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[–] LuckyCat@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (13 children)

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

[–] youngalfred@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

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

[–] CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

Some find it easier to swipe with as well.

[–] rem26_art@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] SirGaston@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Life hack: remove stylus permanently to receive lighter smartphone ;)

[–] 1stq@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

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

[–] TheEntity@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] Bianca_0089@lemmy.today 8 points 1 year ago

I have a VELVET that uses the same digitizer as my laptop so I can just own one pen and use it for both. It's an actual analog art digitizer, not a nib on a stick. So it's like using actual paintbrushes. That motorola probably just uses a nib on a stick though, which is basically nothing.

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have one with my tablet and it's great for sketching.

[–] overzeetop@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] LuckyCat@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

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.

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.

[–] shashi154263@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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).

[–] YoungBelden@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

art maybe? idk never used one myself

[–] soviettaters@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] techt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Osu! mobile :)

[–] nicman24@kbin.social -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Chaphasilor@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

the only advange to a keyboard that I can see is for drawing or signing documents

[–] nicman24@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] Chaphasilor@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, interesting!

[–] LuckyCat@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

True. Although looking back over the last five years, and even more so since COVID, the majority of the documents I’ve had to sign that were emailed to me have been secure digital signatures so I feel like even this advantage is becoming less relevant.

[–] LuckyCat@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is using the stylus really more efficient than typing your notes into your phone though? I guess it’s likely a preference thing but I’m amazed there’s that big of a market for that.

[–] On@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

There are languages that are just not convenient to type on a keyboard. A stylus combined with a proper OCR keyboard app could read the handwriting and compose messages in a lot less time.

[–] nicman24@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Yes if you need shapes as well ie chemical compounds

[–] techt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I like it for OneNote specifically; in a uni setting it's nice to have a stylus handy to jot margin notes or drawings alongside my text input, do a non-rectangular crop on a photo I just took of the lecture slide to put in notes, or just idly doodle. Stylus pens are super smooth and gives me good brain feel when I do swooshy doodles.