Best Mobiles Phones with Stylus For Pen Input & Digitizer Ink Support

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.

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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

1. Samsung Galaxy Note 9:

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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

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

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

Push Email

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+:

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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

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

Push Email

Browser

HTML5

Battery

Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery (13.48 Wh)

3. Samsung Galaxy Note8:

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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

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

Push Email

Browser

HTML5

Battery

Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery

4. LG Stylus 3:

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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

Features

LED flash

Video

1080p at 30fps

Selfie camera

Single

5 MP,

Stylus 3

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

Push Email

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:

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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

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

Push Email

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.

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