EDIT 2 years later that I bought it: The battery life has decreased a little more, in the beginning it lasted 2 full days on one charge, now it's somewhere around one and a half days. Everything else in the evaluation remains the same! Screen, accuracy, speakers, performance, everything.
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*EDIT*: 10 months after I bought it and with continuous use for notes and multimedia, the pen's nib has worn out. In the beginning, it had something like a tiny brush in front, now it's completely worn out. I thought that once this happens, someone needs new nibs, but no! The pen has been working without them for a month now, maybe even better in terms of feel and writing. It will probably continue to work for an indefinite time, I can't find anything else that could break. The overall battery life has dropped by 10% (time-wise), which is expected. Otherwise, everything is exactly as described below!
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ORIGINAL POST: Amazing! For its price (I bought it for 310 + 35 for the official case a few days later), it is more than worth it! Especially in the case of, for example, a student, a student, a professional, etc. who needs to take handwritten notes and multitask on something more portable than a laptop.
Samsung has done a great job delivering a product with many integrated features:
- Truly perfect pen (it is passive, which means it doesn't need batteries or charging, and it is extremely small and lightweight, like a pencil! In terms of accuracy, in my opinion, it writes cleaner than a precision pen on paper. It takes about a week at most to get used to it, and then you never go back to paper...
- Fast enough for multitasking (e.g. taking notes on One Note while watching a video on YouTube or Netflix, and playing music in the background), it has never lagged (and it's always responsive!). It definitely doesn't work for demanding games though, there will be lags.
- Its speakers are excellent, in a quiet room it can easily replace laptop speakers, maybe even small desktop ones. The quality is satisfactory, especially for a portable device!
- The battery has lasted me 2 hours in a lecture, at 12%. In general, it has never let me down, I use it for 3-4 hours a day for notes and multimedia, and I charge it every 4 days. With almost continuous use, I have tested it and it lasts about two days (20-25 hours of operation).
- Integrated smart features for the pen, such as: text translation (live on the screen, even if the text is in an image), smart selection (like a screenshot that someone can keep on the screen as a note for later), and writing on the screen, e.g. to show something to someone. There are several more, but I don't use them as much.
As for the negatives, I would say:
- Charging takes a long time, about 4 to 5 hours with the stock charger.
- Replacement pen nibs are not included, something that may be needed after 1-2 years of use. However, they are quite cheap online (for example, currently $5 for 5 on a foreign website).
- The official case I use is slightly expensive, around 30 to 40 euros. However, there are reliable cases available for under 20 euros.
Overall, if you want something similar to my use case (student, taking a lot of notes, using multimedia a lot), it is incredibly worth it. In many schools, it could possibly replace a laptop. I am writing this review 4 months after I started using it, and I continue to be completely satisfied.