S Pen and USB Cable Lets an Otherwise Good Phone Down
I bought this as it got a better write up than the newer Samsung phones and I needed a smart pen. The smart pen does not work as well as I was expecting; sometimes it opens the camera sometimes it doesn't. It doesn't always work on the keyboard or apps either. I have tried every workaround I can find, but nothing makes the S Pen 100% reliable. Then I discovered that the USB cable that came with it is not supported by Samsung, so that means I cannot use the headphones (no headphone jack on this model.) I did a bit of digging online and it looks like the USB cable is actually supplied by Samsung in the first place, yet it isn't compatible with the phone?? Beyond ridiculous, but not surprising. I do not know 100% if this is actually the situation though. I think it deserves 3.5 stars as I only bought it for the S Pen, which is disappointing. The headphones issue knock a bit more off my rating, as I now need to buy Bluetooth headphones.
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