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mechanical_banana t1_ixqizkm wrote

I mean, that’s exactly how the S-Pen works?

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tomelwoody t1_ixqo30l wrote

*Old S-Pens, newer ones have batteries.

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wankthisway t1_ixssrtf wrote

They only need the "battery" for air gestures and a few other things. My Tab S7's pen is charged like once a month and it can still write.

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iDarkville t1_ixqn3my wrote

The S-pen doesn’t have a battery?

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Embarrassed_Win9189 t1_ixqqu7d wrote

capacitors, for the purpose of spen it achieves the same thing

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iDarkville t1_ixrac0n wrote

So it does have a battery.

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TagalogGyro t1_ixrc56v wrote

No it doesn’t have a battery, it has a supercapacitor.

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oreo-boi t1_ixrvly0 wrote

Batteries and capacitors are completely different circuit components.

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