As has historically been the case, the S - Pen needs to charging, or batteries of any kind, since all the magic happens in the Wacom - powered
digitizer behind the glass display panel on the phone.
There's
a digitizer behind the screen, but the stylus is optional.
Not exact matches
The most noticeable is that the stylus now has hovering capabilities made possible by the Wacom
digitizer technology
behind the pen / screen interaction.
The Wacom powered
digitizer underneath the glass is solely responsible for the magic
behind the pen, which features only passive instrumentation inside of its plastic casing.