when they dropped features after their Note 3 line. The Note range of phones is getting back S-Note features of various text commands including the bullet points. We would ideally want all the Note devices from phones to transfer to all tablets with the S-Note app and should be able to share S-Notes among each other. We did not like when the back, home, & menu was a part of the screen that will ideally move with screens rotation got dropped from first generation Notes to newer ones. However, the new Note is sleek, and its gorgeous OLED display is our instant favorite. Check out its specifications below: Network Technology GSM HSPA LTE 2G bands GSM 3G bands HSDPA 4G bands LTE band Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps GPRS Yes EDGE Yes Launch Announced August 2018 Status Available since August 2018 Body Dimensions 161.9 mm x 76.4 mm x 8.8 mm (6.37 in x 3.01 in x 0.35 in) Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) Aluminum frame Other Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)IP68 dust/waterproof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus (Bluetooth integration) Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen 16M colors Size 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 ~83.4% screen-to-body ratio Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels 18.5:9 ratio ~516 ppi density Multitouch Yes Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 DR10 compliant Always-on display Platform OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Chipset Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) – EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) – USA/LATAM, China CPU Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) – EMEA Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) – USA/LATAM, China GPU Mali-G72 MP18 – EMEA Adreno 630 – USA/LATAM, China Memory Card Slot Supports up to 512 GB Micro SD Card (Available in dual SIM model only, uses SIM 2 slot) Internal 512 GB Internal with 8 GB RAM OR 128 GB internal with 6 GB RAM Main Camera Dual 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55″ 1.4µm, Dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″ 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom Features LED flash Auto-HDR, panorama Video 2160p at 60fps 1080p at 240fps 720p at 960fps HDR dual-video rec. Selfie Camera Single 8 MP f/1.7, 25mm (wide) 1/3.6″, 1.22µm AF Features Dual video call Auto-HDR Video 1440p at 30fps Sound Alert types Vibration MP3 WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Stereo speakers 3.5mm jack 32-bit/384kHz audio Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Dual-band Wi-Fi Direct hotspot Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 A2DP LE aptX GPS A-GPS GLONASS BDS GALILEO NFC Yes Radio No USB USB 3.1 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Features Sensors Iris scanner fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyroscope proximity compass barometer heart rate SpO2 Messaging SMS(threaded view) MMS Email Push Email IM Browser HTML5 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) ANT+ support Bixby natural language commands and dictation MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player Photo/video editor Document editor Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery 2. Samsung Galaxy S9+: Check on Amazon Check on Amazon India Before you decide to go with this option, let’s get one thing straight, this phone does not have Ink support and lacks the S-Pen features. On the flipside, Apps such as Onenote on Android does support “inking” using your fingers. You can use any capacitive stylus that can simulate a touch to work with it. Here are its specifications below: Network Technology GSM CDMA HSPA EVDO LTE 2G bands GSM CDMA 800 / 1900 3G bands HSDPA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 4G bands LTE Band Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps GPRS Yes EDGE Yes Launch Announced February 2018 Status Available / Released since March 2018 Body Dimensions 158.1 mm x 73.8 mm x 8.5 mm (6.22 in x 2.91 in x 0.33 in) Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) Aluminum frame SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/waterproof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen 16M colors Size 6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 ~84.2% screen-to-body ratio Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels 18.5:9 ratio ~529 ppi density Multitouch Yes Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 HDR10 compliant 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display Platform OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Chipset Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) – EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) – USA/LATAM, China CPU Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) – EMEA Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) – USA/LATAM, China GPU Mali-G72 MP18 – EMEA Adreno 630 – USA/LATAM, China Memory Card Slot Supports up to 512 GB of micro SD card (Occupies second sim slot) Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM – China 128 GB, 6 GB RAM – LATAM Main Camera Dual 12 MP f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide) 1/2.55″ 1.4µm Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto) 1/3.6″ 1.0µm AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom Features LED flash auto-HDR panorama Video 2160p at 60fps 1080p at 240fps 720p at 960fps HDR dual-video rec. Selfie Camera Single 8 MP f/1.7 25mm (wide) 1/3.6″ 1.22µm AF Features Dual video call Auto-HDR Video 1440p at 30fps Sound Alert types Vibration MP3 WAV ringtones Loudspeaker stereo speakers 3.5mm jack Yes 32-bit/384kHz audio Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band Wi-Fi Direct hotspot Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 A2DP LE aptX GPS A-GPS GLONASS BDS GALILEO NFC Yes Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) USB USB 3.1 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Features Sensors Iris scanner fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass, barometer heart rate SpO2 Messaging SMS(threaded view) MMS Email Push Email IM Browser HTML5 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) ANT+ support Bixby natural language commands and dictation MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player Photo/video editor Document editor Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery (13.48 Wh) 3. Samsung Galaxy Note8: Check on Amazon Check on Amazon India When the Note 8 was released, it had a lot of expectations. It is the successor to the Note 7 which had battery issues and in some scenarios, infamously exploded! The Note 8 addresses those issues and also added several new features like curved glass and S-Pen enhancements. It was also no longer possible to insert the S-Pen upside down and damage the internals. Check out its specifications below: Network Technology GSM HSPA LTE 2G bands GSM 3G bands HSDPA 4G bands LTE Band Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps GPRS Yes EDGE Yes Launch Announced August 2017 Status Available / Released September 2017 Body Dimensions 162.5 mm x 74.8 mm x 8.6 mm 6.40 in x 2.94 in x 0.34 in Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) aluminum frame SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/waterproof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen 16M colors Size 6.3 inches, 101.1 cm2 ~83.2% screen-to-body ratio Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels 18.5:9 ratio ~521 ppi density Multitouch Yes Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 HDR10 compliant 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display Platform OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Chipset Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) – EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) – USA & China CPU Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) – EMEA Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Kryo& 4×1.9 GHz Kryo) – USA & China GPU Mali-G71 MP20 – EMEA Adreno 540 – USA & China Memory Card Slot Supports 512 GB Micro SD card (Occupies second sim slot) Internal 64/128/256 GB Internal with 6 GB RAM Main Camera Dual 12 MP f/1.7, 26mm (wide) 1/2.55″ 1.4µm dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto) 1/3.6″ 1.0µm AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom Features LED flash auto-HDR panorama Video 2160p at 30fps 1080p at 60fps 720p at 240fps HDR dual-video rec. Selfie Camera Single 8 MP f/1.7 25mm (wide) 1/3.6″ 1.22µm AF Features Dual video call Auto-HDR Video 1440p at 30fps Sound Alert types Vibration MP3 WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Yes 3.5mm jack 32-bit/384kHz audio Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band Wi-Fi Direct hotspot Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 A2DP LE aptX GPS A-GPS GLONASS BDS GALILEO NFC Yes Radio No USB USB 3.1 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Features Sensors Iris scanner fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass barometer heart rate SpO2 Messaging SMS(threaded view) MMS Email Push Email IM Browser HTML5 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) ANT+ support Bixby natural language commands and dictation MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player Photo/video editor Document editor Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery 4. LG Stylus 3: Check on Amazon Check on Amazon India Network Technology GSM CDMA HSPA LTE 2G bands GSM CDMA 3G bands HSDPA 4G bands LTE Band Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps GPRS Yes EDGE Yes Launch Announced December 2016 Status Available / Released since March 2017 Body Dimensions 155.6 mm x 79.8 mm x 7.4 mm 6.13 in x 3.14 in x 0.29 in Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) Build Plastic body SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Stylus Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 16M colors Size 5.7 inches 89.6 cm2 ~72.1% screen-to-body ratio Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels 16:9 ratio ~258 ppi density Multitouch Yes Platform OS Android 7.0 (Nougat) Chipset MediaTek MT6750 – M400DK Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm) – LS777 CPU Octa-core (4×1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) – M400DK Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 – LS777 GPU Mali-T860MP2 – M400DK Adreno 505 – LS777 Memory Card Slot Supports micro SD card up to 256 GB Internal 16 GB Internal Memory with 3 GB RAM (M400DK) / 2 GB RAM (K10 Pro, LS777) Main Camera Single 13 MP f/2.2 1/3″ 1.12µm AF Features LED flash Video 1080p at 30fps Selfie camera Single 5 MP, Stylus 3 OR 8 MP, Stylo 3, M400DK Sound Alert types Vibration MP3 WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Yes 3.5mm jack Yes Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n WiFi Direct DLNA hotspot Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 A2DP LE GPS A-GPS GLONASS NFC Yes Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS recording USB micro USB 2.0 USB On-The-Go Features Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted) Accelerometer Gyro Proximity compass Messaging SMS(threaded view) MMS Email Push Email IM Browser HTML5 DivX/MP4/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player Photo/video editor Document viewer Battery Removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery 5. LG Stylus 2 Plus: Check on Amazon Check on Amazon India Network Technology GSM HSPA LTE 2G bands GSM 3G bands HSDPA 4G bands LTE Band Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps GPRS Class 33 EDGE Class 33 Launch Announced May 2016 Status Available / released since July 2016 Body Dimensions 155 mm x 79.6 mm x 7.4 mm (6.10 in x 3.13 in x 0.29 in) Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Stylus Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 16M colors Size 5.7 inches 89.6 cm2 ~72.6% screen-to-body ratio Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels 720 x 1280 pixels – K550 model16:9 ratio ~386 ppi density Multitouch Yes Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Platform OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Chipset Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm) CPU Octa-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 OR Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 GPU Adreno 505 Memory Card Slot Supports 256 GB of SD card with a dedicated slot Internal 16/32 GB internal with 2 GB RAM – K530, MS550 16/32 GB internal with 3 GB RAM – K535D Main Camera Single 13 MP or 16 MP f/2.2 AF Features LED flash panorama Video 1080p at 30fps Selfie Camera Single 5 or 8 MP Features LED flash Sound Alert types Vibration MP3 WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Yes 3.5mm jack Yes Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n WiFi Direct hotspot Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1/4.2 A2DP LE GPS A-GPS GLONASS NFC Yes Radio FM radio USB MicroUSB 2.0 Features Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted; region dependent) Accelerometer Proximity compass Messaging SMS(threaded view) MMS Email Push Email IM Browser HTML5 MP4/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player Photo/video editor Document viewer Battery Removable Li-Ion 2900 or 3000 mAh battery Stand-by Up to 315 h (3G) Talk time Up to 7 h 30 min (3G) Conclusion: That’s it for our list of best smartphones with a stylus. Most of these smartphones are pretty expensive, and there are only fewer options available. However, we hope this post gives you an idea about available options and price brackets in the market for smartphones with a stylus. If there is any confusion, doubt or query, feel free to comment down below. Make sure you subscribe us for regular tech updates. See you until next post, thank you! Affiliate Disclosure: Faceofit.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Share What's your reaction? Excited 0 Happy 0 In Love 0 Not Sure 0 Silly 0
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