• LuckyCat@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I’m trying to wrap my brain around why anyone would want a stylus for their phone.

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      Niche case- I’m a maths teacher and it’s been good for replying to emails from students with problems.

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      I wish I could use a stylus on my phone. When I edit photos, my fingers are less precise to hit the right spots.

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      I’ve had a Galaxy Note 9 for a few years now and, at least in my use case, I rarely use the stylus. It’s very convenient to have when I need to take notes in a meeting or something that I need to send a copy off somewhere, but day to day, I really only remember the stylus is there when I drop the phone and it pops out lol.

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      Some people like to make art on their phone. Others like to use it for note taking. I came across a TikTok creator that had the S23 Ultra and he uses the stylus to edit/make photos and videos.

      Some find it easier to swipe with as well.

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      Art, annotation, memos, hand drawn animation, business’y stuff of that nature

      It kinda depends on the stylus though: Some are actual digitizers(pressure sensitivity for use as a paintbrush, some even recognize tilt and rotation for calligraphy) while others are just a rubber nib on a stick(rubber finger…on a stick…no electronics just rubber).

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      It’s great to quickly draw a diagram or something similar to explain something to someone. I could use pen and paper but I prefer doing it on my phone since it’s already there. I don’t do it daily but I enjoy having this option. When I was taking a break from the Galaxy Note lineup I was sorely missing it.

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        Even the biggest phones, imo, just don’t have the real estate for decent note taking. Tablets, esp with low aspect ratio screens, are the sweet spot.

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        Tablets make total sense to me because the use for a tablet is different. I would use a stylus on a tablet with a larger screen. I wouldn’t use a stylus on my phone.

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          I’ve had situations where having a stylus even on the smaller screen of a phone wouod have been handy. Sketching with your finger is very crude. It’s not something I would pay a premium for and I wouldn’t want it robbing a bunch of space to fit it inside, but it would be a nice addition that I might use on and off.

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          It’s nice for quick edits or sketches when you don’t have access to a tablet. I have one and I’ve gotten a lot of use out of it.

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      I want stylus for my phone so that I can sign directly on my documents. Right now, I have to print it, then sign, then scan it.

      Another use of stylus is for note taking, and solving math equations (which is often very tough to write).

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      Sometimes I’m on the go and I need to highlight, underline and make comments on pdf files. A stylus makes these much easier. Other than that I’ve used it about once for taking a photo using the stylus when the camera was on a tripod.

    • soviettaters@lemmy.world
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      I got the version with the stylus of this phone solely because the version without the stylus didn’t have an NFC chip. The stylus is kinda neat though.