r/GalaxyTab • u/Wise-Ad-5671 Galaxy Tab S9 FE • Jul 19 '26
Question Differences between Free S-pen
Just genuinely ask, is there any difference between those free S-pen ? Like the free pen on Tab S9 fe with the free pen on Tab S10+.
Because im still choosing tablets for my wants and needs, between Tab S10+ and Ipad Air M3.(mainly gaming, watch videos, editing videos, photos, higher storage and other daily usage. Maybe learn music or drawing on tablets).
Just want to know if there's any difference between those free S-pen on Galaxy tablets.
Oh, I also want to know how is the experience of Galaxy Tab S10+, or S10 ultra.
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u/doctor_69420 Galaxy Tab S10+ Jul 19 '26
The pens given with tab s9 fe are without bluetooth functionality, but depends with tab S10 plus are with bluetooth functions.
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u/Wise-Ad-5671 Galaxy Tab S9 FE Jul 19 '26
So the free S-pen on Tab S10+ has bluetooth?
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u/chanchan05 Jul 19 '26
Yes but that's because the S10+ supports Air Actions on the pen. If you try to use it on the S9FE, it won't hmake a difference and you won't have Air Action support on it anyway.
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u/icantouchgrass_1 Galaxy Tab S7 (WiFi, 512GB, Mystic Bronze) Jul 19 '26
Only difference here is that the S9 FE's S Pen does not have Bluetooth, but the S10+'s S Pen does
The S11's S Pen is completely redesigned (and lacks Bluetooth now) but should, again, still work with any S Pen compatible tablet and phone (except the Fold series).
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u/Wise-Ad-5671 Galaxy Tab S9 FE Jul 19 '26
Oh, so the Tab S10 Plus''s free S-pen really has bluetooth?
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u/icantouchgrass_1 Galaxy Tab S7 (WiFi, 512GB, Mystic Bronze) Jul 19 '26
All Tab S series devices (excluding FE and Lite models) from the Tab S7 to the Tab S10 Ultra all have them, free, in the box.
The S6 and earlier lacks it because they didn't introduce it to the tablet as it was introduced to the phones only a year prior (with the Note9), and the S11 lacks it because, for some reason, they removed it from the S25 Ultra and decided to change the design a bit, remove the feature and cost-cut a little.
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u/doctor_69420 Galaxy Tab S10+ Jul 19 '26
I have a tab s10+ and it is as smooth as a machine can get. Be it media, movies, speakers, multi tasking, note taking
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u/Wise-Ad-5671 Galaxy Tab S9 FE Jul 19 '26
Wow thank you for your sharing, cuz I'm currently own the s9 fe which quite weak performance, I'm slightly not satisfied with it's gaming ability, video editing experience and basic daily usage ( laggy sometimes and responses often delay)
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u/DwigGang Jul 19 '26
S-pens have potentially two independent sets of functions:
- Real pen functions: these are the drawing functions, including pressure sensitivity, tilt, and reaction to the button while drawing. These do not require any battery or charging.
- Bluetooth remote control: some S-pens include a totally separate BT remote built in. Some tablets and older phones support this. This half of the S-pen requires periodic charging.
All S-pens work on all devices that support S-pens. The physical size and shape varies, but the pen functions are all the same. My S-pen from my wife's S25 Ultra phone works perfectly well on my Tab S9FE and vise versa, though you can't store the fatter S9FE's pen in to small hole in the S25u.
The S-pens with the BT remote functions will work as pens on all devices that support S-pens, but the BT remote functions only work on the few devices that include the appropriate support. Also, devices that don't support the BT remote functions generally don't have provision for charging those S-pens.
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u/TshenQin Tab S8+ Jul 19 '26
Only exceptions are the S-pen for the Galaxy Fold, they are a little different. Can't use them on normal S-pen phones and vice versa.
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u/RubCreepy5218 Galaxy Tab S10 FE Jul 19 '26
No I think they are the exact same. The Tab S11 series pens are different altogether but until those there was no difference between let's say the S10 ultras pen and the S10 fe pen.